International Baccalaureate Diploma at Friends'

The Friends' School is proud to offer students in Years 11 and 12 the opportunity to study for the International Baccalaureate Diploma. The two-year curriculum is rigorous and intellectually coherent, encouraging critical thinking through the study of a wide range of subjects in the traditional academic disciplines while encouraging an international perspective. The focus on global knowledge and understanding and the emphasis on the education of the whole person to be found in the International Baccalaureate Diploma program fit well with the Purpose and Concerns of The Friends' School. Equally as important, the standards of education expected by the Diploma program match those of The Friends' School, ensuring students leave the school with the best preparation for life possible. 

This section of the Friends' Website seeks to provide an introduction and an overview of the IB Diploma at Friends. It covers the philosophy of the IB Diploma and its relevance to your daughter or son's choice of  pathways at Clemes, how the Diploma is undertaken, assessment of the Diploma and how it is understand as a pre-tertiary qualification.  

For more information about the International Baccalaureate Diploma at Friends' please contact the IB DP Coordinator, Chris White on (+613) 6210 2288 or email cwhite@friends.tas.edu.au

The Friends' School currently runs two out of three IB programmes. The other is the IB Primary Years Programme which is taught at Morris (from Kindergarten to Year 6). For more information regarding the IB Primary Years Programme, please contact the Deputy (Administration), Gillian Edmiston (+613) 6210 2228 or email gedmiston@friends.tas.edu.au