St. George's School

The International Baccalaureate (Back)

The Diploma candidates choose their programme of six subjects to be studied over two years from the following:


Group 1 Language A1 (best language)

This involves the study of literature including selections from World Literature.

Group 2 Languages:

Either Language B (second language) which provides a foreign language course for students with previous experience of learning the language.


Or Language Ab initio (second language) which is a foreign language course offered at Standard Level only. It is for students who have no previous experience of learning the target language.

Group 3 Individuals and Societies

History, Geography, Economics, Business and Management and Art History (SL).

Group 4 Experimental Sciences

Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.

Group 5 Mathematics

Mathematics (HL), Mathematics Standard (SL), Mathematical Studies (SL).

Group 6 Arts and Electives

Visual Arts, Music, Theatre Arts or another subject from Groups 1 to 4.

Notes

  • To be eligible for the award of the Diploma, candidates are required to offer ONE subject from EACH of the groups.
  • At least three and not more than four of the six subjects are taken at the Higher Level, the others at Standard Level.
  • Each subject is graded by external examiners on a scale of 1 (minimum) to 7 (maximum).
  • The award of the Diploma requires a minimum total of 24 points and the absence of any disqualifying conditions.
  • The Diploma candidate must meet three additional requirements
    • Submission of an Extended Essay
    • Satisfactory completion of the Theory of Knowledge course
    • Compulsory participation in the extra-curricular CAS programme.

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University

Almost all of our pupils go off to university. About 70% choose the UK, 13% Italy, 7% USA and the rest go all round the world. Here are the most common destinations of the last ten years

26 Uni. La Sapienza, Rome

14 Warwick Univeristy

14 UCL

14 Uni. La Luiss, Rome

12 Oxford University

12 Bath Univeristy

12 Imperial College

11 Royal Holloway

9 Cambridge Univeristy

9 Reading University

9 KCL

8 European School of Economics, Rome

7 Chelsea College of Art

 

Plus countless others around the world (for example, 3 to Uni of Gujarat, 3 to Seoul, many to USA schools)