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The IB Diploma Programme

Please click here to download a copy of the ICHK Senior School Handbook which describes the Curriculum to be offered in Year 12 and 13 in detail.

 

Summary:

The IB Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a leading, internationally recognised pre-university qualification, and is a symbol of academic excellence worldwide. Students who undertake the IBDP demonstrate a strong commitment to learning, both in terms of the mastery of subject content and in the development of wide-ranging skills.

The aims of the IB Diploma Programme are to:

• Provide an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education.
• Promote international understanding.
• Educate the whole person, emphasizing intellectual, personal, emotional and social growth.
• Develop inquiry and thinking skills, and the capacity to reflect upon and to evaluate actions critically.

The IB Diploma Programme ensures a balanced curriculum through the hexagon. Students will select one subject from each of 6 groups (see website for details).
In addition, students must also study the compulsory core, made up of the Extended Essay (EE), Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and a CAS programme

Students will receive a grade on a scale from 1 to 7 (with 7 being the highest) and can recieve up to three points for the combination of TOK and EE. The total marks therefore that are available is 45 points.

For more details please visit http://www.ibo.org/diploma/.