IB Spanish Course in Hong Kong

Our IB Spanish Preparation Programme

Our IB Spanish Preparation Programme is designed for students preparing for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) Spanish examinations.

The course supports students throughout their two-year IB journey, helping them reinforce what they are learning at school, improve their predicted grades, and maximise their final exam results.

The programme focuses on exam-oriented training, combining academic reinforcement, targeted practice, and extensive work on speaking and writing — the two components where students can most effectively improve their grades.

Who Is This Course For?

This programme is designed for:

IB Diploma Programme (IB DP) students in Hong Kong
Students studying in international or local schools
Students preparing for IB Spanish examinations
Students seeking to improve predicted grades for university applications

The typical age range for this programme is:

15 to 17 years old

Two Learning Tracks: Ab Initio (SL) & Language B (SL)

Our IB Spanish programme offers two main learning tracks, depending on the student’s background.

IB Spanish Ab Initio (SL)

The Ab Initio (SL) track is intended for students who are already studying Spanish at school under the IB curriculum and wish to:

Reinforce classroom learning
Improve predicted grades
Practise past papers
Strengthen exam techniques

Students are placed according to whether they are in their first year or final year of IB, ensuring the content matches their academic stage.

IB Spanish Language B (SL)

The Language B (SL) track is designed for students who have previously completed IGCSE or MYP Spanish and already have 4–5 years of Spanish background.

This course focuses on:

Reinforcing school content
Exam drills and structured practice
Developing advanced speaking and writing skills
Boosting predicted and final grades

Students are grouped based on whether they are in Year 1 or Year 2 of IB.

Academic Goal

For both Ab Initio (SL) and Language B (SL), the academic objective is clear:

To ensure students achieve a final grade of 6 or 7 in their IB Spanish examination.

Teaching Format

Classes are conducted in small groups of 2 to 5 students, ensuring:

High level of interaction
Personalised teacher feedback
Strong focus on speaking practice
Continuous academic monitoring

Private one-to-one classes are also available for more ambitious students aiming for a guaranteed grade 7.

Learning Materials & Resources

Ab Initio (SL)

Students use a combination of:

Español Bachillerato Internacional – Nivel Ab Initio
Additional textbooks of the same level
Materials aligned with the topics provided by the student’s school teacher

Language B (SL)

Students work with:

Spanish B Skills and Practice
Spanish B (Oxford) & (Hooder)
Our internal IB revision materials

Assessment Style

Student progress is evaluated through:

Timed writing tasks
Regular speaking practice
Speaking mock exams
Listening practice and tests

This ensures continuous monitoring and targeted improvement throughout the two-year programme.

Results & Track Record

Our results are consistently strong.

For students who complete the full two-year programme with us:

100% achieve a final grade of 6 or 7
Average final score is between 6 and 7

For students who join only a few months before the exam, results naturally vary depending on individual background and preparation level.

Course Structure, Weekly Study Load

Both tracks follow the same structure:

1 lesson per week
1.5 hours per lesson
Continuous support throughout the two IB years

This provides a realistic and sustainable study rhythm that complements students’ school workload.

Teaching Approach & Exam Focus

The programme places strong emphasis on:

Exam technique: how to maximise marks with limited time and content
Speaking and writing: the two areas where grades can be most easily improved
Predicted grades: critical for university applications
Strategic use of exam structures and marking criteria

The approach is highly practical and results-oriented, focusing on what actually improves IB grades.

Past Papers & Mock Exams

Students have access to:

All official past papers from previous IB years
Question banks commonly used in Hong Kong schools
Typical oral exam question collections
Targeted exam-style exercises

Full mock exams are not conducted during regular class time (as this would reduce valuable teaching time), but can be arranged separately upon request.

Our IB Spanish Teachers

All classes are taught by native Spanish teachers from Spain, who:

Hold a degree or master’s in teaching
Have at least 5 years of experience teaching IB Spanish
Include teachers who have worked in IB schools
Include teachers with official IB examiner experience

All teachers specialise in IB Diploma Programme teaching and are highly familiar with IB marking criteria and assessment standards.

Locations & Class Formats

Courses are available at:

Tsim Sha Tsui
Causeway Bay
Online (Zoom)

Students may choose face-to-face or online formats depending on their schedule.

More information on the International Baccalaureate (IB) Spanish exams Diploma Programme (DP)

International Baccalaureate has been developed over the last 50 years in order to promote its students global understanding, and for them to get the most from the world’s cultural diversity.

For fulfilling its objectives the IB curriculum highly encourage the global outlook of the students as well as it reinforces their independent enquiry. These skills on your son/daughter will allow him/her to be internationally-minded while considering the local context, and also to critically and challenge assumptions. According to education experts future jobs, if not nowadays ones, put less emphasis on purely cognitive skills but demand individual initiative, personal responsibility, imagination and problem-solving.

As it can be easily seen in the Hong Kong education context, IB curriculum is more and more spread in the city and it is very appreciated by the best universities around the world. Definitely it will greatly increased the opportunities of your son/daughter, as Spanish will do as well.

All our teachers are highly aware of the aims of IB curriculum, and would be the ideal partner to enrich and widen the student cultural outlook since all of them are native speakers, either from Spain or other Latin American countries. Moreover, as a team of well-experienced and trained Spanish teachers, our tutors will specially focus on improving your son’s/daughter’s exam performance. Let’s go for the 7!

Spanish Ab initio

Spanish Ab initio is intended to students that have never been exposed to this foreign language before. Given that, the main challenge it entails is acquiring an intermediate level of Spanish in just two years before enrolling university.

New 2020 specifications introduce an extra paper on listening comprehension, receptive skill tougher to develop in older students compared to early teenagers and kids. So extra training and hours of exposure are advised for future students of Spanish Ab initio.

Oral productive skill assessment measures the student’s ability to understand and produce communication in the target language, and more importantly to use it for successful interaction. Therefore, the more opportunities the student has to practice with a native speaker the better chances to get the best outcome in the exam. Our native teachers will be of great help before the exam!

Don’t wait till last minute and help your son/daughter to face the final Spanish Ab initio paper with a great level of Spanish and no gaps in his/her self-confidence.

Spanish Language B

Spanish B is a very demanding level of language, and for this reason only students having studied Spanish, at least, for four to five years are eligible to take it. Moreover, students taking it in High Level (HL), compared to those taking Standard Level (SL), will be expected to show an accurate use of more complex language and structures as well as the ability to develop high-order thinking skills in the target language.

Listening comprehension skill will be assessed for first time in 2020, either for SL or HL. Furthermore, students are expected to have been exposed to a variety of texts, linguistic variations and regional accents. Another new feature of the upcoming specifications is the importance of the conceptual understanding and the reflection of this by the student on his/her written expression paper. For testing that, the student will need to decide the appropriate type of text to produce, and accurately adjust the register and style of the written answer.

Our team of native Spanish teachers of different origins, from Spain but also form other Latin American countries, will undoubtedly be of a lot of help to your son/daughter. They will deeply work the different type of texts and registers, its main characteristics and the appropriate use of them as they would do in real life.

Lastly, another new requirement in the new specifications for 2020 is the study of two literary works originally written in the target language for HL students. They will be expected to develop fluent reading skills, progressing from comprehension to interpretationand inference, what will be assessed through oral assessment. Our native teachers are the ideal companions to practice and use real stimulus for ideas to be explored before the final exam.

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