Recent research into higher education
outcomes has tended to put the IB in a better light than A-levels
And while both routes are widely-accepted for entry into university, both have
their devotees.
Paul Young’s twin sons Jonathan and Michael are in the second year of A-levels
at Doha
College in Qatar, where Mr Young is senior vice principal.
He said A-levels give his sons an opportunity to specialise, which they would
not get with the IB. While Michael is taking maths, further maths, physics and
history, Jonathan is studying maths, physics, biology and psychology.
“If students are looking to go into a maths or science-related subject, the
depth of study at A-level is genuinely better than it would be at IB,” Mr Young
said.
A-levels may be a UK qualification, but they are accepted by universities
around the world.
"Many of our students go on to study at Oxford, Cambridge and other
Russell Group universities. However, a significant number will choose to study in the United States, Canada and South
Africa where A-levels are readily accepted," said Mr Young.
Paula Baptista’s son Gilles is also in his second year of sixth form, although
he is taking the IB diploma, at the British School of Brussels.
The school offers both A-levels and the IB, but Ms Baptista said the latter was
a better fit with her son’s interests.
“It was really suitable for the type of student Gilles is,” she said. “He is
happy to develop critical reasoning and wants to know why and how things happen
and to go deeply into every subject.”
The IB also offered Gilles the opportunity to study psychology and film and
meant he did not have to drop a second language, she added, while recognising extra-curricular
work. For the service element of his course, for example, he trained 10 and
11-year-olds in how to put on TEDx talks.
Although Gilles found himself with less free time than his friends taking
A-levels, he became more disciplined as a result, Ms Baptista said.
Recent research into higher education outcomes has tended to put the IB in a
good light. A study by Leeds University academics found that students who took
higher level maths at IB were more likely to get a first class degree than
those who took A-level maths.
Analysis by the Higher Education
Statistics Agency found that IB students were more likely to go to a top 20
ranked university than their A-level peers, more likely to get a first class
degree and more likely to go on to postgraduate study.
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And while both routes are widely-accepted for entry into university, both have their devotees.
Paul Young’s twin sons Jonathan and Michael are in the second year of A-levels at Doha College in Qatar, where Mr Young is senior vice principal.
He said A-levels give his sons an opportunity to specialise, which they would not get with the IB. While Michael is taking maths, further maths, physics and history, Jonathan is studying maths, physics, biology and psychology.
“If students are looking to go into a maths or science-related subject, the depth of study at A-level is genuinely better than it would be at IB,” Mr Young said.
A-levels may be a UK qualification, but they are accepted by universities around the world.
"Many of our students go on to study at Oxford, Cambridge and other Russell Group universities. However, a significant number will choose to study in the United States, Canada and South Africa where A-levels are readily accepted," said Mr Young.
Paula Baptista’s son Gilles is also in his second year of sixth form, although he is taking the IB diploma, at the British School of Brussels.
The school offers both A-levels and the IB, but Ms Baptista said the latter was a better fit with her son’s interests.
“It was really suitable for the type of student Gilles is,” she said. “He is happy to develop critical reasoning and wants to know why and how things happen and to go deeply into every subject.”
The IB also offered Gilles the opportunity to study psychology and film and meant he did not have to drop a second language, she added, while recognising extra-curricular work. For the service element of his course, for example, he trained 10 and 11-year-olds in how to put on TEDx talks.
Although Gilles found himself with less free time than his friends taking A-levels, he became more disciplined as a result, Ms Baptista said.
Recent research into higher education outcomes has tended to put the IB in a good light. A study by Leeds University academics found that students who took higher level maths at IB were more likely to get a first class degree than those who took A-level maths.
Analysis by the Higher Education Statistics Agency found that IB students were more likely to go to a top 20 ranked university than their A-level peers, more likely to get a first class degree and more likely to go on to postgraduate study.
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