When Do IB Scores Come Out? Dates, Times and What Happens Next

The night before results day is the longest night of the IB.

Parents ask us the same three questions every year. When do IB scores come out? What time will they appear where we live? And what do we do if the number on the screen isn't the one our child needed?

This guide answers all three. It uses the IB's own published dates and rules, not rumours from group chats.

Quick answer: IB Diploma Programme (DP) and Career-related Programme (CP) scores come out on 6 July for the May exam session. Results appear on the IB candidate website, candidates.ibo.org, from 12.00 GMT — that's 8.00am in New York, 1.00pm in London, 5.30pm in Delhi and 8.00pm in Singapore. Schools receive the same results one day earlier, on 5 July, and many pass them to students straight away. For the November session, results go to schools on 16 December from 9.00pm GMT. IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) results are issued separately, on 1 August and 1 February.

When do IB scores come out? The dates that repeat every year

IB results days are fixed to the same calendar dates each year, not to a weekday.

That's the single most useful thing to know. Unlike A Levels or GCSEs, IB results day doesn't drift to "the third Thursday in August". The IB uses the same dates every session, so you can put them in the calendar two years ahead.

In 2026, more than 209,000 DP and CP students received results from the May session on 6 July. Schools got them on 5 July from 8.00am EDT / 1.00pm BST / 2.00pm CEST / 8.00pm SGT.

One nuance matters here. The IB releases results to schools in staggered fifteen-minute intervals by time zone. So two schools in two countries won't refresh the same screen at the same second. Your coordinator knows your school's exact slot.

What time do IB results come out in your city?

For the May session, results reach the candidate website at 12.00 GMT — then translate into local time from there.

Here's what 12.00 GMT looks like around the IB world in early July. Northern-hemisphere daylight saving is already applied.

Two warnings before you set an alarm.

First, the staggering. Your exact release time can sit a few minutes either side of the table above. The IB publishes the real time for each candidate on the Individual PIN report, which your school's DP or CP coordinator holds.

Second, families in Asia and Australia get results in the evening, not the morning. That's worth planning for. A 10.00pm result in Sydney means a teenager reading life-changing news at bedtime, alone, on a phone. Many families choose to open results together the next morning instead.

Why do schools get IB results a day before students?

Schools receive results first so they can support students before the news lands.

Coordinators get results through IBIS, the IB's secure school system, on 5 July for the May session. That 24-hour head start is deliberate. It lets a school check every candidate's record, spot problems, brief teachers and counsellors, and plan how to tell the students who missed a university offer.

Schools also have a choice. The IB allows a school to pass results to students as soon as it receives them, on 5 July. Many international schools do exactly that, usually in a morning assembly or a one-to-one meeting.

So there are really two possible results days:

• Your school releases early, and you find out on 5 July from your coordinator.

• Your school waits, and you log in yourself on 6 July.

Ask your coordinator in June which one your school does. It saves a lot of guessing.

How to check your IB results on the candidate website

You check results at candidates.ibo.org using a personal code and a PIN that only your school can give you.

Here is the full process, step by step.

1. Get your login details from your coordinator. Your login is a candidate code (also called a personal code) plus a personal identification number (PIN). Only your DP or CP coordinator has these. The IB cannot give them to you, ever, for data protection reasons.

2. Check they're for the right session. Login details are session-specific. They change every session. If you sit exams twice, you get a separate PIN for each session.

3. Go to candidates.ibo.org. The IB recommends Mozilla Firefox as the most compatible browser.

4. Type the details exactly as given. Your personal code is case-sensitive. You can paste your details, but a single stray blank space will fail the login — so typing is safer.

5. Accept the terms if this is your first time logging in.

6. Open the Results tab.

That's it. There's no app, no email and no text message from the IB. The candidate website is the only place students see official results directly.

A note for parents: the candidate website is built for the student, not the family. If you want to see the results yourself, ask your child to log in with you. And never let anyone send that PIN to a university — more on that below.

What to do if you can't log in on results day

Three wrong attempts locks you out for 30 minutes, so slow down before you try a fourth time.

The most common results-day panics, and what actually fixes them:

That last row surprises people. Giving students access to the candidate website is at the school's discretion. Coordinators have the right to withhold login details — for example, if fees are outstanding or the school prefers to deliver results in person. The IB will not override that decision or supply credentials directly.

Graduates from November 2004 onwards can still get their codes: the school keeps them, even if the coordinator has changed. For sessions before November 2004, results aren't on the candidate website at all; those graduates request replacement documents through the IB's results service instead.

Also worth knowing: your login doesn't expire. Access to candidates.ibo.org is currently available indefinitely, so you can go back and look at your results years later.

What you can and can't see in your results

You'll see subject grades, total points and core points — but not the marks on individual papers.

This trips people up every year. Here's the split.

You will see:

• Your grade from 1 to 7 in each subject

• Your total points out of 45

• The bonus points from the combination of Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and the Extended Essay (EE)

• Whether the diploma was awarded

You will not see:

• Component marks — your raw score on Paper 1, Paper 2 or the Internal Assessment (IA)

There is a middle layer. Schools may switch on a more detailed view for candidates, showing your scaled total mark, the lower and upper grade boundary for the grade you got, and how many more marks you needed for the next grade up. That last number is the single most useful figure on results day if you're weighing up a remark. Whether you see it is your coordinator's call.

If a subject shows a letter instead of a number, don't panic:

• P means the grade is pending. Something is still being processed.

• N means no grade could be issued because a requirement wasn't met.

Either way, the answer is the same: contact your coordinator. The IB won't discuss individual grades with students, graduates, parents or guardians.

If the total is what you're squinting at, our guide to how the IB points system works breaks down exactly how 42 subject points and 3 core points make 45 — including the pass conditions that can cost a diploma even at 30 points.

Did you pass? The 24-point rule and its conditions

The IB Diploma is awarded at a minimum of 24 points, but only if several other conditions are met too.

A total of 24 alone is not enough. Students fail the diploma every year with far more than 24 points because of a condition, not a total. A failing grade in the Extended Essay or TOK, or unfinished Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS), can block the award on its own.

If the conditions aren't met, the student doesn't walk away empty-handed. They receive DP Course Results instead — an official document listing the grade earned in every subject and core component, assessed to exactly the same standard. Universities read them. Many students with DP Course Results go straight to university on the strength of individual subject grades.

The IB is clear that it sets no pass mark for individual subjects. A 4 or a 5 is often the minimum a university asks for, but that's the university's rule, not the IB's.

Want to model different combinations before results day? Our free IB score calculator adds the core matrix in for you.

When do MYP results come out?

MYP results are issued on 1 August for the May session and 1 February for the November session.

They work differently from DP results in three ways.

1. Different date. 1 August, not 6 July.

2. No candidate website. MYP candidates don't get candidates.ibo.org access. Results go to schools through IBIS, and the school passes them on.

3. Different scale. The MYP certificate is scored out of 56, from eight eAssessments graded 1–7 each. A student needs at least 28 points overall and a grade of 3 or better in every component to earn the certificate.

If your child is finishing MYP and moving into the DP, the summer between them is the highest-leverage six weeks in the whole IB continuum. Our MYP tutoring is built around exactly that bridge.

Key dates after IB results day

Results day starts a clock. Several deadlines run from it, and the important ones sit in the same two months.

Enquiry upon results (the remark process) sits inside this window too. It opens on results day and closes before the session closes. The exact cut-off is published in the IB's Assessment procedures for that session, so ask your coordinator for the date in writing rather than trusting a forum post.

What to do if the score is lower than expected

You can ask for a remark, but only your school can request it — and the grade can go down as well as up.

The service is called an enquiry upon results, or EUR. Here's how it actually works.

Only the school can place it. The IB does not accept remark requests from students, parents or legal guardians. Your DP or CP coordinator submits it on your behalf.

It isn't free. The IB charges a fee, and it's the coordinator's job to tell you what that fee is before anything is submitted.

The grade can fall. A remark is a genuine re-mark by a senior examiner, not an appeal to raise a number. Because of that, the school must get written consent from the student or legal guardian, confirming everyone understands the grade may go up or down. If a school skips that consent and the grade drops, the original grade is not restored.

Results go to the school, not to you. The IB communicates the outcome only to the coordinator. If the grade changes, the new grade appears on the candidate website once the EUR is complete — but your coordinator decides when to tell you.

So how do you decide? Look at the marks-to-next-grade figure, if your school shows it. A student two marks below the boundary in a subject with heavy external assessment is a very different case from one sitting fifteen marks below it. Our guide to IB grade boundaries explains how those thresholds are set and why they move each session.

One more option people forget: you can ask for a copy of your externally assessed work to be returned electronically. The request goes through your coordinator, and it must reach the IB by 15 September for a May session. Seeing the actual script is often more useful than guessing.

When do universities receive your IB results?

Universities that use the IB's secure website receive results as soon as they're released — the same day, without you doing anything.

The mechanics matter, because the free part has a deadline.

Before results day, your coordinator can send results to up to six higher education institutions at no charge. There are limits: no more than three of the six from Canada and the US combined, and only one of those three from the US. An admissions centre such as UCAS counts as one of the six. The request must be in before 5 July for the May session, or 16 December for November.

After results day, graduates request transcripts themselves, and the IB charges a $18 USD processing fee per transcript. There's no free allowance left.

Delivery depends on the university. Institutions signed up to the IB's secure site get results electronically the moment they're published. Everyone else waits for a paper transcript in the post. July to September and December to January are the IB's peak months, and processing can take up to 14 working days. If a university says it hasn't received your results, check with its admissions office first, then contact IB Answers.

And the rule that bears repeating: never give your PIN to a university or admissions centre. The IB says so explicitly. Your login is not a delivery method — transcripts are.

Lost the physical diploma later in life? A replacement takes up to 28 days and needs proof of identity.

Retaking IB exams after results day

You can retake any subject in any future session, at any IB World School that agrees to take you.

The rules are more generous than most students expect.

• There's no session limit. The IB removed the old three-session rule in 2023, across DP, CP and MYP. It applies retrospectively, so past students benefit too.

• The best grade counts. Retake a subject to improve it and the higher grade contributes to the diploma.

• Any school can host you — but no school has to. IB World Schools set their own admissions policies and are under no obligation to accept retake candidates.

• Fees are set by the school, not by the IB, so they vary a lot.

• Curriculum changes bind you. If a syllabus has been revised since you sat it, you follow the new one. That's a real consideration in subjects that changed recently, because your old notes may not match the new assessment.

Whether the IA carries over is a question for the coordinator at the school where you'll register. It depends on the subject and the session.

The November session is the usual retake route for May candidates. That's roughly five months of preparation — enough to move a grade if the work starts in August, not October.

How Educifly supports students on and after results day

We've worked with IB families through eight results days since 2018.

The pattern is consistent. The students who recover fastest from a disappointing result are the ones who make a decision within a week: remark, retake, or accept and move on. The ones who struggle are the ones who spend six weeks refreshing university portals.

If a retake is the plan, the useful work starts immediately. A November retake candidate has about twenty weeks, and the first four are worth double, because there's no school timetable competing for attention. Our subject specialists build retake plans around the exact components that lost the marks — not a general revision course.

If the result was fine and the worry was never justified, that's worth knowing too. Predicted grades and final grades diverge more often than schools admit; we wrote about why in our guide to IB predicted grades.

Either way, a conversation costs nothing. You can book a free trial class and talk it through with a specialist tutor before deciding anything.

Frequently asked questions

When do IB scores come out?

IB Diploma Programme and Career-related Programme scores come out on 6 July for the May exam session, on the candidate website at candidates.ibo.org from 12.00 GMT. Schools receive the same results one day earlier, on 5 July, and may pass them to students immediately. For the November session, results are issued to schools on 16 December from 9.00pm GMT.

What time do IB results come out?

12.00 GMT on 6 July for the May session. That's 8.00am in New York, 1.00pm in London, 2.00pm in Geneva, 4.00pm in Dubai, 5.30pm in Delhi, 8.00pm in Singapore and 10.00pm in Sydney. Results are released in staggered fifteen-minute intervals by time zone, so your exact time may differ by a few minutes. The precise time for your school is on the Individual PIN report held by your coordinator.

How do I check my IB results?

Go to candidates.ibo.org and log in with your personal code and PIN. Only your school's DP or CP coordinator can give you those details — the IB cannot, for data protection reasons. Enter them exactly as provided, since the personal code is case-sensitive. The IB recommends using Mozilla Firefox.

Why can't I log in to the IB candidate website?

Usually a typing error. The personal code is case-sensitive, and a stray blank space will fail the login even if the characters are right. After three failed attempts you're locked out for 30 minutes, then you can try again. If last year's results appear, your credentials are from the wrong session — login details are session-specific and change every session.

Do parents get IB results directly?

No. The IB releases results to the school and to the candidate, not to parents. The IB will not discuss grades with parents or legal guardians either — all communication runs through the school's DP or CP coordinator. The simplest route is to sit with your child while they log in.

Can I see my marks for each paper?

No. The candidate website shows subject grades, total points and the TOK/EE bonus points, but not component marks for individual papers or the Internal Assessment. Some schools enable a detailed view showing your scaled total, the grade boundaries either side of your grade, and how many marks you needed for the next grade up. That's the school's choice, not the IB's.

What does a P or an N mean on my results?

A P next to a subject means the grade is pending and still being processed. An N means the IB could not issue a grade because not all requirements were met. In both cases, contact your DP or CP coordinator — the IB will not explain individual grades to students or parents.

How do I request a remark of my IB exam?

Ask your DP or CP coordinator to submit an enquiry upon results (EUR) on your behalf. The IB does not accept requests from students or parents. There's a fee, and your grade can go down as well as up, so the school must obtain written consent from you or your legal guardian first. The outcome is sent to the coordinator, and any new grade appears on the candidate website once the EUR is complete.

When is the deadline to request an IB remark?

The window opens on results day and closes before the session officially closes — 15 September for the May session and 15 March for the November session. The exact EUR deadline for each session is published in the IB's Assessment procedures, so ask your coordinator to confirm the date in writing.

When do MYP results come out?

The IB issues MYP results on 1 August for May examinations and 1 February for November examinations, through IBIS. MYP candidates don't have access to the candidate website, so results come from the school. The MYP certificate needs at least 28 points out of 56, with a grade of 3 or higher in every eAssessment component.

When will universities receive my IB results?

Universities registered on the IB's secure website receive results as soon as they're released. Before results day, your coordinator can send results to six institutions free of charge — with a maximum of three from Canada and the US combined, and only one from the US. After results day, each transcript costs $18 USD. Peak-season processing can take up to 14 working days. Never share your PIN with a university.

Can I retake IB exams if my score was low?

Yes. You can retake any subject in any future examination session, at any IB World School that offers the programme and agrees to accept you. The IB removed the three-session limit in 2023, and if you retake to improve, the higher grade counts toward the diploma. Schools set their own retake fees and are not obliged to accept external retake candidates.

Educifly is a boutique 1-on-1 tutoring practice for IB Diploma, IB MYP and IGCSE students, founded in 2018. Our subject specialists have supported more than 500 students through results days, remarks and retakes.