Admissions
Entrance exam for students applying for the IB Diploma Programme starting in September 2023:
- Presentation in English on a topic chosen from a list
- Interview in English (following the presentation), which may include a hypothetical situation to solve in order to assess the applicant's problem-solving skills
The applicants must choose one of the following topics for the presentation:
1. Describe an experience that had a fundamental effect on you.
Guiding questions for this topic:
- What was your experience? Explain the context.
- Why did you choose this experience?
- Which aspect had the greatest effect on you?
- Did it change your thinking/behaviour? If so, how?
2. Discuss one of the major problems of the Earth and humanity.
Guiding questions for this topic:
- Why did you choose this example?
- Describe the possible causes of the problem.
- What might be the consequences of this problem?
- What can be done to help with the situation on a personal, local, national and/or global level?
3. Give an account of your most influential or interesting service activity.
Guiding questions for this topic:
- What was your activity? Explain the context.
- Which aspect had the greatest impact on you?
- Did this experience change your thinking about the issue? If so, how?
- What did you learn (gain) from this experience?
The presentation must be accompanied by a slide show of 3-5 slides, in which the applicant visually illustrates their presentation. In order for the admission interviews to run smoothly, the applicants are kindly requested to bring with them their slide show file (pdf or ppt) on a pen drive.
Admission requirements:
- C1 (CEF) level (advanced) English (no certificate or proof is needed)
- Transcripts of grade 9 (annual report) and grade 10 (mid-year report)
- Proof of 15 hours of community service
Documents to be submitted:
- Application form (Google Form) submitted online
- Transcripts of grade 9 (annual report) and grade 10 (mid-year report or annual report, if available) submitted through the online application form
- Proof of 15 hours of community service or other meaningful and documented extracurricular activity (e.g. sport or creativity) submitted through the online application form or no later than one day before the admission interview
Admission decisions are based on the applicant's GPAs of grade 9 and 10, the high-school grades of standard level (SL) and higher level (HL) subjects the applicant chooses to study in the IB Diploma Programme (or the high-school subjects correlated with these IB DP subjects), the presentation, and the interview. The high-school grades submitted in the transcripts must not be lower than 4 (or equivalent) in the subjects the applicant chooses to study in the IB DP (or the subjects correlated with these IB DP subjects).
Subject correlation for admission score calculation:
- IB Psychology – high-school Biology or Psychology
- IB Economics – high-school Mathematics or Economics or Business Management (or another business subject)
- IB Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) – high-school Geography or Biology
In case there are more subject options to calculate admission scores, the better results apply.
Depending on the number of available places in the 11 IB class of 2023/2024, applicants not accepted in the first round of the 2023 admission process may also take additional entrance exams in the subjects chosen for the IB Diploma Programme. Additional entrance exams will most likely take place in the second half of June 2023. The topics of additional entrance exams are accessible in the files downloadable below. The exam topics are subject to change!
