1858 Total Schools
141 Canadian Diploma Schools
744 US Diploma Schools
25 Georgia Diploma Schools
1* Forsyth Diploma Schools
58 PYP
146 MYP
141 DP
298 PYP
245 MYP
744 DP
~ 8 Caribbean Diploma Schools
IB World-wide –3295
3295 schools in 141 countries
From May 2010
International Baccalaureate
Assessment Pass Rate
Year
SFHS
Georgia
USA
World
2008-2009
94%
59%
69%
78%
2009-2010
93%
53%
67%
78%
2010-2011
91%
57%
67%
78%
2011-2012
International Baccalaureate
Number of
diploma
courses
offered
Total
number of
candidates
examined
Number of
diploma
candidates
Number of
diplomas
awarded
Number of
exam scores
between
4-7
2001-2002
6
29
N/A
N/A
37
2002-2003
11
51
28
19
122
2003-2004
10
64
21
13
127
2004-2005
9
73
43
35
186
2005-2006
9
71
22
19
140
2006-2007
10
104
40
32
256
2007-2008
14
111
54
48
265
2008-2009
14
95
38
35
319
2009-2010
14
98
38
33
239
2010-2011
16
82
43
38
224
Year
AP or IB, that is the question…
•Interdisciplinary
•Classes stand alone
•Externally assessed
•High rigor
•Internally and
externally assessed
•Quality point adjustment •Grading scale 1-7
to GPA
•4 is a “passing”
•3 is a “passing”
•College level
score
score
coursework/curriculum
•Specific curriculum
•Large selection of
•Potential college credit requirements across
classes
the disciplines
•College recognition of
•Can pick and choose
challenge
•Develops whole
subjects to take by
student (CAS, EE,
preference
TOK)
•Grading scale 1-5
Required Content:
Math
Science
History
English
Foreign Language
Theory of Knowledge
6th Subject (see Choices)
Electives:
Visual Arts
Music Theory
Psychology
Outside of Class:
Extended Essay
C.A.S.
Computer Science
Business
Design Technology
3rd Language
3 – 4 hours of “activities” a week is MORE than
enough to finish up your CAS requirement over the
course of your two years in IB
“typical” Humanities Schedule
Spanish IV or AP Spanish
IB Math Studies SL
IB Psychology
Math 3
“typical” Heavy Math/Science Schedule
AP Calculus
AB/BC
IB Mathematics HL
6th Subject: IB Physics
IB Biology
Spanish IV or AP Spanish
IB Spanish SL
Math Sequence
9th
Accel Analytic
Geom B/Adv Alg
10th
Accel Math
CCGPS
Accel
Pre-Calculus
II
11th
12th
AP Calc AB/BC
Calc 3 & 4
(with SL)
GA Tech at
SFHS
AP Statistics
AP Statistics
IB Math HL
AP Comp Sci
AP Comp Sci
AP Statistics
and/or
Students who entered with credit for
Accel Coordinate Alg/Analytic Geom A in
8th grade
AP Comp Sci
Math Sequence
9th
10th
11th
Coord Algebra
Analytic Geom
Adv Algebra
12th
IB Math Studies
AP/IB Comp Sci or
Accel Coord
Alg/Geom A
Accel Analytic
Geom B/Adv Alg
AP Comp Sci or
IB Math Studies
AP Comp Sci
AP Statistics
or
or
Students who entered 9th Grade with NO
credit for High School Math
AP/IB Comp Sci
AP Calc AB
AP Comp Sci
AP Statistics
Scores of 4+ (IB scale is 1-7) can earn credit depending on college/university
Colleges are looking at the following
characteristics when they evaluate candidates
for admission to their campus:
•Rigor of coursework undertaken by the
prospective candidate
•SAT & ACT Test scores
•GPA*
•Class Rank
•Application Essay
•Work/School Activities
PLUS: A number of states offer 24 hours of college credit to students who
receive the IB Diploma including: Georgia, Florida, Texas, & California among
a growing list of others.
Colleges
SFHS IB Students
Have Attended
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)
University of AlabamaBirmingham
University of North Carolina
– Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
– Wilmington
Georgia Institute of
Technology
Georgia State University
North Carolina State
College of Charleston
Amherst
Auburn
Baylor
Berry
Boston College
Bowdoin
Brigham Young
Clemson
Converse
Cornell
Davidson
Duke
Elon
Emory
Flagler
Florida
Florida State
Furman
George Washington
Georgia Southern
Harding
Illinois Kennesaw State
U of Chicago
U of Virginia
Boston University
Loyola
Mercer
Notre Dame
NYU
Oglethorpe
Oregon
Oxford (at Emory)
Presbyterian
Randolph-Macon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tulane
U. of Miami (FL)
UCLA
Universite de Nantes
University of Georgia
Vanderbilt
Washington College
Wofford
Wheaton
100182
Any student attending a school out-of-district must provide
their own transportation
Out-of-District Request Forms are available online at
http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us
Forms should be completed and turned in to South Forsyth High
School no later than December 20th, 2011