The IB Geography course enables boys to deepen their knowledge and understanding of some of the topics tackled at IGCSE whilst also exploring new areas of the subject. The Core, taken by both Standard and Higher Level students, is based on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and explores the geographical foundations of the key global issues of our time: Changing Population; Global Climate; and Global Resource Consumption and Security. All students also complete a 2,500-word internal assessment, which is a piece of coursework presenting the findings of a fieldwork investigation. Supplementing the Core, all students study two additional topics: Oceans and their Coastal Margins; and Urban Environments. In addition, Higher Level students also study Extreme Environments; and a Higher Level extension course, Global Interactions (a detailed examination of the economic, socio-political and cultural causes and impacts of globalisation). Usually 25-30 boys per year study geography at IB. Geography has for many years been a popular choice of university course for KES leavers and the department has a proud record of sending students to excellent universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.
The maximum score for the IB Diploma is 45 points, with six subjects graded out of seven points and an additional three points for the Core elements of TOK and the Extended Essay.
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Birmingham |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Boys |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £17,046 |
| Address | Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, B15 2UA |
The IB Geography course enables boys to deepen their knowledge and understanding of some of the topics tackled at IGCSE whilst also exploring new areas of the subject. The Core, taken by both Standard and Higher Level students, is based on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and explores the geographical foundations of the key global issues of our time: Changing Population; Global Climate; and Global Resource Consumption and Security. All students also complete a 2,500-word internal assessment, which is a piece of coursework presenting the findings of a fieldwork investigation. Supplementing the Core, all students study two additional topics: Oceans and their Coastal Margins; and Urban Environments. In addition, Higher Level students also study Extreme Environments; and a Higher Level extension course, Global Interactions (a detailed examination of the economic, socio-political and cultural causes and impacts of globalisation). Usually 25-30 boys per year study geography at IB. Geography has for many years been a popular choice of university course for KES leavers and the department has a proud record of sending students to excellent universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.
The maximum score for the IB Diploma is 45 points, with six subjects graded out of seven points and an additional three points for the Core elements of TOK and the Extended Essay.