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What is the IB?

International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization https://ibo.org/
Authorizes and Evaluates
Diploma Program (final 2 years, grades 11-12)
Awarding body for students’ final grades

Please note that we do collect fees to cover the cost of the exams and administration of them. November of the final year.

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What is the IB Diploma Program?�Lifelong Learning and University Preparation �

Think Global, Act Local
High quality curriculum design to which other systems aspire
Successful completion of the IB Full Diploma = basic eligibility Universities worldwide
Local & national government recognition
IB develops approaches to learning skills needed to excel in life & university—IB students get into and then stay to complete university degrees more often
IB develops the whole learner via IB learner profile attributes.

Inquirer

Think

Reflective

Knowledgeable

Communicator

Principled

Open-minded

Caring

Risk-Taker

Balanced

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What is the IB Diploma Program?��

The Diploma includes:

6 subjects and “the core”
3 HL and 3 SL

A student's Diploma Program should reflect:

a) their interests

b) their capabilities and prior knowledge

c) their goals for future University studies

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The IB Diploma Assessment Model

Depending on the subject and level:

One part Internal
Two-three parts External

Teacher role:

Instruct, guide, collaborate, predict

IBO

Sets student grades
Decides on award of Diploma
See General Regulations , Article 13, for a full set of rules.

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Hvitfeldtska Subject Offering�

Group 1:

English Language & Literature
English Literature
Swedish Language & Literature
Self Taught Literature

Group 2:

Swedish, French, German, or Spanish B

Group 3:

History, Psychology, or Economics

Group 4:

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Design Technology

Group 5:

Mathematics applications and interpretation
Mathematics analysis and approaches

Group 6:

Visual Arts
Or choose another Group 2, 3, or 4

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Preparation for the IB DP?

Pre-Diploma Program (PreDP): Swedish national curriculum. Taught in English. Mostly with teachers who are on the IB Diploma Program Team.

Students Study:

Language 1: English
Language 2: Swedish or Modern Language, or Mother tongue.
Social Sciences: History and Civics
Natural Sciences: Bio, Chem, Physics
Mathematics: Math 1c Fall, 2c Spring
Physical Education

Can participate in clubs our DP CAS students host.

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Clubs (CAS projects run by DP students)

European Youth Parliament
Yearbook (IB3)
Sports
Drawing
Medicine
Robot building/programming
Library
Competition level math
Football
Crafts

https://www.instagram.com/hvitfeldtska.ib/

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Finding out if IB is right for you.

IB shall be accessible to all for whom it will benefit.
If students feel a strong match with IB at Hvitfeldtska, based on our profile and mission statement, we want them to have the opportunity to study here. We want them to feel at home during their time here.

Be sure to explore our website, reach out to our IB student ambassadors, come and visit.

Our own research shows us those that do ”feel at home” and succeed best come to us with a strong academic foundation.
There is a strong correlation between a great Diploma result and students who had at least 250 points from grade 9.

Other systems can be compared to the Swedish system similarly.

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Swedish grading system-compulsory school final grades

The final grades come from the 17 Best final grades from final year in compulsory school. Or, it can be the top 16 grades if the student didn’t study modern foreign language.

A=20 B=17.5 C=15 D=12 E=10 F=0

The highest possible points are 340 (with 17 grades) or 320 (with 16 grades)

We have found that students who are performing above average, also in MYP, tend to enjoy and succeed the most in the program.

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Testing

Testing is partially

To verify what we see in the grades (a required part of the application)
To see how a student, on the spot, attempts reasoning and problem solving
To see how a student communicates a solution to a problem.

Assessment Criteria:

Reasoning and problem solving
Mathematical application and accuracy
Communication and presentation
Creativity and Feasibility of proposed solution

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Testing

Part 1: Basic operations. ”Warm up”. About 15 minutes.

Use of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using integrers, decimals, fractions, including order of operations
Calculation of percent, ratio, or proportion
Factors and multiples
Rearranging formulae

Part 2: Solving a real life problem. About 45 min- 1 hour.

A real-life problem will be described and the student’s task is to propose a solution to the problem using mathematical reasoning. The student will be free to use whatever mathematical models and calculations they wish, to come to a proposed solution that addresses the original problem. All calculations and work must be shown.

The task is finished by presenting the solution in written communication: a simple proposal of how they would go about solving the problem that was presented.

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Example

You want to throw a party and you have a budget of _____sek.

Refer to the catering menu to see what options you have for food and drink to order, and what they cost.

Refer to the entertainment options and costs.

How are you going to throw the most entertaining party for the most people, and stay within your budget?

Justify your solutions mathematically.

This will inevitably lead to the student needing to

Define variables
Model with expressions or even equations
Decide whether to use graphs, tables, or equations
Compare options mathematically

Write a proposal to explain how you will solve the“problem” (or opportunity, really).

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Application process

Grade 9 in the GR region? Indra. SYV.
Come to Admissions testing if you have chosen us as your first, second, or even third choice.
Testing is Feb 4, March 16, or June 5. June 5 only for late applicants.
If we are listed first choice: see if you have been offered a place in April in INDRA. You can change your priority/preference order after that if you change your mind and/or didn’t get a place.
Final intake decisions happen end of June. You accept or reject your placement offer (from whichever school it was come from) by first week in July.
Grade 10 applying for Grade 11? Same timeline but o Indra and rolling decisions after each testing session.
https://sites.google.com/educ.goteborg.se/ib-hvitfeldtska/admissions-information