The Minerva Baccalaureate builds transferable skills across everything. The A-Levels build mastery in something specific. What if it were possible for them to coexist? Broad thinkers and deep specialists, learning alongside each other, encompassed and nestled in the Dalton Plan framework.

The IB and MBacc ask: can learners think across everything? The A-Levels ask: how deep can learners go? Neither is necessarily better. They serve different kinds of learners. So, the question could be asked: Why not serve both?

The A-Levels are taken by 175,000+ students in 160 countries. Recognised by the Ivy League, Russell Group, and leading universities worldwide, including the top public universities in Japan. For students with clear direction, they’re a powerful signal of mastery.

Not every 16-year-old is still figuring out what they love. Some already know. For them, the IGSCE or A-Levels might be a good choice— the chance to go genuinely deep into 3–4 subjects. Breadth is a virtue. So is depth.