The IB Diploma Programme (DP) curriculum is made up of six subject groups and the DP core, comprising Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) and the Extended Essay.

Each student takes three subjects at higher level, and three at standard level.

Through the Diploma Programme (DP) core, students reflect on the nature of knowledge (TOK), complete independent research (EE) and undertake a project that often involves community service (CAS).

The DP Courses curriculum is made up of six subject groups, but excludes the DP core components of Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and the Extended Essay.

Students take 6 subjects, but may take all subjects at standard level (SL). They may also opt to take some subjects at higher level (HL).

The student selects 2 (two) subjects for which they will sit the IB Diploma examinations, and are expected to satisfy Internal Assessment (IA) requirements for the IB.

Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) is a compulsory component of DP Courses.

Meet with the Career Counselor to discuss possible pathways and options.

Thoroughly research different universities and their programme requirements. The BridgeU platform is a particularly helpful resource.

Select subjects that allow for a range of options and don’t limit you to a specific university or programme.

Speak to alumni or professionals in your careers of interest.

Be guided, but not limited, by the aptitude test results.

Select subjects that you are interested in and that support your aptitude and abilities.

HL courses delve deeper into the concepts than SL courses, providing more applicable and realistic applications of what is learned.

Because HL courses are more complex, they require more time and effort.

HL courses have additional content.

Because of the additional content, the pace of lessons in HL is faster than SL.

SL courses require a total of at least 150 hours, while HL courses require a total of at least 240 hours.

Even though SL and HL courses differ in scope, they are measured according to the same grade descriptors, with students expected to demonstrate a greater body of knowledge, understanding and skills at higher level. 

YES. 

You may apply to change subject until the end of Term 1 of Year 1 (Grade 11). Please note that submitting an application does not guarantee approval. Decisions will be made based on class sizes, the student’s demonstrated proficiency and background knowledge, and the extent of coursework already missed.

You may apply to change subject levels until the end of Semester 1 of Year 1 (Grade 11) if moving to HL and until the end of Semester 2 of Year 1 if moving to SL.

7 = Excellent performance 

6 = Very good performance 

5 = Good performance 

4 = Satisfactory performance 

3 = Mediocre performance

2 = Poor performance 

1 = Very poor performance 

Each subject includes two main components:

• External Assessments (70–80%) – final examinations (Papers 1, 2, and sometimes 3)

• Internal Assessments (IAs) (20–30%) – essays, investigations, oral assessments, or laboratory work

Marks from both components are combined and compared against IB grade boundaries, which vary each year and by subject.

“Good” is relative to your goals and abilities, however in general:

45 = Perfect score; achieved by less than 1% of students globally

40+ = Places students in the top 5-7% of IB students globally

38 = An excellent score, ranking in the top 15-20% globally

30–34 = Within the global average range

24 = The minimum score required to pass the full IB Diploma

All assessment components for each of the six subjects and the additional Diploma requirements must be completed in order to qualify for the award of the IB Diploma.

The IB Diploma will be awarded to a candidate provided all the following requirements have been met:

CAS requirements have been met.

The candidate’s total points are 24 or more.

There is no “N” awarded for theory of knowledge, the extended essay or for a contributing subject.

There is no grade E awarded for theory of knowledge and/or the extended essay.

There is no grade 1 awarded in a subject/level.

There are no more than two grade 2s awarded (HL or SL).

There are no more than three grade 3s or below awarded (HL or SL).

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.

Some overseas universities require transcripts of results to be sent directly to them by the IB. In such cases, when results are released, they will be made available to institutes via an IB secure website, or on a paper transcript if the institute does not make use of the IB secure website. It is important that students determine at this early stage whether their universities of choice require these transcripts.

Students can select up to six universities worldwide to have transcripts sent to. Out of these six universities, no more than three universities can be selected from Canada and one university from the USA. An admissions centre, for example, Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), counts as one request. A fee will be charged for each additional request that is submitted regardless of whether any previous requests have been made for that student. 

If a student requires a transcript to be sent to a university or universities (prior to the release of results on the 5th of July 2023) he/she should complete the school’s transcript request form. Using the information from this form, the DP Coordinator will request a transcript from the IB. The Coordinator uses the information provided in the form to submit the request, so it is essential that accurate and complete information is provided. The school cannot be held responsible for transcripts not reaching a university if incomplete or inaccurate information is provided.

For all requests made after the 5th of July, the student will have to submit their request through rrs.ibo.org and this will include a processing fee of £10 GBP/ $17 USD for each transcript requested. In addition, any requests beyond the initial six or for additional institutions from Canada or the USA (regardless of date requested) will also need to make their request through rrs.ibo.org.

SVP prepares students for a variety of post secondary education opportunities including further study in tertiary education (universities and colleges in Indonesia and abroad), apprenticeships, employment and vocational training. For some of these opportunities, the school is required to provide predictions/projections/estimations/anticipations of the grades that a student is expected to attain in each subject of the IB Diploma. The term ‘predicted grade’ is defined to include a predicted, estimated, projected or anticipated grade. 

For reasons of equality and fairness, all teachers must follow a strict set of procedures on predicted grades. These predictions must be objective and uniform across all subjects, they cannot be based on a teacher’s “feelings”, or on student or parental pressure – for example what a student “wants” or “needs” to apply to a particular university.

University / School-based predicted grades

University applications usually require predicted grades around October for universities in the UK and November for early registration for universities in the US. Most students will require these predicted grades in their second year of DP (Grade 12). However, there is an increasing number of students who have requested this as early as their first semester of the first year of Grade 11. Accordingly, SVP will issue 2 formal predicted grades. The first prediction is issued at the end of the first Semester of Grade 11 (December) and the second is provided early in the second semester of Grade 12 (January/February). The first predicted grade (i.e. Grade 11 predicted score) is issued only by request and the students must refer this request to the Career Counsellor. The second predicted grade is issued to all students without request after Grade 12 Mock exams. The first Predicted grade remains in place and unchanged until the second Predicted grade in January/February of Grade 12, and may be requested multiple times throughout the year to support their university applications.

Both universities and the school acknowledge that predictions are estimates and cannot be 100% reliable.  A temptation to inflate these grades will potentially undermine the credibility of teachers’ professionalism and the school in general. As much as possible, we do not involve ourselves in the practice of ‘grade inflation’.