Assessment fees and services

IB ANNOUNCES CANDIDATE REGISTRATION FEE ELIMINATED FOR NOVEMBER 2019

Middle Years Programme

eAssessment

• Individual subject registration fee is paid for each assessed subject taken by an individual student.

Assessment fees for Middle Years Programme

May and November 2025 sessions

Fee	USD	GBP	CHF	EUR	SGD
eAssessment individual subject registration fee	79	48	76	57	93
Discounted subject fee for package of seven eAssessments	474	288	456	342	558

 Schools receive the following services

• A comprehensive coordinator's handbook
• Access to IB Answers by telephone or email
• Access to the IB information systems (IBIS) for tasks necessary to administer student assessment
• Validation of grades of final-year students through the submission of samples of student work for external moderation
• Assessment reviewed by external moderators, appointed and trained by the IB, who apply the same criteria and achievement levels worldwide
• Moderation reports providing detailed advice for schools in relation to understanding and applying subject-specific objectives and assessment criteria

Students receive the following services

• An IB record of achievement and IB Middle Years Programme certificate where conditions are met

Diploma Programme

The IB assesses student work as direct evidence of achievement against the stated assessment objectives of Diploma Programme courses.

• The candidate subject fee is paid for each subject taken by an individual student. There is no fee for theory of knowledge or the extended essay assessment by diploma category students.

Assessment fees for Diploma Programme

May and November 2025 sessions

Fee	USD	GBP	CHF	EUR	SGD
Candidate subject fee	123	74	119	89	146

Higher fees are charged where IB deadlines for student registration are missed.

There is also the core fee for course candidates:

Core fees (per candidate)

The fee is for each core requirement of the Diploma Programme a course candidate is registered for, and for diploma candidates retaking a core requirement. These core fees do not apply to a diploma category registration.

May and November 2024 sessions

Fee	USD	GBP	CHF	EUR	SGD
Extended essay	91	55	91	65	108
Theory of knowledge	46	28	46	33	55
Creativity Activity and Service	10	6	11	7	11

May and November 2025 sessions

Fee	USD	GBP	CHF	EUR	SGD
Extended essay	94	58	91	68	113
Theory of knowledge	48	29	46	35	57
Creativity Activity and Service	10	6	11	7	11

Schools receive the following services

• A comprehensive coordinator's handbook
• Access to IB Answers by telephone or email
• Access to the IB information system (IBIS) for tasks necessary to administer student assessment
• A range of teacher feedback, including subject reports for each examination session

Students receive the following services

• Comprehensive assessment using a wide range of assessment methods including moderated internal assessment and externally marked examinations
• Assessment by an international team of examiners and moderators, overseen by independent chief examiners
• Clerical checking of assessment material to ensure administrative accuracy
• Where appropriate, access arrangements and consideration of individual special circumstances
• Access to results one day after results are released to schools
• A printed diploma, diploma results or certificate (depending on their results)
• Transmission of results to universities worldwide, upon request

Career-related Programme

From the November 2014 examination session onwards, the Career-related Programme (CP) will change from the current per capita fee to the standard assessment fee of the Diploma Programme.

Assessment fees for the CP

• The candidate subject fee is paid for each assessed subject taken by an individual student. There is no fee for the reflective project.

May and November 2024 sessions

Fee	USD	GBP	CHF	EUR	SGD
Candidate subject fee	119	70	119	85	140

May and November 2025 sessions

Fee	USD	GBP	CHF	EUR	SGD
Candidate subject fee	123	74	119	89	146

An additional late fee will be incurred for a DP subject registration, reflective project registration or amendment to a subject, level or language after the first registration deadline. The late fee increases again after the second deadline.

Schools receive the following services

• A comprehensive coordinator’s handbook
• Access to IB Answers by telephone or email
• Access to the IB information system (IBIS) for tasks necessary to administer student assessment
• A range of teacher feedback, including subject reports for each examination session

Students receive the following services

• Comprehensive assessment using a wide range of assessment methods including moderated internal assessment and externally marked examinations
• Assessment by an international team of examiners and moderators, overseen by independent chief examiners
• Clerical checking of assessment material to ensure administrative accuracy
• Where appropriate, access arrangements and consideration of individual special circumstances
• Access to results one day after results are released to schools
• A printed certificate and certificate of results (depending on their results)
• Transmission of results to universities worldwide, upon request

Invoicing policy

The IB issues invoices to the counterparties (IB World Schools or candidate schools) for the following areas:

• Application fees

• Candidacy and consultancy (fee A), candidacy and application (fee B) fees

• Annual programmes fees

• Assessment fees

• Workshop fees

• Other service and ad hoc fees

The IB shall send invoices to schools at each scheduled cycle for the Annual Programmes and Assessment Fees.

The IB shall send invoices for Candidacy, Application and Workshop Fees after these services have been registered or confirmed.

Schools shall retain invoices for the timeframe required by the tax jurisdictions.

The IB shall send an electronic copy of the invoice to the counterparty by default. A physical hard copy will be sent only upon request.