Diploma Programme

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Tsukuba International School obtained authorization to offer the IB Diploma Programme (DP) in April 2017. Our first cohort of DP students started in August 2017 and graduated in June 2019.

Students take the DP Core subjects and a maximum of six courses over the two years of the Diploma Programme, one from each subject group. The Group 6 subject can be replaced with a second subject in another group. Students may take a maximum of one course online.

DP Courses offered in 2025-27 (Class of 2027)

The following courses are offered at TIS for the cohort that will graduate in 2027.

Subject GroupSubjects Offered
DP CoreTheory of Knowledge
Extended Essay
Creativity, Activity, Service
Group 1: Language and LiteratureEnglish (SL/HL)
Japanese (SL/HL)
Group 2: Language AcquisitionJapanese (SL/HL)
(further online options)
Group 3: Individuals and SocietiesGlobal Politics (SL/HL)
(further online options)
Group 4: SciencesBiology (SL/HL)
Chemistry (SL/HL)
Physics (SL/HL)
Group 5: MathematicsMath Applications and Interpretation (SL/HL)
Math Analysis and Approaches (SL/HL)
Group 6: ArtsArt (SL/HL)
Music (SL/HL)
(further online options)

DP Courses offered in 2026-28 (Class of 2028)

The following courses are offered at TIS for the cohort that will graduate in 2028.

Subject GroupSubjects Offered
DP CoreTheory of Knowledge
Extended Essay
Creativity, Activity, Service
Group 1: Language and LiteratureEnglish (SL/HL)
Japanese (SL/HL)
Group 2: Language AcquisitionJapanese (SL/HL)
(further online options)
Group 3: Individuals and SocietiesGlobal Politics (SL/HL)
(further online options)
Group 4: SciencesBiology (SL/HL)
Chemistry (SL/HL)
Physics (SL/HL)
Group 5: MathematicsMath Applications and Interpretation (SL/HL)
Math Analysis and Approaches (SL/HL)
Group 6: ArtsArt (SL/HL)
Music (SL/HL)
(further online options)

Online Course Options

The following courses are offered online.

  • Group 2: French ab initio (SL), Mandarin ab initio (SL), Spanish ab initio (SL), Spanish (SL)
  • Group 3: Business Management (SL/HL), Economics (SL/HL), Individuals and Societies, Digital Society (SL/HL), Philosophy (SL), Psychology (SL/HL)
  • Group 6: Film (SL)

For more information about the online courses, please see the Pamoja website.

For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org.

Annual Overviews of DP Learning at TIS

2025-26

Here are overviews of what our DP students studied in the 2025-26 school year.

2024-25

Here are overviews of what our DP students studied in the 2024-25 school year.

  • First Quarter DP Overviews (November 2025)
  • Second Quarter DP Overview (February 2025)
  • Third Quarter DP Overview (April 2025)
  • Fourth Quarter DP Overview (June 2025)

2023-24

Here are overviews of what our DP students studied in the 2023-24 school year.

  • First Quarter DP Overview (November 2023)
  • Second Quarter DP Overview (February 2024)
  • Third Quarter DP Overview (April 2024)
  • Fourth Quarter DP Overview (June 2024)

2022-23

Here are overviews of what our DP students studied in the 2022-23 school year.

2021-22

Here are overviews of what our DP students studied in the 2021-22 school year.

2020-21

Here are overviews of what our DP students studied in the 2020-21 school year.

2019-20

Here are overviews of what our DP students studied in the 2019-20 school year.

2018-19

Here are overviews of what our DP students studied in the 2018-19 school year.

2017-18

Here are overviews of what our DP students studied in the 2017-18 school year.

More Information

Please see the IB website for more information about the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.