How to check IB results online

Read the result in four passes

A total score is only the first check. Read the award outcome, the six subject grades, the core outcome and the conditions in your university offer separately. A diploma award does not prove an offer has been met, and a total above 24 does not by itself prove that every diploma condition is satisfied.

For an illustrative 31-point result against a 32-point offer requiring Biology HL 6, record both the one-point total gap and the Biology requirement. If Biology is already 6, the decision is different from a result where it is 5. Send admissions the accurate position and ask how pending results should be reported.

Check each diploma condition · Understand results reviews · Send results to a university

• Record the session and candidate details exactly.
• Ask for component information if you are considering a review.
• Use the school's earlier review cutoff, not merely the last IB date.
• Arrange the official transcript route: a screenshot may not satisfy admissions.

Before results: credentials and release time

Obtain the code and PIN for the right examination session from your DP or CP coordinator. Keep your university offer, admissions contact and previous candidate details ready. If a retake may be needed, ask about the host school’s internal registration cutoff promptly.

The IB’s published release arrangements distinguish candidates from schools:

• May session: candidate results begin on 6 July from 12:00 GMT.
• November session: results are issued to schools on 16 December from 21:00 GMT; release is staggered by time zone.

Your individual access time is shown on the school’s PIN report or confirmed by your coordinator. Check that time before treating an empty results view as a login problem.

Open the results view

Go to candidates.ibo.org, enter the code and PIN exactly as provided, accept the terms if prompted, then open the results view. If you copy credentials, remove extra spaces before trying again.

Three failed attempts can cause a 30-minute lockout. For rejected credentials or old-session results, follow the candidate login troubleshooting steps. If you can sign in but the expected result is missing, ask the coordinator about that subject and its release status.

Read grades, totals and P/N codes

For a full DP Diploma entry, read the total, each subject grade, TOK/EE points and Diploma award status. Where the school enables detailed results, the portal can show the scaled total and grade boundaries; it does not show individual assessment-component marks. Ask the coordinator for the component breakdown if needed.

For the full DP Diploma, check the total, completion of CAS, no E in TOK or EE, HL/SL point thresholds and low-grade limits. If the Diploma was not awarded, identify the exact unmet condition before planning a retake.

P means the subject grade is pending. N means the IB could not award a grade because all requirements were not met. Neither is a numerical grade to enter as zero in a calculator. Contact your coordinator to establish the reason and next action; see the IB explanation of P and N.

Decide what happens next

Ask the coordinator whether the concern is a possible marking error, an unmet assessment requirement, an admissions condition or preparation for another session. A re-mark investigates the existing work; a retake involves a new assessment attempt.

Being close to a grade boundary does not establish that marks are wrong or predict a successful re-mark. Discuss the component evidence, fees, deadline and the possibility of a lower grade before giving written consent. Compare a retake against the time needed to prepare, a confirmed school place and the university’s policy.

University and transcript steps

Follow the official IB transcript process to send results directly to the institution. Before publication, ask your coordinator about destination requests; afterwards use the IB graduate request route where applicable. Check that the university can match your name, date of birth and examination session.

If an offer is at risk, report the achieved total and required subject grades, what is already submitted and what is only planned, the expected result date and transcript status. Distinguish a school enquiry, written acceptance and confirmed exam registration. Ask admissions what it will accept while a review or retake is pending; the university makes that decision.