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The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is a two-year course that is welcomed by universities as an alternative qualification to the traditional AS / A Level route into Higher Education. Leeds City College is proud to be the only provider currently offering the IB in the region.

Not heard about the IB before?

The IB is an internationally recognised qualification that has been available worldwide for over 40 years and is becoming increasingly well-known in the UK too, with more than 200 schools and colleges now offering it across the country.

- Read article published 03 Nov 2009 on www.telegraph.co.uk: “A-levels are not the only answer“.

Why choose the IB?

  1. You can study a broader range of subjects – six in total.
  2. It helps develop strong research and essay-writing skills which prepare you for university study.
  3. You get results a month earlier and have the potential to gain more UCAS points than A Level students. For example, a common IB score of 30 (the minimum required is 24 and the maximum you can get is 45) gives a candidate 392 UCAS tariff points against 360 for three A grades at A level. This can help give the IB student a competitive edge when applying for Uni places.
  4. It provides a well-rounded education experience, including sport or physical activity, creative projects and community work.
  5. It enables you to develop a strong sense of identity and culture and the ability to communicate with and understand people from other countries and cultures.
  6. It is internationally recognised and can be used to apply to a university or gain employment anywhere in the world.

What universities have said about the IB:

“IB students are more flexible, more open to new ideas and are more ready to question and challenge.” (University of Essex)

“At Bristol, we welcome the IB Diploma, as we believe that it will suitably equip students for degree-level study.” (University of Bath)

“The majority [of university admissions tutors] would like to see an expansion of the International Baccalaureate which, they believe, offers evidence of a much broader-based education and stretches students’ creative skills” (The Independent, Thursday 14 August 2008)

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