How is the IB Diploma assessed?

Stonyhurst pupils

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  • Whereas A-level examinations take place regularly throughout the two-year course, IB examinations are mainly at the end of the programme

 

  • There are, however, College-based internal assessment tasks set at various points over the five terms

 

  • Each course is marked on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 7 (highest) for each subject

 

  • IB is criterion-referenced (marked by performance against set standards), and (unlike A-level) has not been subject to grade inflation

 

  • Up to 3 additional points are awarded for the Theory of Knowledge essay and the Extended Essay combined

 

  • Subject to satisfying certain conditions, students who gain 24 or more points out of a maximum of 45 are awarded the IB Diploma