Through a partnership with the Queensbury Union Free School District at Queensbury High School, South Glens Falls students in their junior and senior year are able to participate in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP). Students will spend their junior and senior years at QHS for a full-day program.

The IB DP is designed as an academically challenging and balanced program of education with final examinations that prepare students for success at the university level and beyond. The program is taught over two years and has gained recognition and respect from the world’s leading universities.

IB Diploma students study six academic areas over two years in which they are awarded points. Students complete assessment tasks in the classroom, which are scored by their teachers, and then moderated by IB. In addition, students take written examinations at the end of the program, which are marked by external IB examiners.

Courses in the IB Diploma Programme stress depth over breadth in learning and develop critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Because students are required to accept more responsibility and accountability for their education, the Diploma Programme will have students exceptionally well prepared to succeed at the university level.