IB SUBJECTS OFFERED AT RANGITOTO COLLEGE

● IB students take 6 subjects + must complete IB CORE.

● Students take 1 subject from Group’s 1-5 plus an extra choice subject (or
Visual Art).
● All Subjects are offered at SL (Standard) or HL (Higher) level.

DEPARTMENTS Year 11 RANGITOTO DIPLOMA IB Course (Year 12&13) NZ Scholarship Courses

Group 1 ENGLISH IB Group 1 (English A)

or ENGLISH Extension IB Group 1 (English A) English Scholarship
or ENGLISH for Literacy IB Group 2 (English B)
Language & or ENGLISH Intermediate IB Group 2 (English B)
Literature
Media Studies IB Group 1 (English A)

IB Group 1 Subjects
1. Literature
2. Language & Literature
3. Literature (Language of
Choice - not
English/Chinese)

Group 2 Japanese IB Japanese B Japanese Scholarship

Spanish IB Spanish B Spanish Scholarship
Acquired Chinese IB Chinese B (Group 2) Chinese Scholarship
Language IB Chinese A (Group 1)
No NCEA IB French B French Scholarship

ESOL English IB English B (Group 2)

IB Group 2 Subjects
1. Beginners (Ab)
2. Intermediate (SL)
3. Advanced (HL)

● All above languages

● Other languages via
tutor

Group 3 Social Sciences Internal no IB course

Geography IB Geography Geography Scholarship
Individuals & Geography Extension IB Geography
Societies History IB History History Scholarship
History Extension IB History
Sociology (new 2024) no IB course
Accounting no IB course
Business Studies IB Business Management
Economics IB Economics Economics Scholarship
no NCEA course
IB Psychology

Group 4 Science IB Physics Physics Scholarship

Science Extension IB Chemistry Chemistry Scholarship
Science IB Biology Biology Scholarship
Science/Geography IB ESS (Environmental Systems &
Societies)

Science Internal no IB course

DEPARTMENTS Year 11 RANGITOTO DIPLOMA IB Course (Year 12&13) NZ Scholarship Courses

Group 5 MATHEMATICS EXTENSION IB Math AA or Math AI Scholarship Calculus

MATHEMATICS leading to IB Math AI
Mathematics Algebra
MATHEMATICS leading to IB Math AI
Statistics
MATHEMATICS for Numeracy no IB course

Group 6 Choose 1 from these

2nd IB Language A
Choice second no NCEA equivalent 2nd IB Acquired Language
subject (Gp 1-4) 2nd IB Group 3
2nd IB Science

Art OR Choose IB Visual Art

IB CORE no NCEA equivalent CAS portfolio

Extended Essay
TOK

LEARNING IB students access Learning

SUPPORT TEAM assistance for exams via the
IB Coordinator and Learning
Support Team

CAREERS TEAM IB Students work with the

Carers team as they start
University applications