What is the IB Diploma?

 

  • a global qualification, recognized for its high quality and integrity by universities and employers worldwide

 

  • a coherent and challenging pre-university package offering academic depth and breadth

 

  • a first-rate educational experience that seeks to develop the whole person

 

  • an education for 21st century life, nurturing students who strive to be:

 

                                           inquirers
                                                                                    knowledgeable
 
                       thinkers
communicators
                                              principled
open-minded
               caring
risk-takers
balanced
                                       reflective

 

 (source: IB Learner Profile [ http://www.ibo.org])

The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) [ http://www.ibo.org] was founded in 1968. There are more than 900,000 IB students in over 140 countries. Over 200 UK schools, of various types, currently offer the IB Diploma programme.