IB Diploma Transfer Students 

IB students entering ICS during Grade 11 (DP1) or between Grade 11 and 12 (DP1 / DP2):

Changing schools in the middle of an IB program can sometimes be problematic, as schools do not always offer the same IB Diploma subjects and also cover the content in IB courses at different times. However, the IBO is well aware that students sometimes need to transfer from school to school and we all do our best to help students through the transition.

Mid-program transfers involve the sharing of information and IBDP documentation from school to school through the IBDP Coordinators. As a matter of testing security, IBO expects that all assessment documentation to be handled by the IBDP Coordinators, not the student.

Transfer students should request the listed information from their current teachers and/or IB Coordinator. If at all possible, all materials can be sent as a single package to arrive before the student starts at ICS.

Students can play their part by having all their previous year's school work available and the additional listed information for their new IBDP teachers. Please note that it can take months to clear shipments of personal belongings, so subject binders are best carried in for the start of school.

Extended Essay:
Student: Indicate subject area, topic and research question prior to joining school, along with contact details for the EE Supervisor. Bring the outline and all notes for review with new EE Supervisor.

Request to Coordinator: Information on the status of the student's Extended Essay from the EE advisor, including comments that might be useful for the EE coversheet.

Theory of Knowledge:

Request to Coordinator: Information on approach to TOK at previous school and sequence of topics covered. Presentation scoring and partially completed TOK assessment form, if applicable.

CAS:
Student: Bring CAS diary or other record of CAS activities and reflections completed thus far.

Request to CAS Coordinator: All previously submitted documentation must be provided to DP Coordinator to be transferred, along with written information about any summer activities that had been approved.

Group 1 (English A1):

Student: The IB Coordinator and English teacher will need a full list of texts already studied in the first year of the course. This list should identify the relevant parts for the A1 works list that the texts belong to. Bring any completed drafts of WL assignments along with the teacher’s feed back.

Request to Coordinator: Additionally the school must be asked to provide the full breakdown of the grades received in the Oral presentation and the comments from the teacher. This must be received from the school in a sealed envelope.

Group 2: (Second language)
Request to Coordinator: It is helpful if any early work on oral assessments and teacher’s comments is passed on from the current teacher through the Coordinator.

Group 3: (Individuals and Societies)
Student: Request to teacher: All courses: A copy of the relevant syllabus indicating the specific topics covered thus far.

Request to Coordinator: All courses: A teacher report on any internal assessment to date.

Any completed internal assessment should be forwarded from the school in a sealed envelope.

Geography: Information on field report and progress made to date.

Group 4: (Experimental Sciences)
Student: Request to teacher (All courses) Request from your teacher copy of the relevant syllabus indicating the specific topics covered thus far.

Request to Coordinator: (All courses) A teacher report on internal assessment to date. Any completed and submitted internal assessment (PSOW forms), all labs,teacher instructions (for IB moderator) and teacher assessment sheets should be forwarded from the school in a sealed envelope.

Note: Group 4 project work need not be forwarded.

Group 5: (Mathematics)

Student: (All courses): Request from your teacher a copy of the relevant syllabus indicating the specific topics covered and copies of any internal assessments already completed.

Request to Coordinator: A teacher report on internal assessment to date. Any completed and submitted internal assessment, record of portfolio scores/comment sheet and a clean copy of all portfolio assignments (task sheets, not student work or project work (studies)) should be forwarded from the school in a sealed envelope.

Group 6: The Arts

Visual Arts
Student: Artists should bring all research workbook(s), self assessments (growth) and art work completed (or digital photos if work is in transit or unable to be transported).

Request to Coordinator: All grades and comments from previous IB visual arts teacher to be forwarded to the Coordinator.