International Baccalaureate

International Baccalaureate

The International Baccalaureate Organization is a non-profit educational organization that was established in 1968. The IBO is governed by a 16 member Council of Foundation. It is funded by fees from IB world schools, with additional income from workshops and catalogue sales.

The IBO was founded in 1968 and is based in Geneva Switzerland.  There are over 1,293 IB schools in 115 countries, 39 IB schools in Spain that are authorized to offer International Baccalaureate programmes.

The International Baccalaureate Organization offers three programmes to a wide variety of schools located throughout schools in Spain and the world:
The Diploma Programme, for students in the final two years of school before university;
The Middle Years Programme (MYP) for students aged 11 to 16;
The Primary Years Programme (PYP) is for students aged 3 to 12.

Subjects include:
Language
Second Language
Business and Management
Economics
Geography
History
History of the Islamic World
Information Technology
Philosophy
Psychology
Social Anthropology
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Environmental Systems
Design Technology
Mathematics
Visual Arts
Music
Theatre Arts

Through comprehensive and balanced curricula coupled with challenging assessments, the International Baccalaureate Organization aims to assist schools in their endeavours to develop the individual talents of young people and teach them to relate the experience of the classroom to the realities of the world outside.

Beyond intellectual rigour and high academic standards, strong emphasis is placed on the ideals of international understanding and responsible citizenship, to the end that International Baccalaureate students may become critical and compassionate thinkers, lifelong learners and informed participants in local and world affairs, conscious of the shared humanity that binds all people together while respecting the variety of cultures and attitudes that makes for the richness of life."



For information regarding GCE O level examinations in Spain, follow the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), one of the Cambridge International Examinations which is internationally recognised as equivalent to the UK GCSE.

International Schools in Spain
International Schools on the Costa del Sol International Schools on the Costa de la Luz International Schools on the Costa Tropical International Schools on the Costa Almeria International Schools on the Costa Calida	International Schools on the Costa Blanca International Schools on the Costa Dorada International Schools on the Costa Brava International Schools in the Canary Islands International Schools in the Balearic Islands

Schools in Spain