Why IB Students Succeed

The International Baccalaureate (IB) equips students aged 3-19 with transferable, future-ready skills and internationally recognized qualifications.

At the heart of all IB programs is the IB learner profile. Each program is designed to match the educational needs of students today and tomorrow, and to nurture the skills and attitudes they need to excel at their careers of choice and lead meaningful lives.

Strengths of an IB education

Our approaches to learning and teaching help IB students develop transferable, lifelong skills and attributes such as critical thinking, international mindedness, creativity, agency, and resilience.

Each of the four IB program, Primary Years Program (PYP), Middle Years Program (MYP), Diploma Program (DP), and Career-related Program (CP), provide a detailed and developmentally appropriate curriculum framework that is broad, balanced, conceptual, and connected.

The program can give students a competitive edge, helping them to gain admission to universities and careers of their choice, support the smooth transition to university and ultimately perform better when they graduate from university.

Some of the most selective universities worldwide recognize the IB Diploma, and our students are regarded as among the highest performers in their areas of study. The IB sends transcripts to about 5,000 universities in 100 different countries, with top destinations such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Hong Kong, and India.

Insights from research

Research across our program suggests that IB students are internationally minded, creative, and critical thinkers.

Students in the PYP show higher levels of well-being compared to similar non-PYP students, and MYP students perform significantly better than students from non-IB schools in the International Schools’ Assessment (ISA) areas at several grade levels. DP, CP, and DP course students demonstrated higher levels of global mindedness than their peers in six countries worldwide. DP and CP students also often enroll in some of the world’s most selective universities.

IB research collaborates with leading universities worldwide to conduct research studies aimed at understanding the impact of our teaching and learning methodologies.

How students are assessed

Assessment plays a crucial role in supporting, as well as measuring learning. Our approach recognizes the crucial role of providing students with effective feedback.

IB assessment methods are built on reliable, fair, transparent and widely recognized academic integrity principles. Our academic integrity policies (PDF, 2.9 MB) outline the duties and responsibilities of different stakeholders across the IB community.

Find out more about how IB students are assessed.