IB文凭是国际认可的入学证书，使学生有资格进入海外大学和澳大利亚大学。要获得该文凭的资格，要求考生完成以下各项并达到令人满意的标准：六个学术科目知识论课程一个扩展的散文创造力行动与服务（CAS）学生必须从以下六个组中的每个组中选择一个选项：第1组语言和文学研究第2组语言习得（第二语言：法语/印尼语/英语/西班牙语从头算起）第3组社会中的个人研究（历史，经济学，商业和管理与心理学）第4组实验科学（生物学/化学/物理/体育，运动与健康科学）第5组数学（数学，数学研究）第6组视觉艺术/戏剧/音乐或第2、3或4组
Mercedes College is South Australia's only Catholic school offering the IB Organisation curriculum from Reception to Year 12, and one of just a handful of schools delivering the programme at all three levels.<br><br>For more than 30 years, students at Mercedes College have studied the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum.<br><br>From Reception to Year 5, students participate in our IB Primary Years Programme.<br><br>Then, from Year 6 to Year 10 they study our IB Middle Years Programme.<br><br>Students in Years 11 and 12 may choose to complete the IB Diploma Programme or the South Australian Certificate of Education. Regardless of their choice, having studied the IB programme students are well equipped for success.<br><br>No other curriculum more comprehensively prepares students for life in an increasingly intercultural world, nor more effectively opens their minds to a life independent learning. It develops inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.<br><br>Each of the IB programs enables students to make sense of the complexities of the world around them, as well as equipping them with the skills and qualities needed for taking responsible action for the future. The programs crosses disciplines, cultural, national and geographical boundaries, championing critical thinking, stimulating ideas and effective relationships.