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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 | 2026

33.5%	WIS Average (World 30.8)
92.6%	Candidate Pass Rate (World 82.6%)
73%	Bilingual Diplomas (World 27%)
5.16	Average Subject Score (World 4.9)
40.2%	WIS Percent 6s and 7s

CLASSES OF 2023–2026 MATRICULATIONS

Canada
McGill University (17) Toronto Metropolitan University University of British Columbia (2) University of Toronto (6) University of Waterloo Western University
Europe (Non-UK)
Ireland Technological University Dublin Trinity College Dublin - The University of Dublin (2) University College Dublin (2) Italy Bocconi University (4) Netherlands Erasmus University Rotterdam Leiden University College University of Amsterdam Spain IE University - Madrid (2) IE University - Segovia* (4) University of Navarra Switzerland Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Vaud
United Kingdom
Durham University (4) Goldsmiths, University of London Imperial College London (2) King’s College London (2) London College of Fashion Newcastle University University College London (4) University of Bristol University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh (4) University of Oxford (3) University of Southampton (2) University of Sussex
United States
American University Babson College Barnard College (4) Boston College(6) Boston University (3) Bowdoin College (2) Brown University Case Western Reserve University Chapman University Colgate University College of Charleston College of William & Mary (2) Columbia University (7) Cornell University Drexel University (2) Duke University Emory University George Washington University (5) Georgetown University (3) Grinnell College Harvard University (2) Haverford College Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans (2) Macalester College (2) Middlebury College New York University (5) Northeastern University (13) Northwestern University (2) Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences Occidental College Parsons - The New School (3) Pennsylvania State University Pratt Institute Princeton University (2) Purdue University (2) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Rochester Institute of Technology Savannah College of Art and Design Sciences Po - Columbia University Dual BA Program (2) Spelman College Saint Mary’s College of California Stanford University (4) Swarthmore College Syracuse University (2) Temple University Tufts University (6) Tulane University (4) University of California, Berkeley (2) University of California, Davis University of California, Los Angeles(3) University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Cruz University of Chicago (11) University of Colorado Boulder (2) University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign University of Maryland, College Park University of Miami University of Michigan (11) University of Minnesota University of Pennsylvania (3) University of Pittsburgh (2) University of Rochester University of Southern California* (6) University of Virginia (4) University of Virginia - Wise University of Washington (4) University of Wisconsin, Madison Vanderbilt University Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) Wake Forest University (4) Washington and Lee University Washington University St. Louis Wellesley College Wesleyan University Yale University (3)