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Diploma Programme @ ISP

Preparing students for success in higher education and to be active participants in a global society

The Diploma Programme (DP) is a rigorous pre-university course of study designed for students in the 16 to 19 age range. It is a broad-based two-year programme that ensures learners are knowledgeable, inquisitive, caring and compassionate.

There is a strong emphasis on encouraging learners to develop intercultural understanding, open-mindedness, and the attitudes necessary to consider, respect and evaluate a range of viewpoints.

 

There is a strong emphasis on encouraging learners to develop intercultural understanding, open-mindedness, and the attitudes necessary to consider, respect and evaluate a range of viewpoints.

The Diploma Programme comprises six academic areas enclosing a central core. This comprehensive range of subjects makes the Diploma Programme a demanding course of study designed to prepare students effectively for university entrance. In each of the academic areas, students have flexibility in making their choices, which means they can choose subjects that particularly interest them and that they may wishto study further at university.

The IB approaches to learning skills (ATL) are grounded in the belief that learning how to learn is fundamental to a person’s life, in and out of a school context.

In broad terms, IB programmes support learners in developing the key transdisciplinary skills of: Thinking, Communication, Research, Self-management and Social Interaction.

The approaches to learning and associated sub-skills support students of all ages in being agentic and self-regulated learners. Through a variety of strategies, CP/DP teachers collaboratively plan for implicit and explicit opportunities to develop ATLs, both inside and outside the programme of inquiry.

Core Components of DP

Subjects of study

Students must choose one course from each group, except Group 6, which is optional. Students may elect to take a second course from Groups 1-4 instead of an Arts course. Three of the six examinations must be taken at higher level (HL) and the remaining at standard level (SL). Higher level examinations are more academically demanding.

  • Group 1 Language and Literature
  • Group 2 Language Acquisition
  • Group 3 Individuals & Societies
  • Group 4 Sciences
  • Group 5 Mathematics
  • Group 6 The Arts
     

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