Oh yeah the Internation Bacaloriate is Crikey hard. they do that in select schools aroudn teh state, Like " Lycee Condorcet" the French school in maroubra, and SCEGGs (forget which campus) and 3 other schools... its really really tough, they have different subjects such as ' philosophy ' and Commerical Studies ,and "Theory of Knowledge " Subects, as well as High level English Maths... If for the 'Gifted' students, its putting the best, at the highest level they can get.
whoa these are the subjects they have to do
Language A - English including a study of World Literature (or the student's first language, if not English, in certain circumstances)
Language B - continuing study of a second modern language (French, German or Japanese) - or Language ab initio - a second language studied from the start (French, Japanese or Chinese)
Individuals & Societies - History, Geography, Economics, Psychology, Philosophy, Information Technology in a Global Society, Ecosystems and Societies (can cover both Groups 3 and 4)
Experimental Sciences - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Ecosystems and Societies
Mathematics - Mathematics HL, Mathematical Methods, Mathematical Studies
Arts and electives - Art/Design, Music, Theatre Arts, Computer Science or a second choice from any of Groups 2, 3 or 4.