IB Overview
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program is a challenging pre-university course of studies, leading to examinations, that meets the needs of highly motivated secondary school students between the ages of 16 and 19 years. Designed as a comprehensive two-year curriculum that allows its graduates to fulfill requirements of various national education systems, the IB Diploma model is based on the pattern of no single country but incorporates the best elements of several. Each subject exam is graded on a scale of 1 (minimum) to 7 (maximum). The awarding of the IB Diploma requires students to meet defined standards and conditions including a minimum total of 24 points and the satisfactory completion of the Extended Essay (EE), Theory of Knowledge course (ToK) and CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) activities.