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IB Diploma Programme

1. The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a stimulating and demanding two-year pre-university course of study.

Originally developed in 1968 to provide a common curriculum and a university entry credential for geographically mobile students, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is now taught worldwide. Widely recognized as the finest education a student can receive in the final two years of schooling, its enviable reputation for rigorous assessment gives IBDP students access to world's leading universities.

The International Baccalaureate works with 3,303 schools in 141 countries to offer its three programmes (Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme) to approximately 9,68,000 students.

2. The International Baccalaureate's mission:

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.

These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

3. The IB Learner Profile:

The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world.

IB learners strive to be:

Inquirers	They develop their natural curiosity. They acquire the skills necessary to conduct inquiry and research and show independence in learning. They actively enjoy learning and this love of learning will be sustained throughout their lives.
Knowledgeable	They explore concepts, ideas and issues that have local and global significance. In so doing, they acquire in-depth knowledge and develop understanding across a broad and balanced range of disciplines.
Thinkers	They exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognize and approach complex problems, and make reasoned, ethical decisions.
Communicators	They understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication. They work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others.
Principled	They act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness, justice and respect for the dignity of the individual, groups and communities. They take responsibility for their own actions and the consequences that accompany them.
Open-minded	They understand and appreciate their own cultures and personal histories, and are open to the perspectives, values and traditions of other individuals and communities. They are accustomed to seeking and evaluating a range of points of view, and are willing to grow from the experience.
Caring	They show empathy, compassion and respect towards the needs and feelings of others. They have a personal commitment to service, and act to make a positive difference to the lives of others and to the environment.
Risk-takers	They approach unfamiliar situations and uncertainty with courage and forethought, and have the independence of spirit to explore new roles, ideas and strategies. They are brave and articulate in defending their beliefs.
Balanced	They understand the importance of intellectual, physical and emotional balance to achieve personal well-being for themselves and others.
Reflective	They give thoughtful consideration to their own learning and experience. They are able to assess and understand their strengths and limitations in order to support their learning and personal development.

4. The curriculum for the IB Diploma Programme:

IBDP students study three subjects at 'Higher Level' (HL) and three at 'Standard Level' (SL). They study HL subjects for a greater number of hours (240 teaching hours) and in greater depth than SL subjects (150 teaching hours).

In addition, all IBDP students will:

Undertake original research to produce an Extended Essay (EE) of maximum 4,000 words;
Follow an interdisciplinary course on the Theory of Knowledge (TOK);
Participate in the Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) Programme.

The IBDP curriculum contains six subject groups together with a core made up of three separate parts. This is illustrated by a hexagon with the three parts of the core at its centre.

Following are the IBDP subjects currently taught at Dhirubhai Ambani International School.

Group 1: English A
Literature HL/SL, Language and Literature HL/SL, Literature and Performance SL

Group 2: Second Language
French ab initio SL, French B SL, Spanish ab initio SL, Hindi B SL, Hindi B HL

Group 3: Individuals and Societies HL/SL
History, Economics, Business and Management, Geography, Psychology, Environmental Systems and Societies SL only

Group 4: Experimental Sciences HL/SL
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Systems and Societies SL only

Group 5: Mathematics and Computer Science
Mathematics HL, Mathematics SL, Mathematical Studies SL, Computer Science HL/SL

Group 6: The Arts
Visual Arts HL/SL

Visual Arts HL/SL

Students choose a total of six subjects from the above 'Subject Groups', subject to the following conditions:

(a) All students are required to do English A (Group 1), Language B or a Language ab initio course (Group 2), and Mathematics (Group 5).

(b) For the remaining three subjects, they choose one subject from among 'Individuals and Societies' (Group 3); one subject from among 'Experimental Sciences' (Group 4); and Visual Arts (Group 6) or a second subject from the 'Experimental Sciences' or a second subject from the 'Individuals and Societies' or 'Computer Science' (Group 5).

(c) In exceptional circumstances, application may be made for candidates to study for a 'Non-Regular' Diploma, and choose three Sciences – Physics, Chemistry, and Biology – from Group 4, in which case they will not choose any subject from Group 3, or study Computer Science from Group 5 or Visual Arts from Group 6.

5. IBDP Results:

In the examinations held in 2011, the school has achieved an average score of 37.6 points, the highest score earned by our students so far. This is now the seventh consecutive year that the school has been achieving such outstanding results, improving it consistently every year.

Our school's average score is 37.6 points, compared to the world average score of 29.59 points. 91 students who appeared for the Diploma examinations in 2011 received the IB Diploma, making it a 100% achievement. One student took the Certificate examinations and received the IB Certificate. Candidates can opt for either the IB Diploma or the IB Certificate. Worldwide, around 78% of the students are awarded the Diploma, and the rest the IB Certificate.

89% of Higher Level subjects were graded 7/6/5 and 65% of Higher Level subjects were graded 7 or 6. 78% of Standard Level subjects were graded 7 or 6. The average grade obtained by our students per subject was 5.93; last year the world average per subject was of 4.66.


	The school's average Diploma score is 37.6 points (out of 45) 2 students earned the perfect score of 45 points, a score that was only achieved by 103 students worldwide This year, out of the 3 students from South Asia who received the perfect score of 45 points, 2 students are from DAIS 6 students gained 44 points 4 students gained 43 points 30 students earned 40 points or above, constituting 33% of our candidates, as compared to 5.62% students worldwide 66 students achieved a score of 36 or above, constituting 72% of our candidates; worldwide, 14.42% students attained 36 points or above last year. In Extended Essay, 75% of the grades obtained were A's and B's In Theory of Knowledge, 66% of the grades obtained were A's and B's The bonus point average (for Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge) was 1.93, as compared to 1.00 typically worldwide

Of the 29 subjects for which the candidates entered, the school is way ahead of the world average in all the subjects. Highlights of our school’s performance in some of the subjects are as below:

Subjects	DAIS Average	World Average
English A1 HL	6.19	4.74
French Ab SL	6.55	4.98
Spanish Ab SL	6.06	4.99
Hindi B SL	6.72	6.12
Business and Management HL	6.38	4.65
Business and Management SL	6.13	4.76
Economics SL	6.42	4.84
Economics HL	6.21	5.11
History SL	6.17	4.58
Geography SL	6	4.5
Psychology SL	6	4.18
Biology SL	5.85	4.27
Biology HL	6.05	4.38
Chemistry SL	6.25	4.08
Chemistry HL	5.86	4.54
Environmental Systems SL	6	4.15
Mathematics SL	6.17	4.37
Mathematics HL	5.77	4.44
Mathematics Studies	5.75	4.66
Visual Arts HL	5.71	4.92

6. College Placements:

The first seven batches of IBDP students of Dhirubhai Ambani International School have gained admissions to prestigious universities in the US, the UK, Canada, Germany, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Some of the leading UK universities which have accepted our students include –
University of Cambridge University of Oxford University College London Imperial College King's College	University of Edinburgh University of Bristol University of Manchester University of Warwick London School of Economics

The Ivy League and other leading universities in the USA, which offered admission to our students include –
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Harvard University Yale University University of Chicago Princeton University Columbia University U-Penn Wharton University of Pennsylvania Stanford University University of Michigan Cornell University Northwestern University University of California, Berkeley University of California-Los Angeles Carnegie Mellon University	University of California LA Brown University New York University New York University - Stern Johns Hopkins University Boston University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgetown University Tufts University Swarthmore College Vassar College Wellesley College Parsons College Duke University

Admissions have been offered to our students from universities in Canada, Germany, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore, which include –
McGill University, Canada University of Toronto, Canada University of British Columbia, Canada University of Alberta, Canada Jacobs University, Bremen Germany University of Melbourne, Australia University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Hong Kong University of Science & Technology National University of Singapore, Singapore Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

Some of the leading colleges in India which have accepted our students include –

H R College, Mumbai
Government Law College, Mumbai
Pravin Gandhi College of Law, Mumbai
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai
Jai Hind College, Mumbai
Wellingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai
Wellingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai
K J Somaiya College of Science and Commerce, Mumbai
K C College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai
R A Podar College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai

Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai
Sophia College, Mumbai
D Y Patil Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai
Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, Pune
Foundation for Liberal Arts and Management Education (FLAME), Pune
O P Jindal Global University & Jindal Global Law School, Sonepat,Haryana
Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi
Stella Maris College, Chennai
St. Joseph's College, Bangalore

Several leading universities have also offered scholarships to our students, which include MIT, Cambridge, Stanford, Boston, Brown, Princeton, Yale, U-Penn, New York University-Stern, Connecticut, Cornell, Florida Tech, Michigan, UC Berkeley, Columbia, LSE, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, McGill, University of Alberta and University of Hong Kong.

The IB Class of 2011 continues the tradition of enhancing the reputation of DAIS as a globally acknowledged educational institution and has earned admission offers from 28 of the top 50 universities worldwide.

Number of admission offers received by the Class of 2011 from universities world-wide

College Counselling Centre

The School's college counselling centre helps students make informed educational and career choices, by providing guidance on admissions requirements, university expectations and admissions tests. Admissions Committee members from prestigious universities overseas visit the School to familiarize students with their admissions requirements, subject offerings, co-curricular opportunities, and campus life. Every year, representatives of over 100 leading universities from across the world visit our School.

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