Yes, I feel it's far better than A-levels in terms of giving the student a broad education. Evidence of a better and broader education is that in the first year of university, IB students are far more advanced than A-level students in terms of their knowledge and in-depth understanding of the subject; for example, if studying French language at university an IB student already knows all basic grammar needed for the first year of the course whereas an A-level student has to learn the grammar needed e.g.: subjunctive tense. IB students seem to be far more/better prepared for University than A-level students and this can be put down to the high level it is marked at. I feel that a level 7 in the IB could possibly be the same as an A* in A-levels(i understand this doesn't exist in A-levels. The fact that IB students take 6 subjects plus Theory of Knowledge plus an Extended Essay (similar to a mini-thesis at university) and have to partake in 150 hours + of CAS (Creativity Action and Service hours) demonstrates the intesity of the course. Therfore one can conclude that the IB achieves far better results in preparation for further study, broadening the students intelligence and learning (in comparison to A-levels) thus achieving its goals in education.