Diploma Programme (DP)

Overview

Established in 1968, the International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) was the first programme offered by the IB and is taught to students aged 16-19. As of September 2023, there are 3,686 schools offering the DP, in 155 countries worldwide.

Diploma Programme (DP)Find out more about the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) for students aged 16-19, including information on pathways to university and employment and on who can offer the programme.

IB Learner Profile

As part of the IB continuum, the DP is designed to help students develop the characteristics of the IB learner profile.

ResearchResearch plays a central role in the development, quality assurance and assessment of IB programme outcomes. The IB commissions research to leading research institutions and universities around the world, and also conducts a small number of studies in-house.

ILG School is an IB Continuum School that is authorized* for the Diploma Programme. These are schools that share a common philosophy - a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education that ILG School believes is important for our students.

*Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme, or the Career-related Programme (CP). For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit http://www.ibo.org