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International Baccalaureate (IB) Program at Rickards High School
Prepared by Program Monitoring and Evaluation Services 1/2004
The International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Rickards High School is a four-year program. The first two
years consists of pre-lB foundational structure designed to provide the student with sufficient academic, analytic,
theoretical and practical skills to perform at an international level. The final two years consists of a
comprehensive and demanding formal curriculum sanctioned by the lB Curriculum and Assessment Centre in
Cardiff, Wales.
The general objectives of the lB Program are to provide students with a balanced education; to facilitate
geographic and cultural mobility; and to promote international understanding through a shared academic
experience.
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE ENROLLMENT BY RACE AND GENDER
9th 10th 11th 12th
Grand Total
Female
Female
Female
Female
Total
Total
Total
Total
Male
Male
Male
Male
Caucasian 29 24 53 25 19 44 20 16 36 12 10 22 155
African-American 16 28 44 3 12 15 6 12 18 4 12 16 93
Asian 6 3 9 7 6 13 2 2 4 7 4 11 37
Other 4 2 6 1 2 3 0 1 1 3 0 3 13
Grand Total 55 57 112 36 39 75 28 31 59 26 26 52 298
Enrollment data from December 2003
The diversity demonstrated above does not do justice to the international quality of the IB Program at
Rickards. For example, we have students from 27 different countries, including Uganda, Kenya, Bulgaria,
Romania, Bangladesh, Ivory Coast, India, Pakistan, Korea, and China.
May 2003 IB Examination Results
Summary of May 2003 IB Examination Scores In May 2003, the Rickards lB program
# of graduated its fifth senior class. Students were
Subject Level Cand. 7 - 6 5 4 3 2-1 Mean
tested on Higher Level (HL) and Standard Level
English A1 HL 65 5 26 34 0 0 4.57
(SL) . The first indicates that students have had
French B SL 12 1 3 2 5 0 3.67
least 240 hours of Instruction; the second
Spanish B HL 2 0 1 1 0 0 4.50
indicates that they have had a minimum of 150.
Spanish B SL 63 16 20 15 9 3 4.62
Students are required to take English, a second
Latin SL 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.00
language, and courses in history, science, and
History HL 65 12 15 27 9 2 4.46
math. Students are allowed to choose an elected
Psychology HL 29 4 4 16 5 0 4.24
Psychology SL 3 0 1 2 0 0 4.33 or sixth subject area, such as Psychology, Visua
Chemistry HL 20 5 6 5 4 0 4.65 Arts, Theater or an additional science, for this
Chemistry SL 7 2 0 2 2 1 4.00 sixth subject. Students earning at least 24 poin
Env. Sys. SL 47 11 12 16 7 1 4.53 out of the possible 45 receive the diploma. The
Math Meth SL 47 14 13 15 5 0 4.83 results to the left indicate those students scoring
Math Stud SL 28 7 7 7 6 1 4.46 in each of those categories and provide the scho
Theatre Arts HL 11 1 2 5 1 2 - mean.
Art Design HL 11 3 5 1 2 0 3.91
Source: Rickards IB Program
