Grading

How will my EE be marked?

All EEs are sent for marking to IB examiners who are specialists in the subject.  Your EE may be marked by an examiner who is anywhere in the world.  The EE is not returned to you and, on submission becomes the intellectual property of the IBO – i.e. you assign copyright to the IBO of anything that you submit unless you fill in a form requesting that you retain copyright.

• The maximum mark is 34.

• The marks are put into grades A-E.

In 2020 the following grade awarding matrix was used

Grade A 27-34 points

Grade B 21-26 points

Grade C 14-20 points

Grade D 7-13 points

Grade E 0-6 points (note a grade E in the extended essay will lead to a IB diploma failure)