Overall IB Assessment Criteria

Overall IB Assessment Criteria

Coursework and Examinations

All subjects carry coursework requirements as detailed below:

Group Group Name 1 English Language and Literature & English Literature 2 Language B Ab Initio

3 Individuals and Societies

4 Experimental Sciences (Biology Chemistry, Physics) ESS Computer Science 5 Mathematics

6 Music

Theatre Visual Arts Film

Core Theory of Knowledge Extended Essay Creativity, Action and Service Proportion

30–40%

25%

25%

20% - 25%

20% 25% 20-30%

20%

50%

100%

33%

Most subjects are assessed through the examinations at the end of Year 13. These examinations start at the very end of April and run through to the end of May (the end of the first half of the Summer Term). There are no external IB examinations in Year 12. The maximum total examination time for HL subjects is four hours and for SL subjects is three hours.

Diploma Requirements

The maximum number of points available is 45 points. Subjects at both HL and SL are awarded a grade from 1 (the lowest) through to 7 (the highest). There are therefore 42 points available from the six subjects. In addition to this, up to a maximum of three further points are available for the Theory of Knowledge course and the Extended Essay, giving a total of 45 points. In order to obtain the Diploma a student must avoid the following failing conditions:

1. CAS requirements have not been met. 2. An N has been given for theory of knowledge, extended essay or for a contributing subject. 3. A grade E has been awarded for one or both of theory of knowledge and the extended essay. 4. There is a grade 1 awarded in a subject/level. 5. Grade 2 has been awarded three or more times (HL or SL).

6. Grade 3 or below has been awarded four or more times (HL or SL). 7. Candidate has gained fewer than 12 points on HL subjects. 8. Candidate has gained fewer than 9 points on SL subjects. 9. Candidate’s total points are fewer than 24. 10. Candidate has received a penalty for academic misconduct from the final award committee