What Is the MYP Maths eAssessment and What's On It?

The MYP Maths eAssessment is a 2-hour, on-screen exam usually sat once at the end of MYP 5. It draws only on Number, Algebra, Geometry & Trigonometry, and Statistics & Probability from MYP 4-5, and it's marked against the same four objectives your teacher already uses for classroom assessment.

Extended Mathematics covers everything Standard does, plus harder content — logarithms, further trigonometric identities, more complex sequences and probability — aimed at students heading toward DP Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL. Standard suits students more likely to take AI or AA SL. Your school usually decides which cohort you sit by MYP 4.

The exam runs 2 hours on-screen, with a built-in on-screen calculator available throughout — you don't bring your own device or physical calculator. There's also an on-screen formula sheet, so the exam isn't testing memorised formulae; it's testing whether you know when and how to apply them.

Questions only draw on content from MYP 4 and 5 — nothing from MYP 1-3 — across four strands: Number, Algebra, Geometry & Trigonometry, and Statistics & Probability. Demand increases through the paper, from simple recall to multi-step problems set in unfamiliar, real-life contexts that mirror Criterion D.

Yes — the exam is marked against the same four MYP objectives used in class: A (Knowing and understanding), B (Investigating patterns), C (Communicating), and D (Applying mathematics in real-life contexts). Every strand contributes to all four, so a weak Criterion C habit — messy working, no units — costs marks here too.

It's not designed to trip you up, but it's unforgiving of sloppy habits — there's no partial credit for a right answer with no working, and problems sit in unfamiliar real-world contexts rather than textbook drills. In my experience, students strong on Criterion A but weak on B and D struggle most.

There's no fixed universal boundary — the IB sets grade boundaries (1-7) separately for each session, based on that year's paper difficulty, and publishes them afterwards. As a rough guide, a 6 or 7 needs strong, consistent performance across all four objectives, not just one strong strand carrying the rest.

Not directly — the MYP grade doesn't gate which Diploma subjects you're allowed to choose. But it's usually the clearest signal your school has of whether you're Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretation material. A consistent 6-7 in Extended Mathematics often points toward AA; a 4-5 in Standard often points toward AI.

Work through timed practice questions strand by strand, then mark your own working against the criterion descriptors rather than just checking whether the final answer is right. On RevisionPrep, Topical Worksheets grouped by strand and full timed Mock Papers are the fastest way to find your gaps before the session.

The biggest one I see is students doing working in their head because it 'feels like' multiple choice. It isn't — most marks sit in short and extended-response questions requiring shown method, and an unexplained correct answer can still lose Criterion B and C marks even when the final number is right.

The IB doesn't publish full past MYP eAssessment papers to the public, but schools can access specimen papers and sample questions through the IB's Programme Resource Centre. On RevisionPrep, Topical Worksheets and Mock Papers are built to mirror that same on-screen question style, command terms, and mark allocation.

No — school-based MYP assessment is set and marked by your child's own teacher throughout MYP 1-5, while the eAssessment is a single external, IB-marked on-screen exam sat only in MYP 5. Many schools run both: internal criteria-based tasks all year, plus the optional eAssessment for an externally validated MYP Certificate.

It depends on where your child is heading in the Diploma. If Analysis and Approaches HL looks realistic, Extended Mathematics builds the algebraic fluency that course assumes from day one. If AI or AA SL is more likely, Standard is the better fit and avoids unnecessary exam pressure in MYP 5.

No — using the eAssessment is a school-level decision, not a requirement of the MYP itself; some schools only use internal, teacher-marked assessment for the MYP Certificate. Where a school does register, the IB charges a per-subject exam fee to the school, which is normally folded into existing tuition or exam fees, not billed separately to parents.