International Baccalaureate Programme

More than 4,000 schools so far have chosen to teach International Baccalaureate® (IB) programmes, with their unique academic rigor and their emphasis on students’ personal development. Those schools employ over 70,000 educators, teaching more than one million students worldwide.

Akron Public Schools is proud to house its IB programme at Firestone High School. If you're ready to be a part of this amazing program, read and complete the following forms at the very bottom of the page.

There are 2 application options for the 2022-23 IB Programme: on-line and paper.

GOOGLE FORMS 2023-24

Counselor Recommendation

Teacher Recommendation

Student Application

PRINTABLE FORMS 2023-24

Additional Forms (click to open)
FHS Assessment Policy
FHS IB Language Policy
FHS Academic Honesty Policy

For questions about the application process contact Judith Harrison at [email protected] or at 330-761-3270.

For questions about IB World School rules, please reference this document.

IB Diploma Passing Rate

	Firestone	Ohio	USA	Worldwide
2015	93.7%	69.4%	69.5%	80.8%
2016	95%	76.5%	68%	79.3%
2017	69.5%	71.2%	66.7%	78.4%
2018	52%	62.3%	65.6%	78.1%
2019	76.4%	74.7%	64.1%	77.1%
2020	90.3%	85.9%	72.1%	78.7%