Raha International School - Diploma Programme

Diploma Programme
Students in Grades 11 and 12 follow the International Baccalaureate's Diploma
Programme.The Diploma Programme (DP) is a two year programme that prepares students for
university and encourages them to ask challenging questions, learn how to learn, develop a
strong sense of their own identity and culture and develop the ability to communicate with,
and understand people from other countries and cultures. Students at the Diploma level are
expected to meet the demands of this rigorous and demanding programme whilst at the same
time be leaders and positive role models in the school and wider community.
The DP was the first of the IB programmes to be offered and was introduced in 1969. With over
half a million students from 119 countries graduating since its inception.
IB is equivalent to the German 'Abitur' (A-Level/ University Entrance Diploma).
Students following the Diploma Programme are required to study 6 subjects. In addition they
must take a Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course, write an Extended Essay and complete a
Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) component. During the two-year programme, students are
assessed both internally and externally in ways that measure individual performance against
stated objectives for each subject. The IB diploma is widely recognized by the world's leading
universities.
Diploma Guide 2013/14
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Raha International School offers the courses below from September 2013. Students must
choose one subject from each of the blocks, making sure that they have chosen a Science and a
Humanities subject.

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HL = Higher Level

SL = Standard Level

Block 1
English A Literature (HL/SL)

Block 3
Arabic B (HL/SL)
French B (HL/SL)
French Ab Initio (SL)
Arabic Ab Initio (SL)
Spanish Ab Initio (SL)
Self-taught language A (SL)
Block 5
Environmental Systems (SL)
Biology (HL/SL)
Physics (HL/SL)
History (HL/SL)
Psychology (HL/SL)
Economics (HL/SL)

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Block 2
Mathematics (HL)
Mathematics (SL)
Mathematical Studies (SL)

Block 4
Biology (HL/SL)
Chemistry (HL/SL)
History (HL/SL)
Psychology (HL/SL)
Economics (HL/SL)
Block 6
Chemistry (HL/SL)
Visual Arts (HL/SL)
Theatre Arts (HL/SL)
Physics (HL/SL)
Psychology (HL/SL)
Economics (HL/SL)