International Baccalaureate

The IB programme is offered to Danish youth who have gone to school abroad for several years, and foreign youth who are living in Denmark for a longer period. If you are considering pursuing a higher education in another country, this diploma is a good starting point.

Teaching within the International Baccalaureate programme is in English. The programme consists of six subject groups: First language (mother tongue), foreign language, social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics and an elective, for example, a creative course. You must choose one subject from each group.

Subjects are separated into Higher Level and Standard Level. Higher Level is equivalent to A-level in Danish upper secondary schools, and Standard Level is equivalent to the Danish B-level. The subject "Mathematical Studies" is equivalent, however, to a C-level. Three to four of the subjects you choose must be Higher Level.

In addition, you must take the course Theory of Knowledge and complete a major written assignment. Finally, you must participate in various creative and social extra-curricular activities for a few hours each week.

Final Examinations: There will be written exams in English for all subjects, and an oral exam for languages. The diploma is called the IB Diploma.

Upper secondary schools in Birkerød, Grenå, Hellerup (København), Ikast, Kolding, København, Nyborg, Næstved, Struer, Sønderborg, Tilst and Aalborg.

To be admitted directly to the 2-year IB programme, you must have completed either 10^th or 11^th year in an international or foreign national school. You can also be admitted after completing a Danish 1.g (in any field of study).

If deemed necessary, your home school may recommend you take an admissions test.

You must have good English proficiency and be functional in Danish. At Copenhagen International School, however, it is sufficient with good English proficiency.

Pre-IB: For Danes who have only attended Danish primary and lower secondary schools, and students from international schools who do not fulfil the requirements for direct admission, there is a preparatory class. It is called a pre-IB class. It is a 1-year curriculum equivalent to the 1^st year of Danish upper secondary school (general studies).

Changing from a pre-IB class to a Danish 1.g class is allowed, normally, after the first 6 months.

Admissions

Application forms and counselling can be arranged at the upper secondary schools that offer the IB programme.

The application deadline is March 15. The programme starts every year in August.

At Copenhagen International School and Herlufsholm School, there is a tuition fee.

Danish citizens over 18 years of age can apply for SU (financial aid). In some cases, foreign citizens may apply for financial aid. See SU for details.

The International Baccalaureate qualifies you for application to higher education programmes in Denmark and abroad.

If you apply for admission to a higher education programme in Denmark on the basis of an IB, you must apply before the 15th of March – whether you apply through Quota 1 or Quota 2.

The reason behind this is technical. Otherwise, an IB diploma gives you direct entry to a higher education programme like any other upper secondary school finishing certificate.

You can find out more at the educational institutions' website.

Or read more on the International Baccalaureate Organisation website www.ibo.org.