ST.

FRANCIS XAVIER SECONDARY SCHOOL

50 Bristol Road West, Mississauga, Ontario, L5R3K3, Telephone: 905-507-6666
www.stfxss.org
GRADE 11-12 I.B. DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
COURSE SELECTION

Please circle your subject choices (3 subjects at the Standard Level (SL) and 3 subjects at the Higher
Level (HL)). Note: If English is chosen at the Standard Level, than Mathematics must be chosen at the Higher
Level and vice versa.
Standard Level Higher Level

Group 1 – Studies in language and literature English A: Literature English A: Literature

Group 2 – Language acquisition French B

Group 3 – Individuals and societies Economics Economics

History History
Philosophy

Group 4 – Sciences Biology Biology

Chemistry Chemistry
Computer Science Computer Science
Physics Physics

Group 5 – Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics

Group 6 – The arts* Music Music

Visual Arts Visual Arts

Theory of Knowledge (TOK)

Students must choose one subject from each of groups 1 to 5, thus ensuring breadth of experience in languages, social studies,
sciences and mathematics. Note: Courses will run depending on class size and instructor availability.

*In the IB Diploma Program, the sixth subject may be an arts subject chosen from Group 6. It can also be replaced with a subject
from either Group 3 or Group 4. Please note that Computer Science can be chosen as a required Group 4 sciences subject.

Please check our school’s website (Guidance/Courses -> IB Program) for the withdrawal policy (Pre-IB and IB Withdrawal Policy)
and for the IB DP course details (IB Diploma Programme at STFXSS-Curriculum).
 GRADE 11 AND 12 IB
COURSE SELECTION

Year 1 (Grade 11) Year 2 (Grade 12)

Subject Group Level Sem. 1 Sem. 2 Sem. 1 Sem. 2

Group 1: Studies in SL 1 ENG3US ENG4US

English language and literature
- English A: Literature HL 1 ENG3UH ENG4UH ETS4UH
Group 2: Language
French acquisition - SL 3 FSF3US FSF4US
French B

SL 2 CIE3MS CIA4US
Economics Group 3
HL 2 / 3 CIE3MH CIA4UH BBB4MH
Individuals and
societies - Economics, SL 2 CHT3OS CHY4US
History History, Philosophy
HL 2 / 3 CHT3OH CHY4UH CPW4UH

Philosophy SL 2 HZB3MS HZT4US

SL 2 SBI3US SBI4US
Biology
HL 2 / 3 SBI3UH SBI4UH PSK4UH

Group 4 SL 2 SCH3US SCH4US

Chemistry
Sciences - Biology,
HL 2 / 3 SCH3UH SCH4UH SNC4MH
Chemistry, Computer
Science, Physics
SL 2 SPH3US SPH4US
Physics
HL 2 / 3 SPH3UH SPH4UH IDC4UH

Computer Science SL 2 ICS3US ICS4US

HL 2 / 3 ICS3UH ICS4UH TEJ4MH

Group 5 SL 1 MHF4US MCV4US

Mathematics
Mathematics HL 1 MHF4UH MCV4UH MDM4UH

Music SL 2 AMI3MS AMI4MS

Group 6 HL 2 / 3 AMI3MH AMI4MH AMC4MH

Visual Arts The arts – Music, Visual SL 2 AVI3MS AVI4MS

Arts
HL 2 / 3 AVI3MH AVI4MH AWN4MH

Theory of knowledge HSB4UB

(TOK) – Grade 12 only

THE COURSES WITH “S” AT THE END OF THE CODE ARE STANDARD LEVEL COURSES. “H” AT THE END OF THE CODE DENOTES A HIGHER LEVEL
COURSE. As TOK does not have a level assigned, the “B” at the end of the code indicates that this is an IB DP core course.

Courses will be running if the number of students selecting them warrants this. Higher Level subjects can start either in Semester 1 or Semester
2 in Grade 11 and their location on the table does not reflect where they will appear on students’ timetables.
 GRADE 11 AND 12 IB
COURSE SELECTION

Sample of an IB timetable (subject to change):

(Please note that this is a sample version; some subject sections may be scheduled for different periods in order to avoid conflicts.
Grade 12: TOK will be also taught in Semester 1 on a one-period per week basis –TOK teacher(s) will visit some classes, courtesy
of other subject teachers.)

Year 1 Year 2
Sem. 1 Sem. 2 May Sem. 1 Sem. 2 May
Per. SL 1 - Part A SL 1 – Part B SL 1 Exam HL 2 – Part B Challenge and Change in April-June
1 English/Math - English/Math English/Math History-CHY4UH Society (HSB 4UB) and Ontario Challenge and
ENG3US/MHF4US ENG4US/MCV4US Theory of Knowledge Chemistry-SCH4UH Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Change in Society (HSB
Computer Science - and Extended Essay Economics-CIA4UH (HSB 4UB and TOK 4UB) continues
ICS3UH start Computer Science- overlapped topics)
ICS4UH (February-March)
Per. SL 2 – Part A SL 2 – Part B SL 2 Exam HL 1 – Part B HL 1 – Part C HL 1 Exam
2 Philosophy-HZB3MS Philosophy-HZT4US Theory of Knowledge English/Math English/Math English/Math
Economics-CIE3MS Economics-CIA4US and Extended Essay ENG4UH/MCV4UH ETS4UH/MDM4UH
History-CHT3OS History-CHY4US start
Biology-SBI3US Biology-SBI4US
Chemistry-SCH3US Chemistry-SCH4US
Physics-SPH3US Physics-SPH4US
Per. HL 1 – Part A HL 3 – Part A HL 3 – Part B HL 3 – Part C HL 3 Exam
3 English/Math Biology-SBI3UH Biology-SBI4UH Biology-PSK4UH
ENG3UH/MHF4UH Physics-SPH3UH Physics-SPH4UH Physics-IDC4UH

Per. HL 2 – Part A SL 3 - Part A SL 3– Part B HL 2 – Part C SL 3 Exam French

4 History-CHT3OH French-FSF3US French-FSF4US History-CPW4UH
Chemistry-SCH3UH Chemistry-SNC4MH HL 2 Exam
Economics-CIE3MH Economics-BBB4MH
Computer Science–TEJ4MH

Other subject choices (not scheduled here) are also available in our IB Diploma Programme: Music/Visual Arts. These courses will
be running if the number of students selecting them warrants this and conflicts with other courses can be resolved.