Everything you need to know about the IB predicted grades!

You must be curious to know about what IB predicted grades system is and how an IB student is graded through this!

An IB predicted grades system is the estimated approach used by the IBDP teachers to grade the candidates based upon their performance. Students are fully graded based on two factors:

  • the work provided to the IBDP teacher.  
  • the knowledge of teachers of IB standards

An IB predicted grades system is used for the evaluation of all subjects. IB predicted grades system is different for each school. Therefore, students have to check with their school teachers regarding how the process will work. Roughly, the grading system includes 20% of the coursework and 80% of the assessments for group 3 to group 5 subjects. Similarly, there is an equal distribution of 50% coursework and 50% assessment for group 1 and group 2 subjects.

Predicted grades system for Universities:


For UCAS Applications

UCAS uses your IB grades as a measure to compare your academics and grades with other students. Some of the universities in the UK have their own grades conversion system for IB and A levels. For example, 36 will be equal to A'A'A (King's), or 42 will be equal to A*A*A (Cambridge). If you get an offer letter you have to achieve a score similar to all IB offer holders, this score might become less than your previous IB predicted grades score.

For US Applications

For US, students usually get an acceptance letter from universities. Your actual grades will have zero impact on your offer letter unless your graded points are less than your IB predicted grades. Therefore, students have to get good predicted grades as expected by the University when they offer you an acceptance letter.

IB Predicted Grades 

Before you appear for your final exams, IB has the authority to ask your teachers about your IB predicted grades. This is generally done to keep a check on your performance while viewing all the cheating factors such as if you get a 3 in your predicted grades but a 7 in your actual exam then IBDP can consider your case for critical observation. This process comes under the IBDP Article 18 criteria.

Note: This article based on the IB predicted grades system is just to give an idea of how the system works. So, there is nothing to get serious about but you should get serious about your IBDP.


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