Overview – for the IB Middle Years Programme
Facts teachers need about the IB Middle Years Programme, in our own words with links to the IB.
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- Programme
- Middle Years Programme (MYP)
- Ages
- 11–16
- Length
- 5 years
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20
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- Years: 5
- Years note: Five-year programme; can also be run in two-, three- or four-year formats.
- Subject groups: Language acquisition; Language and literature; Individuals and societies; Sciences; Mathematics; Arts; Physical and health education; Design
- Min hours per group per year: 50
- Projects: Community project (MYP years 3–4) and/or a long-term personal project.
- Interdisciplinary: At least one collaboratively planned interdisciplinary unit each year.
- Assessment: Optional MYP eAssessment in the final year (examinations and coursework); students who take it can get MYP course results and the IB MYP Certificate.
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