EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
WHAT ADVANTAGES DOES THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE HAVE OVER OTHER SYSTEMS?
- Students choose their own path.
- They study for a diploma that is in high demand at the best universities.
- They learn from a multicultural and global environment.
- International Baccalaureate students tend to have higher grades than students in other systems.
- Small classes in which you will have a teacher for the student.
Have you ever dreamed of an education that really motivates your children? The International Baccalaureate creates a tailor-made pathway for each of its students, creating curious, informed, caring and motivated learners, making it much more possible to achieve educational success. It also seeks to develop critical thinking, stimulating their curiosity, linked to their knowledge, giving them the capacity to face the greatest challenges.
THP International School is a Candidate School* for the International Baccalaureate. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that THP International School believes is important for our students. *Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme, or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org
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IB diploma students were three times more likely than matched A level students to enroll in a top 20 HEI,
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While continuation rates were high for both groups (over 97%), IB diploma students were 21% more likely than matched A level students to continue to their second year of university study or to leave after gaining their intended award,
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IB diploma qualifiers were 7% more likely to achieve a first-class honors degree than matched A level qualifiers,
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IB diploma qualifiers were 40% more likely than matched A level qualifiers to obtain a first- or upper second-class honors degree,
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IB diploma leavers were 25% less likely to be engaged in work after graduation, but at the same time were38% more likely than their A level peers to be engaged in further study post-graduation.
These programmes encourage students around the world to adopt an active attitude of lifelong learning, to be compassionate and to understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
INTERNATIONALLY MINDED STUDENTS
These are just some of the subjects offered at IB
(1 compulsory)
Language A: Literature HL & SL
Language A: Language & Literature HL & SL
Literature and Performance SL
(1 compulsory)
Classical Languages HL & SL
Language B HL & SL
Language ab initio SL
(1 compulsory)
Business Management HL & SL
Economics HL & SL
Geography HL & SL
Global Politics HL & SL
History HL & SL
Information Technology in a Global Society HL & SL
Philosophy HL & SL
Psychology HL & SL
Social and Cultural Anthropology HL & SL
World Religions
(1 compulsory)
Biology HL & SL
Chemistry HL & SL
Computer Science HL & SL
Design & Technology HL & SL
Environmental Systems And Societies SL
Physics SL & HL
Sports, Exercise, and Health Science HL & SL
(1 compulsory)
Mathematics:Analysis And Approaches SL
Mathematics:Analysis And Approaches HL
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation SL
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation HL
(You can substitute this requirement by taking an additional class from groups 1, 2, 3, or 4)
Dance HL & SL
Film HL & SL
Music HL & SL
Theatre HL & SL
Visual Arts HL & SL
