Better Diploma results begin two years before the exams, when the student, family and school share one clear picture of subject choice.
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What is Course Selector?
Empowering coordinators to drive stronger Diploma outcomes.
Evalent Course Selector is an intelligent time-saving tool that simply and powerfully drives the course selection process, so students start with a package that can deliver stronger grades and university places, and the school can stand behind the impact it offers.
From curriculum coordinators
The most powerful way to easily make a difference.
“By the time families arrive at the conference, I need their hopes and the student’s own direction already on the table, not discovered in the last ten minutes.”
Els d.
Curriculum Coordinator
Singapore
Why your school should commit
Research and best practice driving better outcomes.
Evalent Course Selector is shaped by what published research and good school practice already point to: early alignment between student, family and school. The findings below show why that process matters, and how Course Selector helps schools run it with care.
What is at stake
When parent and student want different things, the cost shows up later.
If parents push for a high path and the student does not, or the reverse, the later meeting is already behind. Waiting until subjects are fixed means managing a gap that started years earlier.
Where they diverge
In England’s Next Steps study, mismatched high ambitions are linked to much lower odds of finishing a degree by 26, even after earlier grades and background are taken into account.
Where both aim high
When parents and student both aim high, degree completion odds are substantially stronger than when parents aim high and the student does not.
Source: Schoon & Burger (2022). A pattern in that study, not a Course Selector result.
What lasting pathways need
University pathways depend on home and school staying in sync.
Getting to university is not one form. It depends on what parents expect, how engaged the student stays, and whether the school keeps that picture updated with the family over time.
What the research found
Parental expectations are the strongest lasting predictor in a 2024 English study of university attendance and A-level choice.
Why a school acts
What lasts is the combination of home expectations, school engagement and the student’s own direction, kept up to date together.
Source: Katsantonis (2024). Research model, not a product metric.
When the decision still has room
Age 15 is not early. It is when the choice still matters most.
By university applications, many options are already closed. The decision that shapes the next decade is Grade 10 subject choice, whether the school treats it that way or not.
Why Grade 10
In a study of nearly 8,000 young people, mismatched ambitions and plans at 15 are the strongest predictor of employment outcomes at 25, stronger than family income, gender or parents’ education.
What early agreement protects
A shared, evidence-based picture of direction before subject choices close doors.
Source: Chowdhury et al. (2023), LSAY. Pattern in that study, not a Course Selector result.
How the school invites
How the school contacts families changes the conversation at home.
Parents respond differently when the school leads with forward-looking hopes rather than problems. That is what the Grade 10 meeting should be, not a scramble after subjects are already set.
What does not help
School contact that focuses on problems is linked to weaker engagement and motivation.
What does
School-initiated contact about constructive matters is linked to stronger engagement, self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation.
Source: Fan & Williams (2010).
The commit
Right subjects, with the family behind them, a stronger Diploma.
A student who takes six subjects that fit their ability and direction, with parents and school behind the choice, is better placed to complete the Diploma well and reach the university place they want. That is what schools are investing in.
What it helps avoid
Wrong Higher Level choices · subjects dropped mid-course · weak results in a poorly fitted package · pathways closed before the student understood the cost.
What the school gains
Better-fitting Diploma packages · families aligned from the start · a consistent process the school can explain · stronger university applications built on the right subjects.
Note: Findings above are published study associations. The benefits described here are the intended outcomes of a well-run process, not measured Course Selector results.
Simply Powerful - Evalent Course Selector
Set the year before anyone is invited.
The coordinator confirms the calendar and which subjects the school actually offers, so every later conversation runs inside real constraints.
1 Set up your school data
2 Gather the three views
3 See where consensus stands
4 Meet on what remains
5 Test what is still open
6 Decide with the family
7 Confirm the package
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Course Selector · IB Diploma Programme
Settings · 2026–27 selection year
SetupViewsAlignMeetTestFamilyConfirm
Selection year
Only what this school can teach, timeline and offerings set before invitations go out.
2026–27
Jan–Feb
Invitations & evidence
Mar
Student meetings
Apr
Family conferences
May
Confirmation
Subjects on offer
Physics HL · SLMath AA HL · SLHistory HL · SLEconomics HL · SL · newVisual Arts HL · SLSpanish B HL · SL
Each source has its own invitation and its own evidence.
Complete
Student
Discovery finished. Strong interest in sciences; unsure about HL load.
Family survey sent to Elena Smith. One reminder scheduled.
Send reminder
Where views stand
Build consensus
How each pair compares
Student: Teacher82%
Student: Parent54%
Teacher: Parent41%
Focus for the student discussion: Parent hopes for HL Medicine pathway; teacher sees HL Physics as stretch but viable; student wants breadth. Start where consensus still needs work.
1 Present2 Dialogue3 Futures4 Tests5 Close
Discuss now
Medicine ambition vs subject breadthParent–student difference · critical
Can Lilli sustain two demanding HL sciences?Teacher evidence · explore workload
Agreed
Mathematics AAAll three perspectives align
Park
Visual ArtsReturn after aptitude results
Tests answer the questions the conversation could not settle.
Physics HL
78
Aptitude supports the teacher view. Workload remains the discussion.
Mathematics AA HL
84
Strong alignment across evidence and future direction.
Biology HL
67
Viable alternative if Medicine remains the priority.
What changed: evidence has narrowed a broad open question to one human trade-off, breadth versus a more specialised Medicine pathway.
1 Frame2 Evidence3 Decide4 Futures5 Decision
The family sees the same evidence and makes the remaining choice together.
Physics · HL
Best fit with demonstrated aptitude and Lilli’s stated interest. Keeps engineering pathways open.
Selected for discussion
Biology · HL
Supports Medicine direction, but creates a more specialised package and heavier science load.
Alternative
People decide: the system makes the trade-off visible. Lilli, her family and the school make the choice.
The six subjects, agreed and ready to confirm
IB Diploma package for Lilli Smith. Dual signature next.
Group 4
Physics
HL
Group 5
Mathematics: AA
HL
Group 1
English A: Lang & Lit
SL
Group 3
History
HL
Group 6
Visual Arts
SL
Group 2
Spanish B
SL
Final package
3 HL · 3 SL · All six IB groups covered · Signed by student and family
Student
Signed · Lilli Smith
Parent / carer
Signed · Elena Smith
School frame first
Timeline for the yearInvitation windows, meeting weeks and confirmation deadlines are set before anyone is asked to contribute.
Real curriculum
Only subjects this school offersHL and SL options match what the school can teach, including DP introductions with no prior study.
Evidence gathered
Three views before one meetingStudent voice, teacher judgement and family hopes each arrive separately.
Easy to contribute
Short links. No extra account.The people who know the student can contribute without logging into the platform.
Where people agree
Consensus and open ground become visibleNot one blended score: each relationship can be checked on its own.
Meeting focus
Start where consensus still needs workThe curriculum coordinator sees what to build toward before the conversation begins.
Clear meeting agenda
Discuss, agree or park on purposeEvery unresolved question has a visible place in the meeting.
Student agency
The meeting is with the studentEvidence structures the conversation; it does not replace their voice.
Targeted testing
Test only what remains uncertainAptitude evidence answers a live question, it does not label the student.
Human authority
The evidence narrows. People decide.The platform clarifies the trade-off without claiming certainty.
Shared family view
Options and consequences togetherEveryone can see what each option opens, closes and demands.
A better conference
Decide, do not rebuild the storyThe room starts from shared evidence instead of competing memories.
Package check
All six groups checked in one viewLevels, coverage and the final combination are clear before confirmation.
Shared record
Student and family confirm togetherThe final package keeps the evidence and the ownership behind it.
Everyone gains
Better for students. Clearer for families. Stronger for schools.
Student
A package she can live with
Her voice leads. Adults guide. The choice fits her ambition and her workload.
Head of school
A process the whole school trusts
Fair, consistent and explainable, for every student, every year.
Parent
Hopes on the table early
Family ambition shapes the conversation before it turns into conflict.
Teacher
Classroom truth that counts
A short professional view, on the record, for the people deciding.
Student
Clarity before the timetable locks
He is heard in time, not after the doors have closed.
IB Diploma coordinator
The year runs, not the chase
Evidence, meetings and deadlines in one sequence she can actually manage.
Student
More than grades
Interests, workload and life outside class belong in the decision.
High school principal
Listen first. Lock subjects second.
Leadership that backs a shared choice, student, family and school together.
University & college counsellor
Pathways that stay open
Subject packages that protect real university options, without false certainty.
Student
The same care for every student
One strong process across a diverse international community.
What changes for each person
One process. Clear help for each role.
Student
My voice shapes the choice.
She can see how her interests, effort and plans connect, without being reduced to a score or handed a decision.
→Her view is recorded before adults interpret the evidence.
A choice she can recognise as her own.Family hopes arrive before the decision hardens.A short contribution that stays visible in the evidence.Meeting time starts where judgement is genuinely needed.A consistent process the school can explain later.
Ananya R.
Curriculum coordinator · illustrative portrait
Operational benefits
Less evening admin. More time for the judgement that matters.
Seen through one curriculum coordinator who runs the cycle: timeline, contacts, meeting packs, slides and a recorded decision, so her time goes to judgement, not assembly.
01 · Timeline
The whole cycle sits on one chart.
From setup to registration, dates computed from the school’s deadline. She can see what is live now and what comes next without rebuilding a spreadsheet.
Process timeline8 Sep 25, 20 Jan 26
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
TODAY
Coordinator setup
Information evening
Data gathering
Indicative directions
Aptitude tests
Recommendation review
Student 1:1 meetings
Family meetings
IB registration
Setup
Gathering
Indicative
Tests
Review
1:1s
Families
02 · Contacts
Student, teachers and family are invited on schedule.
Invitations leave when the cycle opens, not when she finds another evening to chase forms. Each person gets their own short link.
S
Student discoveryLink sent · no portal login
Sent
T
Teacher judgementsSubject links for each teacher
Sent
F
Family surveyHopes before the conference
Sent
03 · Report
The meeting pack is assembled before the door opens.
Evidence from three sources lands in one readable report, so she walks in prepared, not still compiling. The artefact is for the conversation, not a substitute for it.
Family meeting pack
Lilli Smith · Grade 10
Student · teachers · family, one picture for the table
04 · Slideshow
The conference deck builds from the same evidence.
Slides for the family meeting draw from what already arrived, so presentation prep is not a second job on Thursday night.
Family conference
Lilli Smith
Choosing IB Diploma subjects, together
Grade 10Demo cohort
Framing deckReady
Evidence3 sources in
01 · Title
Where views meet
Alignment picture
What already agrees, and what still needs the room
StudentTeachersFamily
Discuss now: Medicine ambition vs HL science load
02 · Align
Draft package
Six subjects on the table
Built from the same evidence as the meeting pack
HL Math AAHL PhysicsSL BiologySL EnglishSixth open
03 · Package
05 · Decision
The choice is recorded, and still clear months later.
Student and family sign from their own links. When the package is questioned in November, she returns to a shared record instead of competing memories.
Course selection record
Six subjects · dual signature
Student signedOwn link · timestamped
Family signedOwn link · timestamped
Held on record
Time limited offer
Case study program
Help us tell your story.
Run Course Selector with full access. Share what you learn. We turn it into a case study that shows how your school made subject choice work.
Evalent case study
Evalent Course Selector made a tangible difference in our school.
Sample International School · IB Diploma Programme · Grade 10
Campus · where the selection year runs
The challenge
What changed
US$1,950/yr→US$95first year
Essentials list price · US$1,855 less in year one · then Essentials at US$1,950/year
What your school gets
Full Course Selector access for year one
Same path as a commercial school
Support while you run the selection cycle
A published case study with your school
What you commit to
Materials for an honest case study
Permission to publish and share it
Renewal at Essentials (US$1,950/yr)
Pricing
Simple annual plans for your selection year.
Annual plans sized by student volume. Case study path available for year one.
Case study path
Case Study
$1,950/yr $95 first year
US$1,855 less than Essentials in year one. Then renews at Essentials (US$1,950/year).
For schools ready to run a full cycle and share materials for a published case study.
For a smaller school running one main selection year with a clear coordinator owner.
Core selection year
Full Course Selector workflow
School branding
Coordinator dashboards
Family alignment packs
Decision record export
Support included
Multi-cohort / multi-campus
Most popular
Professional
$4,450 /yr
Billed annually · USD · 75 students
~$59 per student
Best fit for international schools with more than one entry point or a larger Grade 10 cohort.
Expanded selection year
Full Course Selector workflow
School branding
Coordinator dashboards
Family alignment packs
Decision record export
Support included
Multi-cohort support
Enterprise
$6,450 /yr
Billed annually · USD · 200 students
~$32 per student
For larger schools and groups that need volume capacity and coordinated rollout.
Group / multi-campus
Full Course Selector workflow
School branding
Coordinator dashboards
Family alignment packs
Decision record export
Support included
Multi-campus rollout
Free trial
Prefer to try first? 2 free students, no card needed, with full Course Selector access for your selection year.
FAQ
Questions schools usually ask.
Clear answers on how Course Selector works, pricing, the case study program, and how to start.
What is Course Selector?
Course Selector is Evalent’s tool for the Diploma subject-choice year. It helps a school gather student, teacher and family views, see where they align, and run a clearer meeting toward a confirmed package, while people keep the judgement.
Who is it for?
It is designed around curriculum and Diploma coordinators who own the selection conversation, with students, teachers, families and school leaders each seeing the part that helps them contribute. This marketing page focuses on IB Diploma pathways; other frameworks would need a separate conversation.
How does the process work?
In outline: the school sets the frame, the three views are gathered, alignment is visible before the meeting, the meeting focuses on what still needs judgement, open questions can be tested, and the family confirms a package the school can stand behind. The walkthrough on this page shows that intended flow with fictional student data.
Does it replace the coordinator’s professional judgement?
No. Evalent organises evidence and structure for consequential school decisions. Coordinators, teachers and families remain the decision-makers. The product should never be described as an autonomous decision engine.
Will it guarantee better grades or university places?
No honest product can promise that. Research cited on this page describes associations in published studies about early alignment and choice, not measured Course Selector results. The intended value is a better-supported selection conversation now, so students start with a stronger fit.
Is there a free trial?
Yes, 2 students, no credit card required, with full Course Selector access.
How does pricing work?
Essentials $1,950 / yr (25 students), Professional $4,450 / yr (75), Enterprise $6,450 / yr (200), plus a US$95 case study path for year one (US$1,855 less than Essentials, then renews at Essentials). You can also start a free trial limited to 2 students. Arrange a trial or write to hello@evalent.io, or Book a demo.
What is the case study program?
Schools that want full access while helping Evalent tell a truthful story can join online. Year one is US$95 (Essentials less US$1,855), then renews at Essentials (US$1,950/year). Join the case study program.
What does a school commit to in the case study path?
Run Course Selector with real process ownership, share what you learn, and allow Evalent to turn that into a case study that shows how subject choice worked in your school. Details are confirmed in writing as part of onboarding. See the case study module.
Can teachers and families take part?
Yes, the design assumes three views: student, teacher and parent/family. The point is not to outvote the student, but to bring each perspective into one shared conversation before the timetable locks.
How is student information handled?
Course Selector is built for school use with care for student information and decision records. Specific security, privacy and jurisdictional commitments are not listed as confirmed public claims on this page yet, ask us directly for the current safeguarding and data position before procurement.
