IB

Candidates applying for IBDP Year 1 should finish year 2 of any four-year high school program in Bosnia and Herzegovina or other countries. Criteria for admission in IBDP Year 1 as well as the number of candidates to be accepted into the program is determined by the school and includes common and additional criteria.

Common criteria include:

• Grade Point Average (GPA) from all subjects in the first two years of high school must not be less than 4.00 according to the national grading system.
• Final subject grades in Bosnian language, English language, and Mathematics in the first two years of any four-year high school must not be less than 4.00. If the candidate does not have 4.00 in one of the mentioned subjects, the candidate will have the opportunity to enter an entrance exam for the mentioned subjects and gain the needed points.
• For international students, the grade of their first language will be counted as Bosnian Language, unless the first language is English. In that case, the grade/points from English will be counted twice.

Additional criteria include:

• The behavior grade in the first two years of any four-year high school must not be less than very good according to the national grading system.
• The candidate must attend an interview with the IBDP coordinator and school psycholgist/pedagogue.

Needed documentation for application:

• Application Form
• Certificate of Citizenship (a certified copy or original)
• Birth Certificate (a certified copy or original)
• A passport copy only for foreign candidates (The first page with identification information is needed)
• School certificates