The Illawarra Grammar School Revenue and Competitors

Preparatory - Year 12 co-educational school offering the International Baccalaureate Programme. School Mission Statement: The achievement of academic excellence in a caring environment that is founded on Christian belief and behaviour, so that students are equipped to act with wisdom, compassion and justice as faithful stewards of our world. International Baccalaureate (IB) at TIGS The Illawarra Grammar School (TIGS) became an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School in 2011 when it was authorised to teach the Primary Years Programme (PYP) of the IB. The Illawarra Grammar School will offer all three programmes from 2017. The programmes to be offered at TIGS are: 1. Primary Years Programme (PYP) covering students from Preparatory through to Year 6. TIGS is an authorised PYP school and has been using the PYP framework for learning since 2009. 2. Middle Years Programme (MYP) covering students from Year 7 to Year 10. TIGS is an MYP ‘candidate’ school and has been using the MYP framework since 2014. It is working toward authorisation in early 2016 and will present its first Year 10 candidates for assessment by the IBO in November 2016. 3. Diploma Programme (DP) covering students in Years 11 and 12. TIGS is a DP ‘candidate’ school and is working toward authorisation in 2016. The first students to study the DP at TIGS will commence study in Year 11, 2017. Students at TIGS will have the choice of studying either the DP or the already successful HSC. Students in Years K to 10 at The Illawarra Grammar School, like students in all NSW schools, satisfy the syllabus requirements of the NSW Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES). However, learning is organised within the framework of the PYP and the MYP. From 2017, students in Year 11 and 12 will have the choice of studying either the DP or the HSC at TIGS. Education, International Baccalaureate, Arrowsmith Program