İSTEK Schools and IB
Our mission at İSTEK Schools is to educate our students under the guidance of Atatürk's reforms and principles, to help them become successful individuals committed to scientific thinking and universal values, and to positively impact on the future of Türkiye and the world at large. The International Baccalaureate Organization aims to raise open-minded, knowledgeable, and sensitive young people who want to create a more peaceful and better world based on intercultural understanding and respect.
Two great institutions that come together on a common target with this mission work to raise global citizens with 21st-century skills.
IB Learner Profile attributes;
What is IB DP?
IB DP, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, is an academically challenging and balanced educational programme with final examinations that prepare students aged 16 to 19 for success at university and in their lives beyond. The programme is implemented in the 11th and 12th grades and lasts two years.
The purpose of this programme is to help students prepare for university education. IB DP has nearly 2 million students who have successfully graduated from this programme, are entitled to receive the internationally recognized Bilingual IB Diploma in addition to the high school diploma issued by the Turkish Ministry of National Education. The IB diploma can offer direct transfer to a university abroad without any additional exams. The IB DP programme enables students to achieve their career goals and helps them stand out with their diplomas. Having this diploma can also help students gain scholarships and exemptions from different university courses in their future years of study.
The IB Diploma Programme allows students to choose courses from 6 different subject groups. These subject groups are Studies in Language and Literature, Language Acquisition, Individuals and Societies, Experimental Sciences, Mathematics and Electives, and the Arts. Students can choose one art course from group 6 or a second subject from groups 1 to 5.
In addition to the main courses, they are required to complete the 3 core elements of the programme to learn the basics of the knowledge and correct inquiry methods with the TOK (Theory of Knowledge) course, to reach the level of writing a graduation thesis with EE (Extended Essay), and to undertake projects that often involve community service with CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service).
IB DP at İSTEK Bilge Kağan Schools
ISTEK Bilge Kağan High School is a candidate school* for the International Baccalaureate (IB)
Diploma Programme and pursuing authorization as an IB World School.
For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org
İSTEK Bilge Kağan Schools Subject Offers for IB DP;
(SL: Standard Level / HL: High Level)
Group 1: Studies on Language and Literature
Group 2: Language Acquisition
Group 3: Individuals and Societies
Group 4: Experimental Sciences
Group 5: Mathematics
Group 6: Electives & Arts
Core Subjects:
Prospective students who want to apply for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at İSTEK Bilge Kağan Schools must meet the requirements of the İSTEK Bilge Kağan Schools IB DP Admission Policy.
Please contact the school to learn the details of the IB Diploma Programme and the relevant policy and to make an appointment.
