International Baccalaureate

International Baccalaureate
FormationOctober 25, 1968; 56 years ago (October 25, 1968)
HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
Websiteibo.org
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The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO),[1][2] more commonly known as the International Baccalaureate (IB), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968.[3][4] It offers four educational programmes: the IB Diploma Programme and the IB Career-related Programme for students aged 16 to 19, the IB Middle Years Programme for students aged 12 to 16, and the IB Primary Years Programme for children aged 3 to 12.[5] To teach these programmes, schools must be authorized by the International Baccalaureate.

The organization's name and logo were changed in 2007 to reflect new structural arrangements. Consequently, "IB" may now refer to the organization itself, any of the four programmes, or the diploma or certificates awarded at the end of a programme.[6]

  1. ^ "International Baccalaureate Organization". OpenCorporates. 25 October 1968. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Copyright". International Baccalaureate. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ^ "IB headquarters Archived 19 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine." International Baccalaureate. Retrieved on 25 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Overview of the International Baccalaureate Organization". Archived from the original on 22 November 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2006.
  5. ^ "Programmes". Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  6. ^ "IB Identity Announcement". Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.