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. 

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

• French ab initio SL

• Global Politics HL

• Biology SL

• Math: Applications and interpretation SL

• Visual Arts HL

A student entering a Bachelor of Commerce may choose:

IB Bilingual Diploma

• English HL

• French HL

• Histoire SL

• Biology SL

• Math: Applications and interpretation SL

• 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: Analysis and approaches SL

• 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: Applications and interpretation SL

• Visual Arts HL