IB English B HL · 2020 to 2025

1.4 Social Organization

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1.4 Social Organization

Latest exam session: May 2026

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Micro-topics in 1.4 Social Organization

In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in.

  • 18

    1.4.1

    Social relationships

    48 questions · in 18% of papers

    Regular

    last Nov 25 P2 (Listening)

  • 6

    1.4.2

    Community

    24 questions · in 6% of papers

    Occasional

    last May 26 P2 (Listening)

  • 14

    1.4.3

    Social engagement

    24 questions · in 14% of papers

    Due

    last Nov 24 P1 TZ1

  • 20

    1.4.4

    Education

    75 questions · in 20% of papers

    Rising

    last May 26 P2 (Reading) TZ3

  • 22

    1.4.5

    The working world

    77 questions · in 22% of papers

    Regular

    last May 26 P1 TZ3

  • 4

    1.4.6

    Law & order

    6 questions · in 4% of papers

    Less common

    last Nov 23 P2 (Listening)

Exam pattern

How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.

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Top 4 of 6 micro-topics for the next sitting. Numbers are questions per year.

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Micro-topic2020202120222023202420252026
1.4.4EducationRising · last May 26 P2 (Reading) TZ3
13Education, 2020: 13 questions13Education, 2021: 13 questions·Education, 2022: 0 questions10Education, 2023: 10 questions·Education, 2024: 0 questions2Education, 2025: 2 questions37Education, 2026: 37 questions
1.4.5The working worldRegular
5The working world, 2020: 5 questions·The working world, 2021: 0 questions14The working world, 2022: 14 questions16The working world, 2023: 16 questions40The working world, 2024: 40 questions·The working world, 2025: 0 questions2The working world, 2026: 2 questions
1.4.1Social relationshipsRegular
15Social relationships, 2020: 15 questions1Social relationships, 2021: 1 question11Social relationships, 2022: 11 questions13Social relationships, 2023: 13 questions2Social relationships, 2024: 2 questions6Social relationships, 2025: 6 questions·Social relationships, 2026: 0 questions
1.4.3Social engagementDue · last Nov 24 P1 TZ1
9Social engagement, 2020: 9 questions1Social engagement, 2021: 1 question·Social engagement, 2022: 0 questions12Social engagement, 2023: 12 questions2Social engagement, 2024: 2 questions·Social engagement, 2025: 0 questions·Social engagement, 2026: 0 questions

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  • Risingappearing more often in the last two years than before
  • Regularin roughly one paper in six or more
  • Dueusually examined, but missing from the last two exam sessions

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Which English B HL exam sessions are covered for 1.4 Social Organization?

13 exam sessions from 2020 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1, 2 (Listening) and 2 (Reading) in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 35 papers in this archive.

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Education (1.4.4): in 20% of papers, last seen May 26 P2 (Reading) TZ3. Usually "Write", worth about 19.4 marks in a paper that includes it.

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