John W. North HS IB DP

John W. North High School

John W. North High School is a diverse community which strives to develop compassionate life-long learners who are college and career ready and will make a positive impact in a global society

International Baccalaureate World School

This site is designed for current students at John W. North High School and their families.

8th Grade Families:

Visit our information website for application and transfer information: bit.ly/JWNIB

IB MISSION STATEMENT

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment.

These programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

INTRODUCTION

The International Baccalaureate program (IB) was first designed in 1968 to enable international schools to meet the special needs of their frequently mobile student population. Since the program's inception in 1968, hundreds of thousands of candidates representing over 150 different nationalities have taken the examinations. Last year alone, IB Diploma students were admitted to more than 3300 universities, colleges, or other institutions of higher education in 90 different countries.

There are currently over 7,500 IB world school programs (PYP, MYP, DP) in 160 countries offering curriculum to nearly 2,000,000 students. The first California high school entered the IB program in June 1982. John W. North High School was authorized to participate in IB in June 1987. Approximately 950 American high schools are now part of the International Baccalaureate DP, 115 of which are located in California. Between 2016 and 2020, there was a 33% increase in the number of authorized IB programs worldwide. Though the program originated only in private schools, public or government schools now represent 56% of all IB programs worldwide and 92% of programs within the United States.

IB HISTORY IN BRIEF

1962 Geneva International School initiates IB planning

1970 First full IB examinations are taken

1976 Many universities in 35 countries recognize IB

1977 70 public and private secondary schools in 29 countries

1981 Over 150 schools in 35 countries

1987 John W. North High School becomes the 19th CA high school

2017 3100 IB Diploma Programs in 147 countries serve more than 180,000

candidates in DP coursework and exams

2023 7500 IB World Programs in 160 countries serving nearly 2,000,000

students

Sole responsibility of operating the school and the implementation and quality of teaching the IB program rests with John W. North High School. The award of the IB Diploma and IB Diploma Program course results is the sole prerogative of the International Baccalaureate Organization and not the school.

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