Senior School - Understanding the IB Diploma

Presented by MartinMcKinnon

NatureoftheIBDiploma

IBDP• Global/Holistic• 2YearProgramme• Majorityexternallyassessed• Core:ExtendedEssay,TOKandCAS• ThreesubjectsatHigherLevel(240hours)• ThreesubjectsatStandardLevel(150hours)

• EnglishA1• ChineseA1

Group1

StudiesinLanguageandLiterature

• FrenchB• ChineseB• EnglishB• Spanishabinitio(beginners)

Group2

LanguageAcquisition

• Economics• EnvironmentalSystemsandSociety (SLonly)

• History

Group3

IndividualsandSocieties

• Biology• Chemistry• Physics• EnvironmentalSystemsandSociety(SLonly)

• Sports,ExerciseandHealthScience

Group4

ExperimentalSciences

• MathematicsHL• MathematicsSL• MathematicsStudiesSL

Group5

Mathematics

• Film• Music• VisualArtsOr• AdditionalGroup3or4Subject

Group6

ArtsorFreeChoice

Example1– HumanitiesFocusSubjects CoreRequirements

EnglishA1(HL)

Creativity,Action,Service

TheoryOfKnowledge

ExtendedEssay

Spanishab initio(SL)

History(HL)

EnvironmentalSyst andSocieties(SL)Or

SportsScience(SL)MathematicsStudies(SL)

Economics(HL)

Example2– ScienceFocusSubjects CoreRequirements

EnglishA1(SL)

Creativity,Action,Service

TheoryOfKnowledge

ExtendedEssay

Spanishabinitio(SL)

Economics(HL)

Chemistry(HL)

Mathematics(SL)

Physics(HL)

Example3– TalentedMusician/ArtistSubjects CoreRequirements

EnglishA1(HL)

Creativity,Action,Service

TheoryOfKnowledge

ExtendedEssay

FrenchB(SL)

History (HL)

Biology(SL)

MathematicsStudies(SL)

Film,MusicorVisualArts(HL)

IBCore:TheoryofKnowledge

• Challenges studentsassumptions.

• Deeperunderstanding• 5lessonsperfortnight.• PresentationandEssay.

IBCore:ExtendedEssay

• Anexternallyassessed,independentresearchassignmentof4,000wordsinoneofthesixsubjectareas.

• Studentsworkwithanassignedsupervisor

• Developsindependentresearchandanalyticalcapabilities.

Theoryofknowledge(ToK)

ExcellentA

GoodB

SatisfactoryC

MediocreD

ElementaryE

Extend

edessay

ExcellentA +3 +3 +2 +2

FailingCondition

GoodB +3 +2 +2 +1

SatisfactoryC +2 +2 +1 0

MediocreD +2 +1 0 0

ElementaryE FailingCondition

Theory ofKnowledge/ExtendedEssayBonuspointsmatrix

IBCore:CAS– Creativity,Action,Service• Creativity – music,art,drama,writing• Action – Schoolsport+otherphysicalactivities• Service – Activitiesintheschoolandlocalcommunity.

• Continuousengagementfor18months• ActivitiesarefocusedontheCASLearningObjectives.• CASProjectsarethekey(minimum1).• CASadvisorprovidingguidance(PC).• Studentsreflectontheirexperiencesandcollectevidenceoftheirlearning.

CalculatingIBDiplomaOverallScoreComponent MaximumScore6Subjects(Graded1-7) 6X7=42

CoreComponents(ToKandExtendedEssay) 3Creativity,Action,Service(CAS) CompulsoryCompletion

Total 45

English ASL

Italian ab initio

History HL

ChemistryHL

Maths Studies SL

Visual Arts HL

ToK / EE

5 7 6 6 7 6 2

IB Score 39

ATAR 97.60

For Example Student A achieved the following:

IBDiploma:ATARandUniversityEntrance• UniversitiesworldwideunderstandthequalityoftheIBDiploma.

• NationalATARconversion.

• Adjustedannually.

• SAUniversitiesLanguage,LiteracyandMathematicsBonusScheme.

• c2017PassingIBDiplomaScoreATAR forUniversityEntry

201845 99.9544 99.8543 99.7042 99.4041 98.8540 98.3039 97.6038 96.7537 95.8536 94.6035 93.4534 92.2533 90.9032 89.2031 87.3530 84.6029 82.1528 80.1527 77.9526 75.5025 72.4524 69.05

ACultureofDiplomaSuccess

• In2016thePrinceAlfredCollegecohortaveragewas35points.

• In2017thereare54 SeniorSchoolstudents(Year11and12)undertakingthefullIBDiplomaProgramme.

InformationandContactDetails• MartinMcKinnonIBDPCoordinator:mmckinnon@staff.pac.edu.au

• InternationalBaccalaureateWebsite:ibo.org