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It is not necessary to make any final decisions about the choice of subjects until arrival at
the College – indeed, it is better to keep an open mind. There is a full process of information and
consultation in the first few days with the Director of Studies, IB Coordinator and other members
of the staff including, very importantly, personal tutors. Careful thought about subject choices in
the light of interests, talents and future career before arrival is encouraged and students must
indicate their preliminary choices on a form which must be returned to the college in advance.
The scholarship covers the provision of text books and examination fees. Students are
expected to provide their own stationery which may be bought at cost from the college. The
scholarship does not cover the costs of university applications and of the legalisation of the IB
Diploma which, in the year 2007, is required for universities in the following countries:
Algeria, Argentina, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania,
Malta, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia,
Saudi Arabia, Serbia-Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, UA
Emirates, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela
The fee varies from year to year and by country, but in 2007 the highest cost was about
117.00 €. As of Sept. 15 2005 the issue of results to universities and colleges is no longer
free of charge. Included in the fee paid, students may request that results transcripts be sent to
up to 6 different universities. A fee is charged for each additional transcript.
It is extremely helpful to have a personal copy of a dictionary of English in to and out of
native languages. We suggest that students bring dictionaries which are light enough to carry to
classes. A simple translating dictionary is needed for IB exams except for those who are native
English speakers.
The written IB examinations take place in May of the second year. Formal language orals take
place in February and March. All the subjects have an internal assessment component (Orals, Guided
Coursework, Lab. Work), which takes place throughout the course. Internal assessment deadlines for
specific subjects are published in the calendar.
IB examinations are graded on a scale of 1 (minimum) to 7 (maximum), and the Diploma is
granted to students gaining an average of 4 points or more in each subject. Lower grades in one or
two subjects may be compensated for by higher grades in others at the same level. The results are
published in the second week of July.
The Diploma Programme
The aim of the International Baccalaureate is to combine a liberal education in a range of
disciplines with the opportunity to study a limited number of subjects in depth.
Three courses are taken at the Higher Level, three at the Standard Level. Additionally, all
students follow a common course in the Theory of Knowledge and write an Extended (personal
research) Essay of some 4000 words, which has to be handed in by October of the second year.
In order to obtain the IB Diploma, a student is required to study 6 subjects:
• one subject from each of the groups 1-5, plus
• either: Music or Visual Arts
• or: a second subject from any of the groups 1-4
Students who for good reason need to take Italian as a seventh (or “Certificate”) Subject
are permitted to take seven courses and seven examinations at College expense.
It will be noted below that all Diploma students must write an examination in their own
language and literature. Students of languages not provided with teachers or mother tongue tutors,
take their own language as a “self-taught” subject, under the guidance of the Head of Languages A1.
One course must be taken from each of the IB Subject Groups.
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