The IB Diploma Programme is designed as an academically
challenging and balanced programme of education with
final examinations that prepares students, normally aged
16 to 19, for success at university and life beyond. The
programme is normally taught over two years and has
gained recognition and respect from the world’s leading
universities.

Since the late 1960s, the programme has:
• provided a package of education that balances
subject breadth and depth, and considers the nature of
knowledge across disciplines through the unique theory
of knowledge course
What is the IB Diploma Programme?
• encouraged international-mindedness
in IB students, starting with a foundation in their own language
and culture
• developed a positive attitude to learning that prepares
students for university education
• gained a reputation for its rigorous external assessment
with published global standards, making this a qualification welcomed by universities worldwide
• emphasized the development of the whole student – physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically.

Read more at: https://www.dmschools.org/academics/programs/international-baccalaureate/