Boundary unavailable for May 2025 (m25)
Reverted to May 2024 (m24) for this subject.
Design Technology
IB Design Technology is a Group 4 course placing inquiry and problem-solving at its heart, using the design cycle to analyse problems, develop solutions, and evaluate prototypes and products. The IB DT course develops critical thinking and design literacy across both SL and HL. This IB Design Technology grade calculator helps students predict their final exam score.
Subject
Grade boundaries
Assessment inputs
Enter raw marks below — grades calculate live.
Paper 1: Multiple Choice
Max 30 marks
Paper 2
Max 50 marks
Individual Design Project
Max 36 marks
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Historical grade boundaries
Every published boundary across 6 sessions. Multiple dots per session are timezone variants.
Global grade distribution for SL Design Technology
Based on May 2024 results for SL Design Technology (1,728 candidates).
Common questions about Design Technology
What levels are available for IB Design Technology?
Design Technology is currently mapped with SL and HL calculator inputs on calculateIB.
Which syllabus versions are included for IB Design Technology?
This page tracks 1 syllabus version: 2020 to Present.
How are IB Design Technology boundaries handled on this page?
The page checks the selected exam session first. If that boundary is unavailable, it falls back to May 2024 and then to the nearest available session, while keeping the fallback local to this subject route.