IB Diploma Programme

The Diploma Programme (DP) is a challenging two-year curriculum, primarily aimed at students aged 16 to 19. It leads to a qualification that is widely recognized by the world’s leading universities. Students learn more than a collection of facts. The Diploma Programme prepares students for university and encourages them to:



  • ask challenging questions
  • learn how to learn
  • develop a strong sense of their own identity and culture
  • develop the ability to communicate with and understand people from other countries and cultures

The curriculum contains six subject groups together with a core made up of three separate parts. 


This is illustrated by a hexagon with the three parts of the core at its centre. Students study six subjects selected from the subject groups. Normally three subjects are studied at higher level (courses representing 240 teaching hours), and the remaining three subjects are studied at standard level (courses representing 150 teaching hours). 


All three parts of the core - extended essay, theory of knowledge and creativity, action, service - are compulsory and are central to the philosophy of the Diploma Programme.


 

WISS offers a variety of Diploma subjects at Standard Level and Higher Level, including English, Chinese, Japanese, Economics, History, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Math (SL and HL), Visual Arts and Music. Our small class sizes ensure that every student gets the very best tuition and support, greatly increasing their chances for success in the IB Diploma examinations.