Creating & Reviewing Exam Calendars

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Exam Calendars include preloaded May and November IB exam dates and durations. View them by school, year group or student.

Exam Calendars allow schools to organize and manage IB exam sessions efficiently. Built-in schedules for May and November sessions help streamline planning with preloaded dates and durations.

Screenshot: Year Groups menu expanded with a DP year group open on the Plans tab
Where to find it: Year Groups > your DP year group > Plans

Users can view exam schedules at different levels, including daily overviews and individual student calendars, ensuring clear visibility for coordinators, teachers, and students

Creating Exam Calendars

You can create exam calendars via the Plans tab. With each exam, you will have options for exam times, proctors and locations.

Via Year Groups > Select Year Group > Plans

Under the Plans tab, click the Exam Calendar link in the right-hand panel.

Screenshot: Exam Calendar in the Plans Details panel
Exam Calendar in the Plans Details panel.

The exam dates are built-in annually for the May & November exam sessions together with the durations and dates for each paper. The recommended start times, based on the IBO exam regions and your school's timezone are included.

If you see an incorrect set of dates, please ensure that your exam session is set correctly under the Settings > School Settings to either May or November

You will be prompted to enter the starting time for each exam together with the location and up to three exam proctors. Once you have set your exam times, click Save Changes at the bottom of the page.

Viewing the Daily Exam Calendar

Screenshot: Exam Calendar with location, date and time and exam proctor for each paper
Exam Calendar with location, date and time and exam proctor for each paper.

Teachers & Advisors can click Exam Calendar to view all exam times, proctors, and locations. They can click on Daily Exam Calendar to view in more detail.

Screenshot: Daily Exam Calendar listing exams by day
Daily Exam Calendar listing exams by day.

Accessing Individual Exam Calendars

Screenshot: student Plan worksheet with the Exam Calendar button
Student Plan worksheet with the Exam Calendar button.

Students will be able to access their personalized exam schedules via Exams Planner > Plan > Exam Calendar.

Screenshot: student Exams Schedule in date order
Student Exams Schedule in date order.

As DP Coordinator or homeroom advisor, by clicking on a student's name under Plans, you can view that student's exam calendar. Select Exams Calendar in the right-hand panel to see the student's exams in date order.

Screenshot: Exams Calendar in the Details panel of a student's Plan worksheet
Exams Calendar in the Details panel of a student's Plan worksheet.
Screenshot: a student's exam calendar viewed by a coordinator
A student's exam calendar viewed by a coordinator.

FAQ

  1. Q: Why are certain Language A and Language B subjects not appearing? E.g. Chinese, Russian, Thai, Japanese, etc.
    A: We do not write out the exams for every language except English, French and Spanish. Other languages are listed as 'Language A' or 'Language B'. This is because all the exams happen at the same time except English, French and Spanish.

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