Sydney Academy IB Planning Guide and Pathway Examples

Please use the following document to help plan your IB course selections through grades 11 and 12.


IB Diploma Planning Sheet (2022-23)

The following course selections are examples of different pathways students may choose to consider:

(Note: Course selections may differ from one student to the next as these are only examples. Course combinations will depend on student numbers and availability in the schedule)

A student entering a Bachelor of Arts may choose:

IB Diploma

  • English HL

  • Spanish ab initio SL

  • Global Politics HL

  • Biology SL

  • Math Studies SL (Math: Applications and interpretation SL as of September 2019)

  • Visual Arts HL


A student entering a Bachelor of Commerce may choose:

IB Bilingual Diploma

  • English HL

  • French HL

  • Histoire SL

  • Biology SL

  • Math Studies SL (Math: Applications and interpretation SL as of September 2019)

  • Global Politics HL


A student entering a Bachelor of Science or Engineering may choose:

IB Diploma

  • English HL

  • French HL

  • History SL

  • Biology HL

  • Math SL (Math: Analysis and approaches SL as of September 2019)

  • Physics SL or Chemistry SL


A student entering a Bachelor of Fine Arts may choose:

IB Bilingual Diploma

  • English HL

  • French HL

  • Histoire SL

  • Biology SL

  • Math Studies SL (Math: Applications and interpretation SL as of September 2019)

  • Visual Arts HL