Senior School Prospectus.
2026-2028

The IB Career-related Programme

Discovery College is offering the IB Career-related Programme (IBCP) as an option for students in Years 12-13. This programme provides an alternative pathway through which students can complete secondary schooling and progress to Higher Education. 

What is the IBCP?

The IBCP is the fourth International Baccalaureate programme (along with the PYP, MYP and DP) and is aimed at students who have a particular career path in mind. The IBCP allows students to specialise and dedicate themselves to an area of learning they know they want to pursue.

What does the IBCP offer in comparison to the IBDP?

How is the IBCP structured?

As the diagram shows, the IBCP encompasses some elements of the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP) within its structure. It also encompasses the IB’s educational philosophy and mission.

Comparison of IBCP and IBDP course elements

Details of CP Core Components

What Career-related study specialisms are available to Discovery College students?

Career-related studies occur through a partner provider. Partnerships with the following institutions have been established.

Award of the IBCP Certificate

The Certificate of the Career-related Programme of the International Baccalaureate will be awarded subject to satisfactory completion of the following requirements by a candidate:

• The candidate has completed the specified career-related study.

• The candidate has been awarded a grade 3 or more in at least two of the Diploma 

  Programme courses registered for the Career-related Programme.

• The candidate has been awarded a grade of D or above for the Reflective project.

• Personal and professional skills, Community engagement and Language and Cultural studies requirements have been met.

• The candidate has not received a penalty for academic misconduct.

All candidates will receive programme results detailing their level of achievement in the Diploma Programme courses and the reflective project along with the status of completion of the Career-related Programme core. (IBO, 2015)

The transcript(s) and/or certificate(s) of the CRS will be awarded by the external provider.

What qualifications do students receive at the end and how does this relate to university admissions? 

Upon the successful completion of the IBCP course, the student will be awarded the following qualifications.

These qualifications provide a number of ways in which students can gain access to a broad range of university courses in different countries around the world.