Programme guides

These documents have been produced by the International Baccalaureate (IB). They are intended for:

• candidate schools
• IB World Schools that are newly authorized to offer one of the three IB programmes
• experienced IB World Schools that are implementing or planning to implement more than one IB
  programme.

They summarize the common elements and the differences between the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the
Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the Diploma Programme (DP).

• Read Towards a continuum of international education [251 kb, PDF] for more information about the connections between the three IB programmes.

• Read The Primary Years Programme [335 kb, PDF] for more information about how this programme is structured.

• Read The Middle Years Programme [329 kb, PDF] for more information about how this programme is structured.

• Read The Diploma Programme [877 kb, PDF] for more information about how this programme is structured.

These documents are also available to buy from the IB store.