Grade 12
IB Parent Night
A Brief Program Overview
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are taking, or have completed,
a course from the 6 areas below
CAS
Creativity, Action, Service
IB cares about the education of the whole
student
50 hours required in each area, a minimum of
3 activities per area, and must meet CAS
Learning Outcomes
Students meet with their CAS Counsellors
Recording of hours through ManageBac
Great question for your child: “How many
hours of CAS do you have left to do?”
Theory of Knowledge
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Course is complete, extensions taking place in
other classes
2 major components: the presentation and
essay
Essay to be completed this year, presentation
completed last year
Essay questions are out on ManageBac
Great question for your child: “What question
were you thinking of doing for ToK?”
Extended Essay
Students should have begun working on this last
year
3500-4000 word paper on a topic of their
choosing…can be from any discipline that they
are in
First draft of the extended essay is due Sept. 30th
Students should be accessing their supervisor
Final draft will be due October 31st
Great question for your child: “How far along are
you on your extended essay?|
This year’s courses…
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IB2 goes fast…students are finished IB
classes in April
Final IB assignments are being done and
are due at different points in the year,
usually late February or early March
Added significance and pressure
because of university applications
IB exams take place from May 2nd – 22nd
at Carleton University
Exams and IB Fees
The IB Annual Fee and Volunteer sheet will
go home the first week of October
Students will register for exams in midOctober
One-time exam registration fee of $175 (if
they did not take an exam last year) +
$120 per exam taken
Exam fees are normally collected in
January
IB Marks and What They Mean
Percentage grades reported to university
are based on IB Predicted Grades
The established conversions across
Ontario are as follows:
7 = 96-100%; 6 = 90-95%; 5 = 80-89%;
4 = 70-79%; 3 = 60-69%; 2 = 50-59%
1 = Failing Condition
Component grade
boundaries
Grade:
Mark range:
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Mark range:
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Mark range:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0-2
3-5
6-7
8 - 10
11 - 13
14 - 16
17 - 20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0-5
6 - 10
11 - 13
14 - 17
18 - 21
22 - 25
26 - 30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0-4
5-8
9-10
11-13
14-16
17-19
20-25
Applying to University
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Students can start applying to university in
early December once OUAC numbers come
out
Anyone applying out of province needs to do
so directly to the university itself, not through
OUAC
All IB students apply to university with 2 sets of
credentials: their IB predicted scores and their
OSSD percentage marks
Talk to them early about university
applications
What Universities Want…
What universities want (6 X 4U/M courses with
some pre-requisites)
Engineering: ENG4U, SCH4U, SPH4U, MHF4U,
MCV4U, + 1 other
Sciences: ENG4U, 2 of 3 Sciences, MHF4U,
MCV4U, + 1 other
Commerce: ENG4U, MHF4U, MCV4U, + 3
other
Liberal Arts: ENG4U, + 5 others
Many IB students have 8 + 4U and 4M marks
to choose from
Visit university sessions
ManageBac
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an electronic community meant to quickly
connect teachers, students, and parents
Parents are able to see what their child joins,
aiding them in assisting their child at home
Please ask your child’s subject teacher about
it if the course is not appearing
Email norine.mckee@ocdsb.ca if you do not
have an account
Questions?