Visual Arts
IB Visual Arts is a Group 6 course encouraging students to challenge their creative and cultural expectations through analytical problem-solving, divergent thinking, and technical proficiency as art-makers. The IB Visual Arts course covers a wide range of contemporary practices and media across both SL and HL. This IB Visual Arts grade calculator helps students predict their final exam score.
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Part 1: Comparative Study
Max 30 marks
Part 2: Process Portfolio
Max 34 marks
Exhibition
Max 30 marks
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Historical grade boundaries
Every published boundary across 11 sessions. Multiple dots per session are timezone variants.
Global grade distribution for SL Visual Arts
Based on May 2024 results for SL Visual Arts (6,109 candidates).
Common questions about Visual Arts
What levels are available for IB Visual Arts?
Visual Arts is currently mapped with SL and HL calculator inputs on calculateIB.
Which syllabus versions are included for IB Visual Arts?
This page tracks 1 syllabus version: 2017 to Present.
How are IB Visual Arts 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.