Dexter High School became an accredited IB Programme in 2011, with the first diploma recipients graduating in 2014. Seventy-nine percent of candidates earned the Diploma. This exceeds the United States historical average and meets the worldwide historical average. This achievement is particularly impressive for a first-year program and is unmatched by comprehensive high schools belonging to International Baccalaureate Coordinators of Michigan.
Programme Coordinator
Erin Palmer
734-424-4240, ext. 7071
IB Programme Description
The International Baccalaureate® (IB) is an international, non-profit educational foundation founded in 1968. There are currently 834 schools in the United States with IB diploma programs (only 30 in Michigan), and the credential is recognized in 75 countries at more than 2000 universities and colleges. The IB Diploma Programme is an academically rigorous two-year course for students ages 16-19 years. The curriculum includes six rigorous two-year courses, a 4,000 word Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge course, and the CAS project: Creativity, Action, and Service, which gives students hands-on experience planning and executing service programs that integrate what they've learned in their IB studies. Student projects, essays, and exams are graded by external IB evaluators.