IB Diploma
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ISN Nice is an IB World School on the French Riviera delivering the full IB Diploma Programme for students aged 16 to 18.
Our two-year programme is taught entirely in English and prepares students for entry to leading universities worldwide, combining academic rigour with the personal development that top institutions look for.
In 2025, ISN students achieved a mean score of 32 against a global average of 30 (IB Global average), with graduates accepting offers from universities across the UK, USA, France,and beyond.
What IB Diploma results does ISN Nice achieve?
ISN's IB Diploma results consistently outperform the global average. In 2025:
- ISN mean IB score 32 (vs. IB Global average: 30)
- 60% of ISN students scored over 30 points
- 40% of students achieved their bilingual IB Diploma
- ISN highest score for the IB Diploma was 40 points.
The latest results for the IB Diploma are available here.
Our graduates have gone on to study at universities including Stanford University and Columbia University in the US or the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge andImperial College London in the UK. The full list of university destinations is available here.
The IB Diploma and the ISN High School Diploma
Students ages 16-18 years prepare to excel by way of this academically challenging yet balanced two-year programme of education.
The IB Diploma and Bilingual Diploma
What is the IB Diploma Programme ?
The IB Diploma: is a framework designed to transform senior high school students through high-quality and holistic education, empowering them with the skills and qualifications required to access eminent universities and thrive at the higher education level.
What is the Bilingual IB Diploma ?
The Bilingual Diploma: In accordance with their academic ability, students can choose their own Language A, which gives them the opportunity to graduate with the Bilingual IB Diploma.
The High School Diploma
Double award: ISN students can complete the IB Diploma Programme and the ISN High School Diploma, enabling them to obtain a double award.
The double award gives students the opportunity to obtain two certifications: the IB Diploma, which is externally assessed, and the High School Diploma, which is earned through internal grades.
A student who is not a candidate for the full IB Diploma may be better suited to the IB Certificate track or may still gain credit to graduate with the ISN High School Diploma.
The IBDP empowers students to be inquisitive, reflective, and compassionate learners through a supportive school environment at ISN that fosters inquiry and creativity, and cultivates a culture of collaboration and respect.
- Santanu Bhowmik, ISN IBDP Coordinator
How is the IB Diploma awarded
The programme culminates in externally assessed final examinations. Students who achieve a minimum of 24 points out of a possible 45 points can be awarded the IB Diploma.
Once students have completed their four-year high school career and all requirements for graduation, they may graduate from ISN. Graduates may apply to enter local, national and international institutes of further and higher education. This can enable students to gain entry to a broad range of post-secondary education and employment destinations.
As IB organisation research implies, this well-founded route to higher education around the world can enable students to gain acceptance from their first-choice university, often with advanced credit.
What is the IB Diploma Core (TOK, CAS, Extended Essay)?
The DP Core Is composed of three elements:
The DP Core
Is composed of three elements:
- Theory of knowledge
- Creativity, Activity, Service
- Extended Essay
Theory of knowledge (TOK) is an interdisciplinary course that supports students in developing their own ways of thinking and cultivates critical thinking skills. Students’ views are encouraged while their worldview is enriched as they inquire into the nature of knowing and deepen their understanding of knowledge as a human construction.
Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) is an experiential learning component that engages students in an array of pursuits to balance out their studies that may include extracurricular, athletic or service-based endeavours.
Extended Essay (EE) is an independent work emphasising personal research. Students select an area of personal interest in order to write a 4,000-word essay.
In addition to the Diploma Programme Core, students select five subjects and one elective from the following subject selections that are currently offered at ISN:
- Group 1: Study in Language and Literature: including the study of selections from World Literature: English or French*
- Group 2: Language Acquisition: Second modern language: English or French*
- Group 3: Individuals and Societies: Economics, Geography, History
- Group 4: Experimental Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics
- Group 5: Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL and SL, Applications and Interpretations SL
- Group 6: Electives: Theatre, Visual Arts, a third language*, a second science or a second selection from Group 3.
Full IB Diploma candidates select five subjects and one elective from the subject selections offered at ISN; at least three of the subjects are taken at Higher Level (HL), the others at Standard Level (SL).*Other languages can be made available upon request if faculty is available, but this will incur an extra cost.
FAQ: Frequently asked questions about the IB Diploma at ISN Nice
- Is the IB Diploma recognised by universities worldwide?
- What score do students need to pass the IB Diploma?
- Can students earn the IB Diploma alongside another qualification?
- What languages is the IB Diploma taught in at ISN Nice?
- When can students join the IB Diploma Programme at ISN?