Admissions
The first round of IB applications for the 2024/25 academic year closed on April 15, 2024. The online application form is available under ABOUT THE IB/ONLINE APPLICATION FORM, however, applications submitted after April 15 will only be processed at the end of the academic year, with admissions expected during the August supplementary application period
Entrance exam for students applying for the IB Diploma Programme starting in September 2024:
- 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. The current 10th-grade students should wait with the application until they receive their mid-term report cards so that they can upload their results.
- 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.
Before choosing your subjects, please take into consideration the following regarding the English Language and Literature course:
- Choosing a literature subject is mandatory in either Hungarian or English.
- The English Language and Literature course is recommended for those who are interested in reading, literary analysis, critical thinking, and literary theory. It is suitable for individuals with advanced English language skills, good writing proficiency, and a specific desire to pursue their literary studies in English throughout the 2-year program.
- For Hungarian native speakers who are not particularly interested in English literature, we recommend the Hungarian Literature course.
If you choose the English Language and Literature course, you will receive a question/task related to this during the admission interview.