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IB ESS Exam Guide

ESS Exam Skills & Techniques

ESS is available at SL and HL from 2026. Choose your level to see paper structures, command terms, and exam strategies specific to your course.

It counts as both a Group 3 and Group 4 subject.

SL

Standard Level

Core ESS content covering the Foundations unit and all 7 topics.

  • • 150 teaching hours
  • • Paper 1: 1 hour (25%)
  • • Paper 2: 2 hours (50%)
  • • IA: 25%
HL

Higher Level

All SL content plus 3 HL lenses: Environmental Law, Ecological Economics, and Environmental Ethics.

  • • 240 teaching hours
  • • Paper 1: 2 hours (30%)
  • • Paper 2: 2.5 hours (50%)
  • • IA: 20%