Maple's International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Students enter the IB Diploma Programme in Grade 11 to complete the two year programme. Over the two years students will complete six IB courses, one from each group, and the three core elements, CAS, Creativity, Activity and Service, an Extended Essay and the Theory of Knowledge course. At the end of the two years students can earn both the IB Diploma and the Ontario Secondary School Diploma, OSSD. The requirements to earn the OSSD can be found here.
The Six IB Groups and Corresponding Ontario Credits
IB Courses
Offered |
Language and Literature
Higher Level |
French
Standard
Level |
Economics
Higher Level
Psychology
Higher Level |
Chemistry
Higher
Level |
Mathematics
Analysis and Approaches |
Substitutions available
Biology
Standard Level
Physics
Standard Level |
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Ontario Credits
Earned |
ENG3U
ENG4U
ETS4U |
FSF3U
FSF4U |
CIE3U
CIA4U
BBB4M
HSG3M
HHS4U
HSB4U |
SCH3U
SCH4U
SNC4M
|
MHF4U
MCV4U |
SBI3U
SBI4U
SPH3U
SPH4U |
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The Core
The International Baccalaureate Organization outlines the three core elements as:
- Theory of knowledge, in which students reflect on the nature of knowledge and on how we know what we claim to know.
- The extended essay, which is an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper.
- Creativity, activity, service, CAS, in which students complete a project related to those three concepts.
At Maple High School students complete the Theory of Knowledge in a grade 11 course, HZB3M starting in the grade 11 year and completing the course in the grade 12 year.
The Extended Essay is an independent project with support from the library and a teacher mentor. Students begin the Extended Essay in grade 11 and finish it by December of the grade 12 year.
CAS is completed independently with support from Guidance and supervisors for each activity and project. CAS starts at the beginning of the grade 11 year and is completed by March of the grade 12 year.
Fees
The fees for the IB Diploma Programme are $3000.00 plus administration fee.
Transportation
Please be advised that Maple High School is located in an area serviced by Public Transportation. Busing is not provided for our IB students.