Year 12 IB Parents Meeting May 2011 Session

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Award of the Diploma As a general guide a score of 24 out of a possible 45 points will result in the awarding of the IB Diploma. However it is more complicated than that. There are two sets of scores as follows:

A total score of points A numeric grade is awarded to all six subjects CAS requirements are met A grade of A-E is awarded to TOK and Extended Essay with at least a D in each No grade 1 in any subject No grade 2 in any HL subject No more than 3 grades 3 or below At least 12 points in HL subjects At least 9 points in SL subjects

A total score of 28 points and above A numeric grade is awarded to all six subjects CAS requirements are met A grade of A-E is awarded to TOK and Extended Essay with at least a D in one No grade 1 in any subject No grade 2 in any HL subject No more than 3 grades 3 or below At least 11 points in HL subjects At least 8 points in SL subjects

IB Assessment Procedures Students take written exams at end of programme Exams are marked by external IB examiners Students complete internal assessment tasks Either marked in school and the moderated by external moderators Or Sent directly to external examiners

How is a score reached Examinations are graded against absolute standards (assessment criteria) Internal Assessments (IA) are also assessed against criteria. Scores from examinations and IA are combined and then scales against grade boundaries Final subject score out of 7

What do the scores mean 7ExcellentA+ 6Very goodA 5GoodB 4SatisfactoryC 3MediocreD 2PoorE+ 1Very poorE

What is a good score Diploma 24 points – Deakin University B.Com 24 points Good university points – Melbourne University B.Com31-34 – Monash University B.Com 28 Top university points – Cambridge University B. Eco points 45 points max number (0.2% candidates)

What’s on this semester... TOK Essay TOK Presentations Extended Essay Internal assessments Course work Mock test Please see GJIS portal for details

GJIS results summary. World passing rate 80 % SessionRegisteredPass Pass rate

results summary. Average points 28, average points 31 World mean average is 29 Average grade4.6, average grade 4.98 World average grade subject set 4.73 Highest points awarded35, highest points 37*

IB Diploma results (continued) NO one below 24 in May 2010 Highest average 5.7, 5.93, 6.6 May 2010 NO E in both EE and TOK 70 % gain bonus points

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