{"id":11401,"date":"2021-04-07T07:23:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T07:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalindianschool.org\/sg\/?p=11401"},"modified":"2026-07-07T12:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T12:33:06","slug":"what-is-the-ib-program-and-what-is-a-good-ibdp-singapore-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalindianschool.org\/sg\/blogs\/what-is-the-ib-program-and-what-is-a-good-ibdp-singapore-school\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the IB program and what is a good IBDP Singapore school?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-w-id=\"9265be93-4b5a-94ad-f110-c2d36408c2fc\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;9265be93-4b5a-94ad-f110-c2d36408c2fc&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">International Baccalaureate, commonly referred to as the IB syllabus, is an international set of <a href=\"\/sg\/curricula\" data-w-id=\"cb1115a3-1aef-d95a-b4bb-3dc570e1fb87\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;cb1115a3-1aef-d95a-b4bb-3dc570e1fb87&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">curriculum <\/a>that is offered in schools from typically primary grades all the way through 12th grade. It is considered to be one of the best educational programs in the world, owing to its focus on the <a href=\"\/sg\/student-life\/holistic-education-framework\" data-w-id=\"6e21e999-f916-afe5-ad0b-071d56f98e6b\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;6e21e999-f916-afe5-ad0b-071d56f98e6b&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">holistic development<\/a> of students that goes far beyond traditional textbook learning, or even just academics. Students are encouraged to develop a lot of critical thinking and important life skills that prepare them best for the next stages of their life.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"37bf87ae-c2bc-b1f7-05e6-5ec91a7543f0\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;37bf87ae-c2bc-b1f7-05e6-5ec91a7543f0&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"fe55f21a-368b-ae26-9d36-438bb6bcb073\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;fe55f21a-368b-ae26-9d36-438bb6bcb073&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">Started in the 1960s, <a href=\"\/sg\/curricula\/ibdp\" data-w-id=\"b7c56c1c-ddc0-3f5c-d265-3c29b1c3bf39\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;b7c56c1c-ddc0-3f5c-d265-3c29b1c3bf39&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">International Baccalaureate<\/a> originated in Switzerland, and over the years it has been increasingly incorporated into the curricula offerings of close to 150 countries by the late 2010s. It was started with the goal of adapting teaching methods to the changing times, with an emphasis on teaching students the kind of lessons that will take them far in life.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"4f6d485a-e593-05fe-0333-251fbbfe884c\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;4f6d485a-e593-05fe-0333-251fbbfe884c&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"795d9986-d7ef-9699-3927-4fa6c3710205\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;795d9986-d7ef-9699-3927-4fa6c3710205&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\"><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"14669\" class=\"elementor elementor-14669\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076f1c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"076f1c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-popup-target elementor-element elementor-element-23dd3a4 elementor-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-jet-popup=\"{&quot;attached-popup&quot;:&quot;jet-popup-12008&quot;,&quot;trigger-type&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;trigger-custom-selector&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;loop-dynamic-popup&quot;:false}\" data-id=\"23dd3a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjI0MjM1IiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DOWNLOAD OUR IBDP E-BOOK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/span>\u200d<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-embed w-script\" data-w-id=\"d5dbdad7-f59d-1b59-99ef-5eac78c537bc\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;d5dbdad7-f59d-1b59-99ef-5eac78c537bc&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\n<p>\u200d<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-embed\">\n<p class=\"has-background\"><strong>Also Read:\u00a0<a href=\"\/sg\/blog-detail\/what-is-the-international-baccalaureate-diploma-and-do-singapore-indian-schools-offer-the-ib-diploma\">What is IBDP? Does Singapore school offers IBDP curricula?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u200d\u200d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-w-id=\"c9bfeb86-be63-1091-e1b9-3282b155fe1c\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;c9bfeb86-be63-1091-e1b9-3282b155fe1c&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, also known as IBDP, is the most well-known of all IB programs. It is meant for students in the 11th and 12th grade, and is especially suited for students who wish to pursue their higher education abroad, since it prepares them for learning on an international platform. The IBDP program consists of 6 subject groups and the DP core. The subject groups are as follows:<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"67b53cef-e5f6-b87a-c052-6cd6cd330eee\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;67b53cef-e5f6-b87a-c052-6cd6cd330eee&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"ced23cc3-21c3-f254-3032-0a4bbe333b72\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;ced23cc3-21c3-f254-3032-0a4bbe333b72&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Group 1: Literature and Language Studies (usually English)<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"f31b047d-0030-48de-7b06-af99920c0847\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;f31b047d-0030-48de-7b06-af99920c0847&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Group 2: Language Acquisition (languages such as French, Spanish, German)<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"803bdd5a-6977-8abf-2b4e-310b4ac340b0\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;803bdd5a-6977-8abf-2b4e-310b4ac340b0&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Group 3: Individuals and Societies (covers subjects such as Business, Econ, History and Psychology)<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"2ae266b3-143f-b64d-1a3d-e5b98cd0e7ed\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;2ae266b3-143f-b64d-1a3d-e5b98cd0e7ed&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Group 4: Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Design, Computer Science, etc.)<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"80178d79-0750-46ef-4079-88ef7f5c86dc\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;80178d79-0750-46ef-4079-88ef7f5c86dc&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Group 5: Mathematics<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"335da4c9-e9d4-5c88-610d-f5c34e58adda\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;335da4c9-e9d4-5c88-610d-f5c34e58adda&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Group 6: The Arts (Music, Drama, Dance, Visual Arts, etc.)<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"07ab814e-f4c7-ca01-4248-78182e36359f\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;07ab814e-f4c7-ca01-4248-78182e36359f&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"f58e79db-db3c-7562-4a4e-ed0c64fac4d8\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;f58e79db-db3c-7562-4a4e-ed0c64fac4d8&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">These subject groups aim to broadly cover all the important subjects that students require for their academic development. All of these subject groups have options for the subjects at both the standard level and a higher level. Students are allowed to choose up to 4 of their 6 subjects to be at the higher level. Both levels are graded by the same metrics, but more weightage is given to higher level subjects due to the expectation that students can demonstrate a higher level of understanding of the subject materials. Each subject is scored out of 7 points, making 42 the highest score a student can get.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"28207c35-ec52-7a4b-ec82-d40283c62add\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;28207c35-ec52-7a4b-ec82-d40283c62add&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"6e5147e7-e405-1817-fd7e-13a5f9a94df1\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;6e5147e7-e405-1817-fd7e-13a5f9a94df1&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">The DP Core aims to strengthen the critical thinking abilities of students alongside their academic development, and contribute to their holistic development. Each area is graded out of 1 point, making a total of 3 points for this section. These 3 points with the 42 points from the subjects, makes 45 the total score by which students are graded for IBDP.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"de4196ad-58f7-33bd-88a6-2db2d172d0b0\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;de4196ad-58f7-33bd-88a6-2db2d172d0b0&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-embed w-script\" data-w-id=\"0d2c4aa0-451f-33c7-2d6c-5bba98f4bd1d\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;0d2c4aa0-451f-33c7-2d6c-5bba98f4bd1d&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\"><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"14837\" class=\"elementor elementor-14837\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ff92c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34ff92c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db06fe exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0db06fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/sg\/admissions\/campus-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/globalindianschool.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Campus-Tour-banner-min-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14843\" alt=\"Campus Tour banner-min\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalindianschool.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Campus-Tour-banner-min-jpg.webp 787w, https:\/\/globalindianschool.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Campus-Tour-banner-min-300x69.webp 300w, https:\/\/globalindianschool.org\/sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Campus-Tour-banner-min-768x176.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<p data-w-id=\"05d179ce-9f5c-8c94-792a-019d2afe9d06\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;05d179ce-9f5c-8c94-792a-019d2afe9d06&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<\/p>\n<h3 data-w-id=\"05296f01-001b-15fb-38bb-24052fb7389d\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;05296f01-001b-15fb-38bb-24052fb7389d&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">The DP Core consists of 3 main areas:<\/h3>\n<p data-w-id=\"ec7aa025-c7ee-5500-ef48-4731f61ecaae\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;ec7aa025-c7ee-5500-ef48-4731f61ecaae&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"c04cda84-5bbf-eca9-5576-611f43769a5e\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;c04cda84-5bbf-eca9-5576-611f43769a5e&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Theory of Knowledge: This subject aims to invoke a deeper understanding of knowledge and how it is derived from the world around us. It trains students to use thought processes when assessing information and deriving meaning from it.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"afb02233-3f38-155a-5d01-6e84bb711e32\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;afb02233-3f38-155a-5d01-6e84bb711e32&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf The Extended Essay: This is a 4,000 word research paper that students are expected to compose over the course of this program over any topic of their choosing.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"adb9339d-2bf0-dfc5-c732-437e7177f985\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;adb9339d-2bf0-dfc5-c732-437e7177f985&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u25cf Creativity, Action, Service (CAS): This subject aims to nurture a student\u2019s creativity and service-oriented mindset in the form of community service that includes all 3 elements.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"374a34d0-e34a-4441-8747-1f96d417c632\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;374a34d0-e34a-4441-8747-1f96d417c632&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"0d6316bf-facf-1e05-3afd-e2786131adc9\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;0d6316bf-facf-1e05-3afd-e2786131adc9&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">The goal of the <a href=\"\/sg\/curricula\/ibdp\" data-w-id=\"969a1800-7d37-7cae-0eef-56c78f7340d1\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;969a1800-7d37-7cae-0eef-56c78f7340d1&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">IBDP program<\/a> is to prepare students for the outside world beyond just academics. With this goal in mind, schools take different approaches to teaching the material and often the selection of subjects offered differ from school to school based on their capabilities.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"9844a491-3c78-fa1b-823c-317c17f203b7\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;9844a491-3c78-fa1b-823c-317c17f203b7&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">Singapore is an excellent, international hub for education, business and cultures. This makes an IBDP Singapore education extremely valuable due to the rich experiences that students stand to gain.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"577555bb-f780-e2eb-b4e1-e2ab56161e48\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;577555bb-f780-e2eb-b4e1-e2ab56161e48&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<\/p>\n<h3 data-w-id=\"0022163d-f382-a41b-ff72-cd9e9bb797e4\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;0022163d-f382-a41b-ff72-cd9e9bb797e4&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">GIIS &#8211; the best IBDP Singapore School<\/h3>\n<p data-w-id=\"7655a0e3-de20-b772-017d-96020ea70c9e\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;7655a0e3-de20-b772-017d-96020ea70c9e&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">Global Indian International School is a great <a href=\"\/sg\/school-levels\/high-school\" data-w-id=\"9c342405-c8dc-4821-a0e9-bc9e49a90e50\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;9c342405-c8dc-4821-a0e9-bc9e49a90e50&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">high school in Singapore<\/a> that is offering the IBDP curriculum to its students. It is an authorized IB world school and has a wonderful <a href=\"\/sg\/smart-campus\" data-w-id=\"b13aa98c-fdf8-b898-8f69-fe2c4a33171f\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;b13aa98c-fdf8-b898-8f69-fe2c4a33171f&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">SMART campus<\/a> which integrates into the IBDP program well and gives students all the resources they need in order to excel within this challenging curriculum. Any students of the ages 16-19 can enroll in GIIS IBDP.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"9df5ca86-444d-35c6-2dba-29bc06090f0f\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;9df5ca86-444d-35c6-2dba-29bc06090f0f&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-embed w-script\" data-w-id=\"dde858d5-24f7-23c0-de75-8c97e54ffe3f\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;dde858d5-24f7-23c0-de75-8c97e54ffe3f&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\"><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"14675\" class=\"elementor elementor-14675\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8eb2e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a8eb2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6052a40 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6052a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/sg\/admissions\/enquiry-form#enquiry-form\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Secure Your Child\u2019s Future: Enroll Today!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf50fd exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bcf50fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/sg\/admissions\/campus-tour#campus-tour-new\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore Our Campus And Know More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<p data-w-id=\"f8ae2a92-d321-d262-e2f9-f75d4de104f8\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;f8ae2a92-d321-d262-e2f9-f75d4de104f8&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"6b8fc38f-da06-011c-cc97-c8952789b945\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;6b8fc38f-da06-011c-cc97-c8952789b945&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">This high school in Singapore also provides many <a href=\"\/sg\/scholarships\/mahatma-gandhi-universal-values\" data-w-id=\"65eef7ce-9c9d-8c3a-9612-40384a5438a7\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;65eef7ce-9c9d-8c3a-9612-40384a5438a7&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">merit-based scholarship<\/a> opportunities for its students, and recognizes students with exceptional talent and maintains a collaboratively competitive environment. As a result, GIIS Singapore has a great track record for this programwith an average of 37.35 score for the 2020 graduating batch. GIIS students have consistently beat the world IBDP score average of ~29 for at least the last 5 years, with several world toppers scoring the maximum of 45 grade points in this program.<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"de1601f4-9eb5-c910-e316-b5707554af07\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;de1601f4-9eb5-c910-e316-b5707554af07&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">\u200d<\/p>\n<p data-w-id=\"3e3625fe-ac7b-7ac2-a37e-30cfb22c8af3\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;3e3625fe-ac7b-7ac2-a37e-30cfb22c8af3&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-blogs-description-input\">IBDP is the kind of program that can be made an exponentially more enjoyable experience with the right kind of resources. The goal of holistic development can only be achieved properly when students have access to all kinds of facilities that will help them down the right path. GIIS boasts of a wide range of amenities that support students in their development. 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