Overview
- International Baccalaureate (IB) is an international framework designed by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) and is implemented in many countries around the world.
- Three IB programs are offered by schools in the UAE:
- The Primary Years Program (PYP)
- The Middle Years Program (MYP)
- The Diploma Program (DP)
Progression
- The Primary Years Program is a curriculum framework rather than a set of standards. This means that schools may choose to follow the curriculum content (e.g., Mathematics, English, Science) of another system, e.g., British or American, through the philosophy and teaching and learning framework provided by the IB Primary Years Program. Ask your school for information about the content standards it follows.
- The Middle Years curriculum framework comprises 8 subject groups, and schools are required to provide at least 50 hours of teaching time for each subject group in each year of the program.
- The Diploma Program consists of three core elements:
- Theory of Knowledge in which students reflect on the nature of knowledge
- Extended Essay which is an independent, self-directed piece of research culminating in an essay
- Creativity, Activity, Service in which students complete a project
- In addition to these core elements, students may choose courses from various subject groups. Students must choose six subjects in total: A subject from each of the subject groups, Language and Literature, Language Acquisition, Individuals and Societies, Science, Mathematics and either one from the Arts or a second from one of the other groups.
|
Stage |
Age |
Grade |
|---|---|---|
|
Primary Years Program (PYP) |
4-5 |
KG1/EY1 |
|
5-6 |
KG2/EY2 |
|
|
6-7 |
1 |
|
|
7-8 |
2 |
|
|
8-9 |
3 |
|
|
9-10 |
4 |
|
|
10-11 |
5 |
|
|
Middle Years Program (MYP) |
11-12 |
6 |
|
12-13 |
7 |
|
|
13-14 |
8 |
|
|
14-15 |
9 |
|
|
15-16 |
10 |
|
|
Diploma Program (DP) |
16-17 |
11 |
|
17-18 |
12 |
Assessments
- Primary Years Program: Students undertake a collaborative, transdisciplinary inquiry process to identify, investigate and offer solutions to a real-life problem, and present their project as part of a mandatory exhibition.
- Middle Years Program:
- Mandatory MYP personal project: In the final year of the MYP (Grade 10), students complete a long-term project that is designed as an independent learning experience of approximately 25 hours.
- Optional MYP eAssessment: Participation in optional MYP assessments provides IB-validated grades based on examinations and course work, including Personal Project, Onscreen exams and coursework ePortfolio.
- Diploma Program:
- For the IB DP, results that students receive are determined by their performance against standards set by the IBO.
- Both internal and external assessments are used to determine the final results.
- In the DP, students receive grades ranging from 7 to 1, where 7 is the highest. A student’s final Diploma result score is made up of the combined scores for each subject. The diploma is awarded to students who gain at least 24 points (out of a possible 45).
- All students in Grades 3-9 studying the IB curriculum must take either of the following: NWEA-MAP®, GL-PT test series, ACER-ISA, EI-ASSET in English, Mathematics and Science.
Accreditation
- In order to teach IB programs, schools must be authorized by IBO. Every school authorized to offer IB programs is known as an IB World School.
- Schools can be authorized for individual IB programs, or for all programs offered by IBO.