External Evaluation of the European Baccalaureate (Annexes)

Criteria for success
A final mark of 60% or more will indicate a pass
Students scoring at least 57% and less than 60 % will have their results reviewed and if they have
achieved 6/10 in three of the five written exams may be awarded a pass.
Students scoring 59 to 59.99% must have obtained a satisfactory result in two of the five exams to be
awarded a pass.
IB
External assessment
5 hours
Written papers
Students are assessed on the two year course, as opposed to the EB which focuses predominantly on the
year 7 course, although this does build on the year 6 course in most areas.
Paper 1
No calculator allowed. 2 hours allocated to the exam and 30 % of the marks awarded. An information
booklet is provided
Section A - compulsory short-response questions based on compulsory core syllabus
Section B - compulsory extended–response questions based on core syllabus
Paper 2
Calculator required. 2 hours allocated to the exam and 30% of marks awarded
Section A – compulsory short-response questions based on core syllabus
Section B – compulsory extended –response questions based on the compulsory core syllabus
Paper 3
Calculator required, 1 hour allocated and 20 % of the marks awarded.
Extended –response questions based mainly on the syllabus option
Internal Assessment
This accounts for the final 20% and is a collection of two pieces of work assigned by the teacher and
completed by the students during the course. They do not have to be completed during the class work.
These may be completed in year 12 and /or year 13. They must be based on different areas of the
syllabus and represent two types of task
• Mathematical investigation
• Mathematical modelling
Marking Procedures
Written papers are externally marked. Marks may be awarded for method, accuracy answers and
reasoning, including interpretation. Presentation is not mentioned, unlike the EB.
The internal assessments are marked by the class teacher and then externally moderated by the IBO. The
criteria are related to the mathematics objectives. The written work assessed must be original work, done
independently. It is an ongoing process and discussion is allowed with the teacher to develop the piece of
work. 10 hours of class time is allocated to the tasks being worked on as well as time spent independently
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