Diploma Programme Research and Data
Find source-backed Diploma Programme research on assessment changes, academic integrity, results, university recognition, and grade distributions. Each article explains which assessment session or source applies before you use its findings.
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11 results
4 cohorts
Match first teaching, first assessment and first university entry across the 2026–2029 transition cohorts.
5 transitions
Compare the new assessment and coursework model for computer science, design technology, psychology, visual arts and the extended essay.
Updated Sep 2026
Separate academic-integrity rules from the newer AI Design Principles so draft ecosystem guidance is not mistaken for assessment policy.
May + November
See the May and November sequence for school release, candidate access, transcript requests and grade-change updates.
Re-mark check
Use the result fields that are known without turning distance from a boundary into invented re-mark odds.
Teacher judgment
See what the public guidance establishes, what it leaves to schools, and what to ask before treating a prediction like a formula.
Admission check
Separate programme recognition, transcript reach, admission requirements and credit policy before relying on a recognition statement.
Product scope
Check supported schoolwork context, AI-assisted workflows, coursework-review scope and the limits of public product claims.
Reproducible fixture
Inspect the synthetic smoke-test draft, required criterion output, failure conditions, versioned contract, and limitations behind the review pipeline.
154 rows
Inspect 154 subject-level rows by session and level, with candidate counts plus downloadable JSON and CSV data.
51 matched rows
Compare the same subject, course and level across 51 matched rows without turning distribution changes into a difficulty ranking.
Dates and rule changes
Use these when an old guide, exemplar or post may belong to a different assessment model.
Results and decisions
Use these when a result, prediction or admissions signal needs a concrete next check rather than a guess.
Product evidence
Use this when you need to inspect how a coursework-review claim is checked rather than rely on marketing copy alone.
Numbers you can inspect
Use the underlying rows when a headline average or percentage is not enough.
Check the source when the decision matters
Each research page links to the official material behind its dates, rules or numbers and keeps session-specific limits visible. A school or university can still have its own requirements, so use the linked source and the relevant local policy for the final decision.