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IB Diploma Program | Grades 11 and 12

The IB Diploma Program (DP) is the challenging university preparatory curriculum undertaken by all WIS Grades 11 and 12 students. A comprehensive and intellectually stimulating course of study, the DP is recognized by colleges and universities throughout the world. Students select six subjects: English, one or two other languages, and at least one course each in mathematics, experimental science, and social science. Arts courses are also available. Three courses are taken at Higher Level and three at Standard Level, allowing students to pursue advanced work of particular interest.

In addition to the course requirements, IB Diploma candidates must take a Theory of Knowledge course — a critical thinking and philosophy seminar — and engage in an intensive research investigation culminating in a 4,000-word essay. Students also complete a minimum of 60 hours of volunteer community service, choosing the activities and evaluating themselves, as part of a Creativity-Activity-Service component.

At the end of Grade 12, IB Diploma candidates complete a three-week battery of oral and written examinations in all of their Diploma subjects. Exams are prepared and externally graded under the supervision of the International Baccalaureate Organization; high scores may afford graduates university credit for their high school work.

IB DP RESULTS | 2025
33
WIS Average (World 30.5)
93.7%
Candidate Pass Rate (World 81.3%)
71%
Bilingual Diplomas (World 21.3%)
5.17
Average Subject Score (World 4.9)
39%
WIS Percent 6s and 7s

CLASSES OF 2022–2025 MATRICULATIONS

Canada
  • McGill University (18)
  • University of British Columbia (3)
  • University of Toronto (10)
  • University of Waterloo (1)
Europe (Non-UK)
  • Institut d’études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), France (1)
  • Constructor University, Germany (1)
  • Technological University Dublin, Ireland (1)
  • Trinity College Dublin - The University of Dublin, Ireland (1)
  • University College Dublin, Ireland (2)
  • Bocconi University, Italy (5)
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands (1)
  • Tilburg University, Netherlands (1)
  • University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (1)
  • IE University - Madrid, Spain (3)
  • IE University - Segovia, Spain (3)
  • University of Navarra, Spain (1)
  • Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Vaud Switzerland (1)
  • University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (1)
United Kingdom
  • Durham University (3)
  • Goldsmiths, University of London (1)
  • Imperial College London (3)
  • King’s College London (1)
  • London College of Fashion (1)
  • Newcastle University (1)
  • University College London (3)
  • University of Bristol (1)
  • University of Cambridge (1)
  • University of Edinburgh (6)
  • University of Oxford (2)
  • University of Sussex (1)
United States
  • American University (1)
  • Barnard College (5)
  • Boston College (4)
  • Bowdoin College (2)
  • Brown University (2)
  • California Institute of the Arts (1)
  • Carleton College (1)
  • Carnegie Mellon University (3)
  • Case Western Reserve University (1)
  • Colgate University (1)
  • College of William & Mary (2)
  • Columbia University (6)
  • Cornell University (3)
  • Drexel University (1)
  • Duke University (1)
  • Emory University (1)
  • George Washington University (5)
  • Georgetown University (3)
  • Harvard University (2)
  • Haverford College (1)
  • James Madison University (1)
  • Johns Hopkins University (1)
  • Lake Forest College (1)
  • Lewis & Clark College (1)
  • Loyola University Chicago (1)
  • Loyola University New Orleans (2)
  • Macalester College (4)
  • Morehouse College (1)
  • New York University (5)
  • Northeastern University (12)
  • Northwestern University (1)
  • Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences (3)
  • Occidental College (1)
  • Parsons - The New School (2)
  • Pennsylvania State University (1)
  • Pratt Institute (1)
  • Princeton University (3)
  • Purdue University (1)
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1)
  • Rhode Island School of Design (1)
  • Rochester Institute of Technology (1)
  • Savannah College of Art and Design (1)
  • Sciences Po - Columbia University Dual BA Program (3)
  • Spelman College (1)
  • Stanford University (3)
  • Swarthmore College (1)
  • Syracuse University (1)
  • Temple University (1)
  • The Ohio State University (1)
  • Tufts University (5)
  • Tulane University (5)
  • University of California, Berkeley (1)
  • University of California, Davis (1)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (4)
  • University of California, Santa Cruz (1)
  • University of Chicago (15)
  • University of Colorado Boulder (2)
  • University of Maryland, College Park (1)
  • University of Michigan (11)
  • University of Minnesota (1)
  • University of Pennsylvania (5)
  • University of Pittsburgh (1)
  • University of Rochester (1)
  • University of Southern California (4)
  • University of Virginia (2)
  • University of Virginia - Wise (1)
  • University of Washington (2)
  • University of Wisconsin, Madison (1)
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) (2)
  • Wake Forest University (3)
  • Washington and Lee University (1)
  • Washington University St. Louis (1)
  • Wellesley College (1)
  • Yale University (2)