The International Baccalaureate Programme provides 11th and 12th grade students from Darlington County a rigorous, holistic curriculum leading to an IB Diploma. Students apply for entry into the program in the 8th, 9th, or 10th grades, and if accepted are enrolled in an accelerated curriculum that prepares them for the rigors for the IB Diploma Programme.
International Baccalaureate Magnet Programme
Application Process Calendar
Spring 2013
(See below for an explanation of each of these dates.)
Wed. and Thurs., February 27 and 28:
IB Interviews
Friday, March 15 IB 2013-2014.pdf
IB Accepted and Waiting List Posted
Friday, March 22
Letter with IB Confirmation Form mailed to accepted students
Thursday, March 28
IB Informational Meeting for Students & Parents
Friday, April 12
Deadline to confirm acceptance. IB Confirmation Form due to Office of Innovative Programs
Friday, April 26
Begin to pull names from IB Waiting List. Ten days to accept or decline selection
Friday, May 24
Stay Put Date. Deadline to decline slot for 2013-2014 School Year. Continue to pull from IB Waiting List if necessary.
February 27 and 28 – IB Interviews
Hartsville High School Media Center
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
By Invitation
The last step in the IB Application and Evaluation process will be the IB Interview. Students who have met the criteria thus far will be invited to interview with two Hartsville High School faculty members. Interviews will last approximately 15 minutes and students are asked to arrive 10 minutes prior to their interview time. After the interview portion is complete, students will be asked to indicate a foreign language preference (French or Spanish) if accepted to attend the IB Magnet Programme. This does not obligate a student to take a particular foreign language but will assist us in estimating the number of sections of each foreign language we need to offer next year.
Friday, March 15
IB Magnet Programme
Students Accepted & Student Waiting List Announced
Posted on Website
12:00 p.m.
Students who qualify for the IB Programme must have a cumulative score of 80 or higher based on the criteria listed below. Students are ranked based on their scores and are either placed on the IB Magnet Programme Accepted List or the IB Magnet Programme Waiting List. Both lists will be posted on the Hartsville High School web site at 12:00 Noon on Friday, March 15.
Friday, March 22
IB Magnet Programme Acceptance Letters Mailed
With Confirmation Forms
The Darlington County SchoolDistrict Office of Innovative Programs will mail letters to students on the IB Magnet Programme Accepted List notifying them of their accepted status. Each letter will contain an IB Magnet Programme Confirmation Form. To accept admission the IB Magnet Programme students are to return the Confirmation Form to the Office of Innovative Programs by Friday, April 12.
Students on the IB Waiting List will also be mailed a letter on March 22 informing them of their IB Magnet Programme Waiting List status. Beginning on Friday, April 26, students on the Waiting List will be offered available slots in the IB Magnet Programme. Students at the top of the Waiting List will be given the first opportunity to accept an IB Magnet Programme slot.
Thursday, March 28
IB Spring Informational Meeting
Hartsville High School Media Center
7:00 p.m.
IB Accepted and Waiting List students and parents are invited to learn more about the International Baccalaureate Magnet Programme by attending an informational meeting in the Hartsville High School Media Center on Thursday, March 28th, at 7:00 p.m. Those in attendance will hear from current International Baccalaureate students, parents, and teachers. Questions about the IB Magnet Programme will be answered.
Friday April 12
IB Confirmation Form Due
To accept admission the IB Magnet Programme students are to return the Confirmation Form to the Office of Innovative Programs by Friday, April 12.
Friday April 26
Begin to Pull Names from IB Waiting List
The process of pulling students from the IB Magnet Programme Waiting List will begin on this date. Students whose names are pulled will be mailed a letter from the Darlington County School District Office of Innovative Programs. The letter will have an IB Confirmation Form. Students will have ten days to confirm or decline their selection for the IB Magnet Programme. Waiting List students who wish to accept admission the IB Magnet Programme must return the Confirmation Form to the Office of Innovative Programs within ten days. This process will continue until all the IB Magnet Programme available slots are filled.
HARTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IB CLASS OF 2012 REACHES NEW HEIGHTS Sixty indvidual students took a total of 171 IB Assessments. 100% of HHS IB students passed the following IB assessments:
Biology Extended Essay (3rd consecutive year)
Economics Extended Essay
English Extended Essay (3rd consecutive year)
French SL
History Extended Essay (2nd consecutive year)
Math Studies SL (4thconsecutive year)
Music SL (3rd consecutive year)
Music HL
Theory of Knowledge (3rd consecutive year)
Peace & Conflict Studies Extended Essay
Psychology Extended Essay
Our students exceeded International Average Scores in three areas, Math Studies SL and Music SL and Music HL. We had six students earn International Baccalaureate Diplomas.
Scholarship Information, IB Class of 2012
IB Class of 2012- Ten of the 11 Palmetto Fellow Scholarship recipients from HHS were IB Students. Criteria include SAT score of 1200, GPA of 3.5, and ranked in the top 6% of the class.
Twenty – two IB seniors earned the Life Scholarship, and one IB senior earned the Hope Scholarship.
IB CLASS OF 2012 RECEIVES $4,666,880 IN SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS
Scholarships offered to Darlington County Seniors $12,458,615
Scholarships offered to Hartsville High School Seniors $ 6,888,209
Scholarships offered to our 33 Hartsville High School IB Seniors $ 4,666,880
SAT Scores
Average SAT Scores Class of 2012
The average SAT Score for the IB Class of 2012 (junior and senior SAT administrations) was 1668 on a 2400 scale. This exceeded the National and State of SC averages.
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Total SAT V / M / W
2400 Max
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% Tested
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Hartsville High IB Average
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1668
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85%
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National Average
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1483
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NA
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Hartsville High Average
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1459
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33%
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State of SC Average
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1427
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NA
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Average ACT Scores Class of 2012
ACT Scores = 36
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English
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Math
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Reading
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Science
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Composite
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Hartsville High
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17.0
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18.2
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16.9
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16.9
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16.5
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Hartsville High IB
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24.7
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23.4
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25.1
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24.4
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24.3
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South Carolina
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19.5
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20.2
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20.4
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20.1
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20.2
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Nation
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21.1
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IB Magnet Programme Enrollment 2007 - Present
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School Year
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9th grade
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10th grade
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11th grade
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12th grade
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Total
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2007-2008
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37
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27
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n/a
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n/a
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64
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2008-2009
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41
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38
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39
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n/a
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118
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2009-2010
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36
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32
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37
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30
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135
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2010-2011
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37
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32
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34
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34
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137
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2011-2012
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38
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38
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33
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34
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143
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2012-2013
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48
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38
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40
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34
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160
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Evidence shows that the Hartsville High School IB Programme pays academic dividends for our students. In May, 2010 Hartsville High School graduated its initial IB class and IB enrollment continues to increase.
