International Baccalaureate (High)

The IB Program is designed for students who desire to prepare to earn an IB Diploma (at Druid Hills, Martin Luther King Jr., or Tucker High Schools) or an IB Career-related Certificate (at Tucker High only). This is a rigorous, advanced, and challenging program of study. The first two years prepare students to undertake one of the IB programs in grades 11—12. Traditional academic subjects are part of both programs, but they also emphasize the interrelatedness of knowledge and skills through transdisciplinary programs of inquiry. In the Diploma Programme, students are supported by a required course, Theory of Knowledge while they study 6 additional subjects: first language, second language, social studies, mathematics, science and fine arts. Students are required to develop a proficiency in a second language during the program. In the Career-related Programme, students are supported by a required course, Personal and Professional Skills, while they study a full career pathway, two IB Diploma courses, and develop a second language. Students who complete the programs in 12th grade may receive advanced standing in colleges and universities in the United States and around the world.

See IB Program Guidelines,  IB High School Application Guide, & IB High School Teacher Recommendation forms found here.

  • Grades: 9—12
  • Eligibility
    • Reside within any DeKalb County School District Attendance Zone.
    • 3.0 or higher overall GPA as of the previous semester for grades 9th & 10th. 3.2 or higher overall GPA as of the previous semester for grades 11 & 12.
    • Completion of the International Baccalaureate Formal Application packet found here.
    • Two core teacher recommendations.
    • *Applicants who do not complete all components of the application will be marked ineligible.
    • **Only applications meeting the rubric cut-off score will be marked as approved.
  • Selection Process.
    • Scored rubric of the IB Formal Application and Teacher Recommendations
    • A waitlist may be generated if the number of selected students exceeds the number of available seats.
  • Lottery Pools
    • Home Attendance Area
    • Students currently enrolled in the feeder IB Middle School.
    • Students with prior year IB experience.
    • At large
  • Schools
  • Continuation Guidelines:
    • 9th & 10th Students must maintain a 3.0 or higher GPA.
    • 11th & 12th Students must maintain a 3.2 or higher GPA.
    • Promotion to the next grade level.
    • Students who fail to meet the continuation guidelines or no longer wish to enroll in IB program courses will have to enroll in their home attendance area school.