High School
19 June 2026 2026-08-01 11:21High School
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (Grades 11 and 12)
Why study the IBDP?
Visual and Performing Arts
Community Service
Age appropriate community service is part and parcel of the school programme in order to create student awareness about local and global needs. At Candor, community service is integral to the development and sensitizing of students’ social consciences and their responsibility to the community.
Candor school being a “green school” is intentionally involved in environmental issues. The school has an Organic Farm where students and staff grow vegetables which are used by the school and also shared with the community around it. School has a regular tree planting programme. For an effective social work experience all students are taught the host state language. (Working knowledge of the local language).
How does the curriculum work?
- Group 1: Studies in language and literature (English)
- Group 2: Language acquisition (Ab initio French / French B / Ab initio Spanish / Spanish B / Ab initio German / Hindi B )
- Group 3: Individuals and Societies (History, Economics, Business Management, Psychology, Digital Society, Environmental Systems & Societies)
- Group 4: Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Systems & Societies, Computer Science and Design Technology)
- Group 5: Mathematics (Mathematics Analysis and Approaches & Mathematics Applications and Interpretation)
- Group 6: The Arts (Visual Arts, Theater and Music)
- Group 7: Apart from the six subjects, student’s pursuing the IBDP must complete the DP core requirements of CAS, TOK, and EE.
- All students must write a 4000-word Extended Essay (EE) based on a topic of student’s personal interest thus preparing students for university-level research and writing
- They will also follow the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course, which teaches them to reflect on the nature of knowledge by examining different ways of knowing (perception, emotion, language and reason, intuition, imagination) and different areas of knowledge (ethics, natural sciences, human sciences, history, math etc.)
- Participate in Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) by actively learning from the experience of doing creative projects or service activities outside of the classroom
How are the students assessed in the IBDP?
There are two kinds of assessment – Internal and External. Internal assessments include oral work in languages, fieldwork in geography, laboratory work in the sciences, investigations in mathematics, artistic performances, research project in business management etc. External assessments include essays, structured problems, short-response questions, data-response questions, text-response questions, case-study questions and multiple-choice questions (limited use of these).
Students are also assessed on theory of knowledge essays, extended essays and world literature. These are completed with teacher supervision and then marked by external examiners.
How are the students in IBDP graded?
Each of the six subjects offered is graded on the following scale:
Grade 7 = Excellent
Grade 6 = Very good
Grade 5 = Good
Grade 4 = Satisfactory
Grade 3 = Mediocre
Grade 2 = Poor
Grade 1 = Very poor
Up to three bonus points can be awarded to students based on the overall performance in Theory of Knowledge and the Extended Essay. The maximum score for the Diploma is 45 points.
