Year 11 IB parent meeting Course update. Course Structure

Year 11 IB parent meeting

Course update

Course Structure

• 3 x HL courses 240 hours • 3 x SL courses 150 hours• maximum score for each subject = 7• 3 bonus points• Total 45 points

The six subject groups

Bonus points

• As a general guide a score of 24 out of a possible 45 points will result in the awarding of the IB Diploma.

• However it is more complicated than that.

• There are two sets of scores as follows:

Award of the Diploma

• A numeric grade is awarded to all six subjects• CAS requirements are met• A grade of A-E is awarded to TOK and Extended

Essay with at least a D in one• No grade 1 in any subject• No grade 2 in any HL subject• No more than 3 grades 3 or below• At least 12 points in HL subjects• At least 9 points in SL subjects

A total score of 24-27 points

• A numeric grade is awarded to all six subjects• CAS requirements are met• A grade of A-E is awarded to TOK and Extended

Essay with at least a D in one• No grade 1 in any subject• No grade 2 in any HL subject• No more than 3 grades 3 or below• At least 11 points in HL subjects• At least 8 points in SL subjects

A total score of 28 points and above

• 7 Excellent A+• 6 Very good A• 5 Good B• 4 Satisfactory C• 3 Mediocre D• 2 Poor E+• 1 Very poor E

What do the scores mean?

• Course work• Internal assessments• TOK • Extended Essay• CAS• University application• Health and social life

Where are we up to?

• The following performance standard is required for progress from Year 11 IB Diploma into Year 12.

• Students undertake an exam in each subject at the end of Year 11.

• Each subject then gives a grade 1-7 based on the exam result.

• A minimum score of 24 is required to continue in the Diploma Programme in Year 12.

• That a student who fails to achieve a minimum of 24 is given two alternatives:– To repeat Year 11 or– To convert from Diploma Programme to a Certificate course.

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Progress to Year 12

• The score of 24 has the following conditions: (based on current Diploma Award conditions)

• That students gain no grade 1 in any subject.• That students gain no grade 2 in any HL

subject

Progress to Year 12

• Satisfactory CAS performance• Meeting Extended Essay requirements and

deadlines to date:• Meeting TOK requirements and deadlines to

date:• Meeting IA requirements and deadlines to date:• Results of completed Internal Assessments• Teacher recommendations

21-23 points

• No core requirements• No SL/HL specific requirements• Allows students to concentrate on subject

scores• Certificate issued with subject scores• University implications– May be required to do foundation course– May reduce range of options– Less impact on US options

Certificates

GJIS results summary.

World passing rate 80 %

Session Registered Pass Pass rate

2008 41 29 70.7

2009 44 38 86.4

2010 45 41 91.1

2011 50 -

2012 86 -

DP statistic

GJIS Worldwide2010 2009

Total number of candidates 45 96,776

Number of diploma candidates 45 45,130

Diploma passes 41 (91%) 79%Number with 30+ points 28 (62%) 44%% of grades in 6-7 range 35% 27%

Subject pass rate (grades 4-7) 84% 82%

Choosing subject

-University requirements

-HL enjoy most and support career/further studies best. SL to give a well-balanced programme -Know yourself , RARE Reasonable Attainable Rewarding Exciting

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