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The IB Diploma Programme (IBDP) is an academically challenging and rewarding qualification highly regarded by the world’s best universities. This 2-year course fully prepares students for higher education, developing far more than just their academic skills. As one of the world’s top 100 schools, SISD’s IB Diploma is especially prestigious.
The IBDP is recognised as the gold standard of international education, offering a balanced experience that educates the whole student. It provides opportunities for our learners to challenge themselves at a high level and excel academically. It also develops their confidence, creativity, and critical thinking skills, as well as deepening their understanding of the world around them.
The IB Diploma also offers choice and flexibility. At SISD, your child will be able to customise the IBDP to suit them and their aspirations. Their specialist subjects, Extended Essay topic, and Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) activities can be tailored around their strengths, language preferences, and career goals. This is just one of the many reasons that make us the best IB school in Dubai.
The IB Diploma has two fundamental strands: specialist subject groups and the core programme.
Your child will study six subject groups: Language and Literature, Language Acquisition, Individuals and Societies, Sciences, Mathematics, and Creative Arts. Three of these groups are taken at higher level and three at standard level.
They’ll also complete the core IB Diploma programme – Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay, and Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) – to achieve their full Diploma.
The main difference between the IB Career-Related Programme and the IB Diploma Programme is their core focus. Both follow the IB curriculum, but the IBCP offers a more vocational style of learning related directly to a career. The IBDP, on the other hand, is much more academic and is intended as a prerequisite to higher education and university. Both programmes are highly respected, and are recognised by universities and top companies worldwide. At SISD we offer our students both options and fully support them with whichever one they choose
As the top IB school in Dubai, we educate with the future in mind. With our IB Diploma, we ensure our students are equipped with the skills, qualities and knowledge they need to get into the world’s best universities. Ensuring our students can go on to attend their university of choice is central to our holistic approach.
Alongside their IBDP studies, our students receive expert guidance from our College Counselling Team to help them research, plan and work towards their university aspirations. The team are there to assist with everything from initial research to final application and, ultimately, to empower our students to shape their own path. It is this kind of support that means our students frequently secure places at some of the world’s best universities including University College London, McGill and Edinburgh to name just a few.
For more information on the IBDP and the other options available for your child, please get in touch with our admissions team. If you’d love to come and experience SISD yourself, book a tour of our campus at the link below and let us welcome you to our international family.
Our holistic approach – with its flexible bilingual pathways, all-through International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, and roots in Swiss standards of excellence – offers a truly exceptional education.
OUR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
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