Every paper and piece of coursework for Visual Arts, with its time, marks and share of the grade at each level, then the grade boundaries the IB set for recent sessions.
2 exams, internal assessment 40% of the grade. The weight is each part’s share of your final grade.
| Component | Time | Marks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
Art-making inquiries portfolio – · 32 marks Curated evidence of your art-making as inquiry across a variety of forms and strategies: up to 15 screens and 3,000 words, plus a list of sources. | – | 32 | 40% |
Connections study – · 24 marks Connects one of your resolved artworks with your context and with at least two artworks by other artists: up to 10 screens and 2,500 words, plus sources. | – | 24 | 20% |
Resolved artworksInternal Coursework · 32 marks Five resolved artworks (images, or videos up to 3 minutes each) with titles and details, plus a rationale of up to 700 words on two screens. | Coursework | 32 | 40% |
Resolved artworks, 40% of the grade, marked out of 32. Five resolved artworks (images, or videos up to 3 minutes each) with titles and details, plus a rationale of up to 700 words on two screens. Your teacher marks it, and the IB checks a sample of marks from your school.
The lowest overall percentage for each grade. The IB sets them after every session, so treat them as a guide to the standard, not a promise.
| Grade | May 2025 | November 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 81–100% | 80–100% |
| 6 | 65–80% | 65–79% |
| 5 | 51–64% | 49–64% |
| 4 | 34–50% | 34–48% |
| 3 | 22–33% | 22–33% |
| 2 | 11–21% | 11–21% |
| 1 | 0–10% | 0–10% |
2 exams, internal assessment 40% of the grade. The weight is each part’s share of your final grade.
| Component | Time | Marks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
Art-making inquiries portfolio – · 32 marks Curated evidence of your art-making as inquiry across a variety of forms and strategies: up to 15 screens and 3,000 words, plus a list of sources. | – | 32 | 30% |
Artist project – · 40 marks An artwork made and situated in a context you choose: up to 12 screens and 2,500 words, a video of up to 3 minutes, and a list of sources. | – | 40 | 30% |
Selected resolved artworksInternal Coursework · 40 marks Five artworks chosen from at least eight, with a rationale of up to 700 words and five artwork texts of up to 1,000 words in all, on up to eight screens. | Coursework | 40 | 40% |
Selected resolved artworks, 40% of the grade, marked out of 40. Five artworks chosen from at least eight, with a rationale of up to 700 words and five artwork texts of up to 1,000 words in all, on up to eight screens. Your teacher marks it, and the IB checks a sample of marks from your school.
The lowest overall percentage for each grade. The IB sets them after every session, so treat them as a guide to the standard, not a promise.
| Grade | May 2025 | November 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 81–100% | 81–100% |
| 6 | 67–80% | 66–80% |
| 5 | 53–66% | 53–65% |
| 4 | 39–52% | 39–52% |
| 3 | 22–38% | 20–38% |
| 2 | 11–21% | 10–19% |
| 1 | 0–10% | 0–9% |
Each paper rewards practice under its own conditions: its length, its calculator rule, the kind of answer it wants. Read the paper descriptions above, then practice with the clock running, using the past papers your school gives you.
Augment has nothing to practice for Visual Arts yet. The syllabus on the subject page is the list of what the exams can ask about.
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