Academics
Li Po Chun United World College takes advantage of its location as a meeting place of east and west. The College offers Chinese at all levels, from beginners to advanced literature. Chinese Studies a course to study Chinese history and culture, was designed, developed and is offered at LPC. Li Po Chun's average IB grade has hovered around 38 points in recent years, one of the highest averages world wide. In 2007, 5 students gained perfect scores of 45, which together with the other United World Colleges, represented over 15% of all perfect scorers achieved in the world. Due to these academic achievements LPCUWC is considered one of the top high schools in the World. In late 2007, the Wall Street Journal identified the College as one of the world's top 50 schools for its success in preparing students to enter Ivy League universities, one of only two schools located outside the US, and the only UWC outside the US to make it into the list.
Students at the College undertake a 2-year International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. The classes offered in each Group are as follows (in alphabetical order):
Group 1
Chinese A Literature (HL, SL)
Chinese A Language and Literature (SL only)
English A Literature (HL, SL)
English A Language and Literature (HL, SL)
Spanish A Literature (HL, SL)
Spanish A Language and Literature (HL, SL)
Self Taught Language A Literature (Any other language) (SL only)
Group 2
Mandarin B (HL, SL)
Mandarin ab initio (SL only)
English B (HL)
French B (HL, SL)
French ab initio (SL only)
Spanish B (HL, SL)
Spanish ab initio (SL only)
Group 3
Business and Management (SL only)
Chinese Studies (SL only)
Economics (HL)
Geography (HL, SL)
History (HL)
Political Thought (SL only)
Environmental Systems & Societies (SL only). Also counts as a Group 4 subject.
Group 4
Biology (HL, SL)
Chemistry (HL, SL)
Environmental Systems & Societies (SL only). Also counts as a Group 3 subject.
Physics (HL, SL)
Group 5
Further Mathematics (HL only)
Mathematics (HL, SL)
Mathematical Studies (SL only)
Group 6
Theatre Arts (HL, SL)
Visual Arts (HL, SL)
Theory of Knowledge
A requirement for the IB diploma, each student attends a TOK class for one year about half as often as any other class, is required to make a formal TOK presentation and in the 2nd year write a paper on one of the topics/questions given by the IBO.
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