What is involved in the IB Program?
All IB students follow the curriculum set down by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). The courses specific to Murphy High School are listed in the Course of Study. All IB students sit for their Group 6 elective (IB Geography, IB Visual Art or IB Music) examination at the end of their 11th grade year. They sit for their Group 1-5 examinations at the end of their 12th grade year. English, History and Biology examinations are at the Higher Level. All other examinations are at the Standard Level. Some of the work done in an IB course is part of the IB exam in that subject. It usually counts as 20% of the final exam grade and is internally assessed by the teacher and extenerally moderated by IBO examiners. Internal assessment may be research papers, oral exams, projects, or a combination; it varies by the subject. The written exams (1-3 per subject) constitute the remainder of the IB exam and are externally assessed by IBO examiners in different countries all around the worl
