Fees and services

The International Baccalaureate® is a not-for-profit organization.

We cover our main operational costs by charging fees to schools for providing services to support the implementation of the Diploma Programme. We value our reputation for providing high-quality services.

Annual school fee

IB World Schools pay an 'annual school fee' for each programme they are authorized to teach, but if schools offer two or more programmes they pay a reduced fee to reflect their greater commitment. Schools offering two programmes receive a 10% reduction on either their Primary Years Programme or their Middle Years Programme annual school fee, while schools offering all three programmes receive a 10% reduction on both their Primary Years Programme and their Middle Years Programme annual school fee.

(Fees valid 1 September 2009 to 31 August 2010)

Core services

Schools receive the following core services for each programme they are authorized to teach.

• Full access to a world-class curriculum that is comprehensively researched, and regularly reviewed and updated according to a published plan
  • A transdisciplinary framework in the Primary Years Programme
  • Eight subject groups and five areas of interaction in the Middle Years Programme
  • Over 200 subjects and levels in the Diploma Programme
  • Extensive teacher participation in the review cycle to ensure that the curriculum is up to date, relevant and reflects best practice from around the world
  • A wide range of curriculum publications to support teachers
• Secure access to the online curriculum centre (OCC) for every teacher
• An online community of over 30,000 teachers from over 120 countries at the OCC
• Organized by curriculum area, with additional areas relating to librarians, special educational needs, academic honesty and research
• Contains news and information, IB curriculum and assessment publications, a teacher resource exchange and discussion forums
• Programme evaluation in schools
  • A self-study process required every five years in all IB World Schools, supported by the IB with reports and school visits where appropriate
  • A reflective exercise that involves the entire school community and aims to improve practice, identify strengths and weaknesses, and determine areas for future focus—reinforcing the support and commitment for the programme from all stakeholders in the community
  *Please consult your regional office for information on the cost structure for programme evaluation.

• Communication and marketing support
  • Use of the IB World School name and logo to indicate a school's unique international status and involvement with the IB
  • Four subscriptions to our official magazine, IB World, which is published three times a year to keep everyone informed about the news and events across the IB community
  • A dedicated school page on the IB website, with your school details and links to your school website—over one million pages downloaded every month in English, French and Spanish
  • Automatic inclusion in the schools directory section of the annual IB World School Yearbook, which is distributed to embassies, consulates and education ministries around the world
• Governance, representation and networking
  • The opportunity to vote in regional elections of representatives to the IB governance structure
  • Representation through a participative governance structure including the regional heads representative committees, regional advisory committees, the international heads representative committee and the Council of Foundation
  • The opportunity to attend international IB conferences including regional conferences of IB World Schools and the biennial world conference of IB heads/principals (a conference fee per participant is charged)
• Assistance with university and government recognition
  • Regional offices continually seek to improve recognition of our programmes by universities and governments
• Support and advice
  • Support from your regional office and IB headquarters by email and telephone on all aspects of being an IB World School
  • Professional support in all parts of the curriculum and in cross-curricular areas such as special educational needs
  • Access to IBIS (the IB extranet) for tasks necessary to administer the programme