International School of EKOLA
IB Diploma Examinations
Two examination sessions are held each year, in May and November, with results being released in early July and early January respectively. In Poland students take their regular exams in May session and the possible retake exams usually in November session.
The results are made up of subject grades, in the range from 1 (lowest) to 7 (highest) at HL and at SL, with 1 – very poor, 2 – poor, 3 – mediocre, 4 – satisfactory, 5 – good, 6 – very good, 7 – excellent, and grades from E (lowest) to A (highest) for TOK and Extended Essay. A matrix table converts the combined letter grades for TOK and EE into a point score from 0 to 3. Creativity / Action / Service does not contribute to the points total, but authenticated participation in CAS is a requirement without which the Diploma cannot be awarded.
Students can obtain maximum 45 points total for their Diploma exams. In order to obtain such result they have to get 7 points in each of the 6 exams (6 x 7 = 42) as well as obtain 3 points for TOK and EE.
AWARD OF THE IB DIPLOMA
(extract from the IBO document General Regulations: Diploma Programme)
1. All assessment components for each of the six subjects and the additional diploma requirements must be completed in order to qualify for the award of the IB diploma.
2. If a diploma candidate is awarded a grade E for TOK or a grade E for the extended essay, the candidate must achieve 28 points or more to be eligible for the diploma. However, if a candidate is awarded an E for both TOK ad extended essay requirement, the candidate will not qualify for the diploma regardless of the total number of points achieved.
3. The IB diploma will be awarded to a candidate whose total score is 24, 25, 26 or 27 points, provided all the following requirements have been met:
a) numeric grades have been awarded in all six subjects registered for the IB Diploma;
b) all CAS requirements have been met;
c) at least a grade D has been awarded for both TOK and the extended essay;
d) there is no grade 1 in any subject;
e) there is no grade 2 at higher level;
f) there is no more than one grade 2 at standard level;
g) overall, there are no more than three grades 3 or below;
h) at least 12 points have been gained in higher level subjects (candidates who register for four higher level subjects must gain at least 16 points at higher level);
i) at least 9 points have been gained in standard level subjects (candidates who register for two standard level subjects must gain at least 6 points at standard level);
j) the candidate has not been found guilty of malpractice by the IB Organization.
4. The IB Diploma will be awarded to a candidate whose total score is 28 points or above, provided all the following requirements have been met:
a) numeric grades have been awarded in all six subjects registered for the IB Diploma;
b) all CAS requirements have been met;
c) grades A (highest) to E (lowest) have been awarded for both TOK and the extended essay, with a grade of at least D in one of them;
d) there is no grade 1 in any subject;
e) there is no more than one grade 2 at higher level;
f) there are no more than three grades 2 at standard level;
g) overall, there are no more than three grades 3 or below;
h) at least 11 points have been gained in higher level subjects (candidates who register for four higher level subjects must gain at least 14 points at higher level);
i) at least 8 points have been gained in standard level subjects (candidates who register for two standard level subjects must gain at least 5 points at standard level);
j) the candidate has not been found guilty of malpractice by the IB Organization.
5. A maximum of three examination sessions is allowed in which to satisfy the requirements for the award of the IB Diploma. The examination sessions need not be consecutive.