All IB course have assessments that will be administered and graded by the teacher as they move through the course, and formal components that are administered by IB and lead to the score the student will receive from IB for that subject. This section will discuss the assessments from IB in more detail. To learn more about the assessments for each course, please click on the links below.
If a student is enrolled in an IB course, they are required to take the exam for that course. There are exam fees that apply to these courses, and they are due by November 1st of the testing year. Financial assistance is available for families in need.
Internal Assessment: Assessments that are completed by students in the classroom or home setting, and submitted electronically to the teacher. The assessments are then graded by the teacher, and the scores are reported to IB. A random selection of students is then chosen by IB to have their work sent to an IB examiner, who moderates the teacher's grading of the work. Deadlines and timelines for these assessments are clearly communicated by all teachers and ARE FIRM deadlines. Missing the deadline may result in removal from the course.
External Assessment: In academic subjects these are the more traditional timed, formal exams. The exams are provided by the IB and administered by the IB coordinator in May. The schedule is very strict, and not flexible. Exam schedules are made available at the beginning of each year and should be reviewed before any travel plans or appointments are made. If a student misses an external exam there is no refund, and they will receive a "No mark" for that subject from IB.
Information about exams in each subject can be found by clicking on the links for each subject below.
Exam registration happens in October of the school year in which the student will take the exams. Students may take one exam at the end of their Junior and the rest at the end of their Senior year. Students who are enrolled in a Group 6 subject (Dance, Film, Music and Visual Arts) will still register for 'exams', however their exam will consist of uploading a variety of assignments directly to IB. All information needed to register for the exams will be available on this page when registration begins.
DP category candidates must study six subjects, plus the three core subjects—EE, TOK and CAS. They must accumulate no fewer than 24 points from assessment in these subjects, in addition to grade stipulations.
They must meet all of the additional requirements as outlined below
They must meet all of the requirements within a maximum of three examination sessions.
Candidates who successfully meet these conditions will be awarded the diploma.
Candidates who take the diploma in multiple languages may be eligible for a bilingual diploma.
The IB diploma is awarded based on performance across all parts of the DP.
Each subject is graded 1–7, with 7 being the highest grade.
These grades are also used as points (that is, 7 points for a grade 7, 6 points for a grade 6, and so on) in determining if the diploma can be awarded.
TOK and the EE are graded A–E, with A being the highest grade. These two grades are then combined in the diploma points matrix to contribute between 0 and 3 points to the total.
CAS is not assessed but must be completed in order to pass the diploma.
The overall maximum points from subject grades, TOK and the EE is therefore 45: ((6 × 7) + 3).
The minimum threshold for the award of the diploma is 24 points. If a candidate scores less than 24 points, the diploma is not awarded.
There are a number of additional requirements for the award of the diploma.
CAS requirements have been met.
There is no “N” awarded for TOK, the EE or for a contributing subject.
There is no grade E awarded for TOK and/or the EE.
There is no grade 1 awarded in a subject/level.
There are no more than two grade 2s awarded (SL or HL).
There are no more than three grade 3s or below awarded (SL or HL).
The candidate has gained 12 points or more on HL subjects. (For candidates who register for four HL subjects, the three highest grades count.)
The candidate has gained 9 points or more on SL subjects. (Candidates who register for two SL subjects must gain at least 5 points at SL.)
The candidate has not received a penalty for academic misconduct from the Final Award Committee.
(adapted from www.ibo.org)