Overview

IB is a rigorous two-year comprehensive curriculum for grades 11 and 12 that prepares students for post-secondary study. Our District's high schools have been authorized to offer IB since the 1998-99 school year.

Half of all of our juniors and seniors at Central and Northern High Schools take one or more IB classes.

IB Brochure
IB Learner Profile information
Understanding IB Scores

IB Presentation: Data & Costs

IB Diploma Essays

While half of upper classman take IB classes, a smaller number pursue the IB Diploma, which consists of all IB classes during the junior and senior years. Included in the Diploma requirement is a 4,000 word essay. See the topics studied during the 2010-11 year.
Portage Northern Diploma Essays (page 4)
Portage Central Diploma Essays (page 5)