Welcome!
Class of 2024:
For our class of 2024, please see this outline of some important due dates: IB Grade 12 Deadlines and Session Calendar 2024.pdf
The May examination schedule will be posted shortly.
Application Process:
For grade 8 students currently enrolled in an LDSB school, please complete the Microsoft Form found here.
For grade 8 students currently not enrolled in an LDSB school, please complete this application.
For students seeking to enter the IB programme for either their grade 10 or grade 11 year, please complete this application.
All applicants must secure a teacher referral, to be sent directly to the IB coordinator, found here. Applicants are responsible for communicating the deadline to their chosen teacher.
Important Dates:
Applications from current grade 8 students are due January 19 at 3:00pm
The first round of acceptances for current grade 8 students will be sent out Feb 2 by 3:00pm. (Please do not contact the IB coordinator to receive individual responses. You will receive an email indicating an offer of a place in the programme, a spot on the wait list, or an invitation to apply again in the future.)
Applications for individuals seeking to enter in either grade 10 or 11 are due by Feb 23 at 3:00pm. Late applications may be considered, but only if space in the programme permits. Please note that applicants in this group will be contacted only if space permits. Spaces may come available up to and including Labour Day weekend, though traditionally there are few openings.
Financial Information:
The IB programme charges student fees in order to support the additional operational costs (software, training, textbooks, examiners, curriculum design, certification, etc.).
Fees for students starting the IB programme in the 2024-2025 school year are $2600 in total, payable in installments of $600 in each of grades 9 and 10, and $700 in each of grades 11 and 12.
Financial barriers will not prevent students from accessing the IB programme. Please see the bursary application found here if needed.
About the IB Programme:
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is an academically challenging and balanced programme of education with final examinations that prepares students, aged 16 to 19, for success at university and life beyond. It has been designed to address the intellectual, social, emotional and physical well-being of students. The programme has gained recognition and respect from the world’s leading universities.
The IB Programme for the Limestone District School Board is hosted at the fantastic new facilities at Kingston Secondary School on Kirkpatrick Street.
The International Baccalaureate (IB) was first conceived in the late 1960s by the International School of Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland. From its small beginnings the IB has grown steadily; the internationally-acclaimed programme operates in 5000 schools in over 150 countries.