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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
Recognizing the diverse needs of students for college and university preparation, the High
School offers its Grade 11 and 12 students the opportunity to complete the following
options:
The full International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), which will give
the successful student an IB Diploma, as well as the ISM High School Diploma.
A selection of individual IB Diploma subjects and/or an AP subject, which will give
the successful student IB &/or AP Certification, as well as the ISM High School
Diploma.
A student may select only non-IB and non-AP subjects, which will give them the
ISM High School Diploma.
Note: Any student (whether they are doing the full IB Diploma or Certificates) may elect to
take some AP examinations at the completion of the corresponding IB subject.
What is the International Baccalaureate Diploma?
The International Baccalaureate Organization’s Diploma Programme is a rigorous,
demanding pre-university curriculum that is designed for highly motivated secondary school
students aged 16 to 19. The IB Diploma Programme has earned a global reputation for
rigorous assessment, thus giving IB Diploma holders access to the world’s leading
universities. For 40 years, the International Baccalaureate Organization has shown that IB
students are often better prepared for university work than their peers and are now widely
accepted by universities worldwide.
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) Mission Statement
The IBO aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to
create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
To this end the IBO works with schools, governments and international organizations to
develop challenging Programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
These Programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate
and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be
right.
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