IB Economics — opening soon.

We are not teaching IB Economics yet, and we are not going to pretend otherwise. It is the next subject we are adding, and the waitlist below decides how fast.

Join the waitlist

Where this stands, plainly. Arche Academy International currently teaches Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. Economics is not on the timetable.

We would rather tell you that than take an enquiry we cannot serve. Expected opening: [TO CONFIRM — Glen]. Everyone on the waitlist gets first refusal on places and the founding rate.

Levels

Both levels, when it opens.

Economics SL


Content	Introduction to economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, the global economy
Papers	Paper 1 (extended response) and Paper 2 (data response)
Internal Assessment	A portfolio of three commentaries on published news articles — 30% of the grade at SL [TO CONFIRM — Glen]
Where marks go	Command terms and evaluation, not content knowledge

Economics HL


Additional content	HL extension topics and quantitative content across micro, macro and the global economy
Papers	Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 — the quantitative policy paper, sat by HL students only
Internal Assessment	The same three-commentary portfolio — 20% of the grade at HL [TO CONFIRM — Glen]
Where marks go	Paper 3. Quantitative, time-pressured and routinely under-practised

The subject

IB Economics is a writing exam. Most students treat it as a content exam.

Students rarely lose marks because they do not know what a price ceiling is. They lose them for five specific, teachable reasons — and this is what our programme will be built around.

Command terms. “Explain”, “analyse”, “discuss” and “evaluate” are four different tasks with four different mark ceilings. Most students write the same essay for all four.
Diagrams drawn but not used. A correctly labelled diagram earns little until the prose refers to it explicitly.
Evaluation. The highest-value and least-taught skill in the subject — a real judgement, supported, with the assumptions named.
Real-world examples. A vague gesture at “a country” scores below a named, dated, specific example.
The commentaries. Three pieces, written over months, against a rubric published in advance. They should be the strongest part of a grade and usually are not, because students pick articles that cannot support the required analysis.

Waitlist

Be first in the queue.

No charge, no commitment. We will write to you when Economics opens, before it is announced anywhere else. If it turns out we cannot open it, we will tell you that too.

Every name here is a real signal about whether this subject is worth hiring for — so adding yours genuinely changes the answer.

Questions

What parents ask.

Are you teaching IB Economics right now?

No. Arche Academy International currently teaches Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. Economics is the next subject we are adding, and the waitlist decides how quickly.

What is the difference between IB Economics SL and HL?

Higher Level covers the same syllabus with greater depth, adds HL-only extension and quantitative content, and adds Paper 3 — a quantitative policy paper sat by HL students only. Both levels submit the same three-commentary portfolio.

Why do students lose marks in IB Economics?

Almost always on command terms and evaluation rather than content. “Explain”, “analyse”, “discuss” and “evaluate” are four different tasks with four different mark ceilings, and diagrams that are drawn but never referred to in the prose earn very little.

What does joining the waitlist commit me to?

Nothing. It is free, and you can leave at any time. It gives you first refusal on places and the founding rate when Economics opens, and it tells us whether the subject is worth staffing.

In the meantime, we do teach Maths, Chemistry and Physics.

Same five-student cap, same tutor every week.

See the IB programme