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IB English B Paper Weighting

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By Roxanne

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21 Jul 2026

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Understanding the weighting of your internal and external assessments is crucial for success in IB English B. In this post, we will break down the weighting of each component of the IB English B course, allowing you to understand each assessment component of the subject.

 

 

IB English B Paper Weighting

 

 

While the content and difficulty of English B SL and HL vary, both courses share the same paper weighting. The paper weighting for IB English B is as follows:

 

Assessment Component

Weighting

Paper 1

25%

Paper 2

50%

Individual Oral (IO)

25%

 

 

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