IB Examiner Calendar:

Diploma Programme
Pre-session Marking Results

Registration for the

following year’s
September examination sessions –
In early September, you will
receive an email prompting
you to register as available
or unavailable for the
following year’s Marking starts for the The May examination
examination sessions. November session session is closed –
eCoursework components 15 September
Only examiners registered (including EE, TOK, IA) for
as available are considered those examiners who
for marking. registered for the session in
the previous year –
Mid September /
Mid October

October

Marking deadline for the Examiners submit report

November session for the November session
eCoursework components – eCoursework component
Mid October – marking –
Mid November Mid October /
Mid November

Marking starts for

the November session
November examination components –
Mid/Late November

Marking deadline for the Examiners submit report for

November session the November session
examination components – examination component
Late November marking –
Late November

Grade boundaries are set for

the November session by a

December team of senior examiners –

Late November /
Early December

Issue of Results for the

November session –
16 December

Principal examiners submit

Work for the May session is subject report for the
allocated to examiners – November session –

January January Early/Mid January

Enquiry Upon Results for

the November session –
January – March

Familiarisation mode
available on RM Assessor –
February Early February
(all year if examiner has RM
Assessor login details)

Examiners are instructed via

email to acknowledge their
allocations for the May
session on IBIS –
February

Examiner training modules

available on Moodle –
Mid February /
March Mid May
(permanent resources are
available all year round)

Marking starts for the May The November examination

session eCoursework session is closed –
components 15 March
(including EE, TOK, IA) –
Mid March /
Mid April

April

Examiners submit report for

the May session
eCoursework component
marking –
Mid April /
Mid May

Marking deadline for the

May session eCoursework
May components –
Mid April - Mid May

Marking starts for

the May session
examination components –
Mid May

Marking deadline for the Examiners submit report

May session examination for the May session
June components –
Mid June
examination component
marking –
Mid June

Grade boundaries for the

May session are set by a
team of senior examiners –
June

Principal examiners submit

subject report for
July the May session –
Early/Mid July

Work for the November Issue of Results for the

session is allocated to May session –
examiners – 5 July
Late July

Examiners are instructed via Enquiry Upon Results for

email to acknowledge their the May session –
August allocations for the
November session on IBIS –
July – September

August

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