I analysed official IB statistics and subject guides, and official university and test-provider sources, so that parents can plan everything from subject choices to applications, grade by grade.
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Official IB news that matters to Diploma students and parents, in plain words with the source: results, course changes, IB policy and Singapore IB news, plus a list of changes coming up.
Read the newsGrades and the grade calculator, which topics carry the marks, the IA and the Extended Essay, and an English–Korean glossary.
Enter Paper 1, 2, 3 and IA marks. See the weighted total out of 100, the grade it earned in each session from 2022 to 2025, and what you need for a target grade.
Open the calculatorHow many students get a 7, how many marks out of 100 a 7 takes, how the IA mark changes the exam target, how to choose between HL and SL, and the new course from 2029.
Read the guide873 Paper 1 and 2 questions sorted by topic: the share of marks, how often each topic appears, Paper 1 versus Paper 2, and how it compares with the IB's teaching hours.
Read the guideHow the five criteria are marked, how SL and HL differ, how to turn an interest into a question that can reach the top bands, and the new criteria from August 2027.
Read the guideWhat makes a good maths EE topic, eight kinds of topic that go wrong and how to fix them, the new criteria from May 2027, and the rules on help and AI.
Read the guide230 maths terms by topic with the Korean school term, where Korean students learn it, and ten easily confused pairs.
Open the glossaryFor Grades 8–10: from IGCSE to IB Maths, IGCSE grade thresholds, and how Singapore international schools set up maths.
How IGCSE Extended, Additional Maths and IB AA SL and HL connect, which topics are taught where, and what to prepare before HL if a student has taken Extended only.
Read the guideMarks needed for each grade in Cambridge 0580, 0606 and 0607 and Edexcel 4MA1 and 4PM1 on the papers sat in Singapore, the share of top grades, and a calculator for your own marks.
Read the guideGrade 9–10 maths courses, IB maths options, A Level and AP routes, school calendars and published HL criteria at 12 schools, from each school’s own documents.
Read the guideWhich IB subjects and which maths each university course asks for, and where each major leads.
For ten majors, the IB subjects and levels that 16 universities in the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia require or recommend, and which combination meets them all.
Read the guideAA or AI, HL or SL: course-by-course maths conditions at Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial, LSE, UCL, NUS, NTU and Australian universities, checked on official pages.
Read the guideTen university majors: the jobs they lead to, where graduates went, and official pay data from Singapore, the UK and the US.
Read the guideThe calendar by grade, predicted grades, UK applications and admissions tests, medicine and dentistry, and applying in Singapore, Australia and the US.
What to decide in each grade from Grade 8 to Grade 12, which grades universities look at, and the application calendar from the summer of Grade 11 to the end of Grade 12.
Read the guideWho sets them, what the IB does with them, how universities in six countries use them, how accurate they are, re-marks and retakes, and the November session.
Read the guideThe three questions and 4,000-character limit introduced for 2026 entry, what to write for each with IB examples, a checklist before you submit, and the rules on AI.
Read the guideWhich UK courses need which admissions test, how each test works, the 2026–27 dates and fees, and what IB Maths students should prepare.
Read the guideThe UCAT, IB subjects and scores, interviews, international places, fees and what follows the degree, at 16 UK courses, 3 in Singapore and 7 in Australia.
Read the guideApplication windows and predicted-grade rules at the three universities, NUS subject prerequisites by course, medicine, fees and the Tuition Grant (three years' work after graduating), and the written parts of each form.
Read the guideIB scores by course, the IB-to-ATAR table, how and when a student in Singapore applies, predicted grades, July and September starts, fees and scholarships.
Read the guideWhich universities require SAT or ACT for fall 2027 and fall 2028 entry, who superscores, where IB or AP can replace SAT/ACT, early deadlines and English-test rules, from official pages.
Read the guideExams and contests beyond the IB: AP Calculus, every AP exam in Singapore, and maths competitions.
What AB and BC cover, the May 2027 exam format, score distributions to 2026, how universities use AP Calculus, and how to sit the exam in Singapore.
Read the guideAll 42 AP subjects with 2027 exam dates, Singapore start times, format and 2026 scores, what universities ask for, and how to register with Prometric or USEIC.
Read the guideAMC and AIME, UKMT, the SMO, the Australian contest and Waterloo: who can enter from Singapore, 2026–27 dates, awards, and what universities say.
Read the guideEvery guide is an independent analysis by Math with Alex and is not affiliated with the IB, any university or any test provider. The numbers change every year, so each guide states the data it is based on.
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