Diploma Programme COurses
The following IB courses are currently offered at Sydney Academy. IB Diploma Subject Briefs are available by clicking on the name of the course. Students will choose one course from each group, and may substitute a second Science or a second course from Individuals and Societies in place of a Group 6 subject. Three courses must be taken at the Higher Level. (History SL in French must be taken to receive the IB Bilingual Diploma)
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Please note that students who do not wish to take the entire IB Diploma are able to take individual courses in IB and sit for the IB exam in that subject at the end of grade 12. These courses will count towards the Nova Scotia graduation requirements.
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Group 1 (Studies in Language and Literature)
Group 2 (Language Acquisition)
Spanish ab initio SL (Ending with examinations in May 2024)
Group 3 (Individuals and Societies)
History SL (Full year course. Students sit for the IB Exam at the end of grade 11.)
History in French SL (Requirement for the IB Bilingual Diploma. Full year course. Students sit for the IB Exam at the end of grade 11.)
Group 4 (Sciences)
Physics SL/HL (HL with teacher permission)
Group 5 (Mathematics)
Mathematics: Applications and interpretation SL (NSVS) The entire curriculum for this course takes place in one year.
Group 6 (The Arts)
IB Core
Theory of Knowledge (TOK) FIRST ASSESSMENT 2022
Please read the following for more information about the IB Music SL Online Course offered by the Nova Scotia Virtual School
IB Music is ONLY availble to students through the virtual school.