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IB Diploma
Programme
Overview
For 2008-09 school year
The IB Continuum
Primary years programme PYP
10 years old
Middle years programme MYP
13 years old
Diploma programme DP
38 years old
Structure of programme
Theory of Knowledge
TOK
Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
100 hours
Essay 1200-1600 words
10 minute oral presentation
Extended Essay
Original research
4000 words
40 hours private study time
From 22 subjects
Creativity Action Service (CAS)
Creativity-arts and service programme
Action-sports, expeditions and projects
Service- community and social service
Approximately 150 hours, more to quality
than quantity
About 3 hours per week over 1.5 years
The Six Subject Groups
Group 1 Language
Group 2 Second language
Group 3 Individuals and societies
Group 4 Experimental sciences
Group5 Mathematics and computer science
Group 6 Arts and options
3 x HL courses 240 hours
3 x SL courses 150 hours
Subjects offered
Group 1 Indonesian A1 English A1
Group 2 Indonesian B English B English A2
Group3 History, Business & Management
Economics, Information Technology in a Global
Society, Environmental Systems
Group 4 Biology, Physics, Chemistry ,Environmental
Systems
Group 5 Maths HL/SL, Maths Studies (SL)
Group 6 Music Theatre Arts Visual Art
Options
Managing the requirements
Six subjects (3 X 150 hours 3 X 240 hours)
TOK 100 hours TOK coordinator + other
teachers additional subject
Extended essay 40 hours supervisor
CAS 150 hours CAS Coordinators
Internal assessment requirements Teachers
Exams
DP Coordinator
Selection process
In reality students self select
Information session Term 3
Initial subject selection Term32
Career profiling Term 3
University investigation Term 3
Subject selection Term 4
Questions