High School

High School

For ISA Wuhan International School, the lB Diploma is the final phase of learning offered at our school. We have selected the |B Diploma as our final programme, because of the strong alignment to the vision, mission, and educational values of the lB to that of lSA International Education Group. These values include a focus upon language learning, ensuring that students are provided rigor and challenge across a broad programme and finally, that we are providing our students with the most internationally recognized and rigorous programme. This provision ensures that our students have access to outstanding learning opportunities, which lay a foundation for future success as adults anywhere in the world. International research shows that there are many benefits to choosing the DP over the other 16-19 curricula. For example: DP students are better able than their peers to cope with demanding workloads, manage their time and meet the expectations placed on them. Analysis of DP students in Canada, the UK and the USA found that the DP’s extended essay improves students’ approach to learning in higher education. 72% of students taking the DP in China attend one of the world’s top 500 universities.

What can I study?

The lB Diploma Program is a challenging two-year pre-university curriculum, primarily aimed at students aged 16 to 19. It leads to a qualification (the lB diploma) that is widely recognized by the world’s leading universities. The curriculum contains six subject groups together with the DP core: creativity, activity, service (CAS)the extended essay (EE); and theory of knowledge (TOK). This is illustrated by the below Diploma Program model.

Explanation of the lBDP requirements

lBDP courses are challenging, particularly at higher level. As such, in selecting a programme of study, students should ensure that they have a background of success in a subject area, most particularly for Higher Level selections. Students must select six courses from a minimum of five of the subject groups. Groups 1,34 and 5 are compulsory areas to select courses, Students either select an option from Group 6 or another option from Groups 2,3 and 4 At least three subjects must be at higher level. Four subjects at higher level is possible but not required and there is no additional benefit in terms of final points allocation Three standard level subjects must be selected. Two standard level subjects is possible, if four Higher Level courses are chosen The lBDP Core elements are compulsory for all Diploma students.

Grading

All IB courses, Hl and SL, are graded on the IB：7: Excellent，6: Very good，5: Good，4: Satisfactory，3: Mediocre，2: Poor，1: Very poor

The lB 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 knowl-edge,the extended essay or for a contributingsubject.
• 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 moreon HL subjects (for candidates who registelfor four HL subjects, the three highest gradescount).
• The candidate has gained 9 points or more on SL subjects (candidates who register for twoSLsubjects must gain at least 5 points at SL).
• The candidate has not received a penalty for academic misconduct from the Final AwardCommittee.