INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IB Three Senior Pathways

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (IB) Three Senior Pathways at Indooroopilly SHS Both give a qualification 1. QLD ATAR program 2. IB Diploma Program accepted for university entrance 3. Non-University (This presentation has a small recorded commentary if you download it and run it as a slide show)

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD - IT IS AN ELITE COURSE. IT’S NOT. IBDP (AUSTRALIA) 78 SCHOOLS IBDP (QLD) 9 STATE SCHOOLS (including the academies) 6 PRIVATE SCHOOLS

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD – IT IS HARDER TO GET OP 1. IT’S NOT HTTPS: //WWW. NEWS. COM. AU/LIFESTYLE/PARENTING/SCHOOL-LIFE/AUSTRALIAS-ELITE-SCHOOLS-ACCUSED-OF-GAMING-THE-SYSTEM-TO-SNAG-SPOTS-AT-OUR-BEST-UNIVERSITIES/NEWSSTORY/0 B 65 FE 94 A 64 E 6 C 9620914 CDC 422 D 56 A 1 QLD DATA • 2. 85 % QCAA RECEIVED AN OP 1 LAST YEAR • 4. 74 % IB INDRO RECEIVED THE OP 1 EQUIVALENT INDOOROOPILLY IB AVERAGE: 32 WORLD IB AVERAGE 28

Last Year at Indro …. Indro % 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 Indro % IB State % 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 OP Score 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1 Percent Cumulative Percent IB Scores Converted to OP Equivalent 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 OP Score IB State % 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1 QCAA Percent OP Cumulative Percent

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD – IT IS MORE WORK. IT IS … IB QCAA/ATAR 6 subjects - All subjects rigorous - selected from a mixture of rigorous and not as rigorous + CAS + TOK + EE

IB DIPLOMA - POSITIVES • International qualification and recognition • No better university preparation course • University exemptions/credits • Results based on students’ own outcomes • Develops attributes of “Learner Profile”

IB DIPLOMA - NEGATIVES • Subject choices limited • Rigorous courses only • Assessed largly by external exam at end • Cost – currently $2, 364 annually

SUBJECT GROUP IB SUBJECTS OFFERED 1) Languages and Literature English A: Literature 2) Language Acquisition Mandarin ab initio or Mandarin B HL Or Spanish ab initio or Spanish B HL Or “Language B” or “Language A” not offered by school. Student must find registered External Teacher and bear cost of tutoring. The school will support the external tutor. 3) Individuals and Society History Or Business and Management Or Psychology 4) Sciences One Science: either Biology or Physics or Or Two Sciences: Biology + Chemistry or Physics + Chemistry 5) Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL Or Mathematics: Analysis and approaches SL or HL 6) The Arts (Select an Arts subject ONLY IF ONE Group 4 Science subject is chosen) Visual Arts Or Music

Year 10 Choices Pre-IB English General Mathematics Mathematical Methods Specialist Maths Physics Biology Chemistry Modern History or Ancient History Economics or Business Communication & Technologies Psychology Spanish Chinese Art Music Year 11 IB Subject led to English Literature Mathematics SL Mathematics HL Physics Biology Chemistry History Business & Management Psychology Spanish Chinese Art Music

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (IB) IB Coordinator: Mr Day Administration Building