Accreditation of UWC Degrees in Trinidad & Tobago

UWC Colleges Offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma

Eleven of the United World Colleges offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB). The IB is an international secondary school diploma and one of the most widely recognised qualifications for entry to universities worldwide (at present universities in 110 countries do so, including the University of the West Indies).

Applicants selected by UWC National Committees and Selection Contacts for the UWC will usually have completed ten or eleven years of education and be aged 16-17. In Trinidad & Tobago this means that the applicant will have completed their CXC examinations.

The IB Diploma is equivalent to years/grades 12 and 13 in most national educational systems. In Trinidad & Tobago it means that the IB would be equivalent to "A-Levels". Eight Colleges offer only the two-year programme; the UWC of South East Asia and Waterford KaMhlaba UWC of Southern Africa also cater for younger students. Further information about the IB curriculum can be found in separate documentation and at the International Baccalaureate Organisation website: www.ibo.org.

The academic year in the Colleges runs from August/September to May/June, with the exception
of Waterford KaMhlaba UWC where the year starts in January. The Colleges operate with either
two or three terms, allowing for at least one longer holiday period every year.

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