Admittance requirements for pre-IB:

You must have turned 15 when you start in August, and you must have completed 9-10 years of school depending on your school background (not including pre-school).

If you come from the Danish folkeskole and have spent an additional year in an exchange programme or at a Danish efterskole, you must still apply for pre-IB. Apart from your report card from the exchange/efterskole year, please also upload your 9^th grade report card.

All who apply for pre-IB must fill in TWO application forms in order to be taken into consideration for pre-IB:

1) Our online Pre-IB application form for BG which you find here on this website, as well as 
2) the application form for the Danish gymnasium found on www.optagelse.dk. If you have question about or need help with any of these application forms, you are very welcome to contact us. The optagelse.dk application is only in Danish, but you can find a guide here.

In Pre-IB you must study two science subjects.  You must indicate your preferences in the application form by prioritizing the following science subject combinations with 1 (= highest priority), 2 (= second priority), 3 (= third priority) and 4 (= lowest priority). You have the following options:

• Physics and Chemistry
• Biology and Chemistry
• Biology and Physical Geography
• Physics and Physical Geography

In the application form you must also choose a creative subject, either Visual Arts or Music, and choose a third language: French or German, both as a second language (3-4 years of prior teaching as second language), or Spanish at beginner’s level.

Go to the link “The Pre-IB Year” to see the other subjects taught in Pre-IB.

Disclaimer: Birkerød Gymnasium cannot guarantee that all your choices will be met.

Admittance requirements for the IB Diploma Programme:

You must have turned 16 years old when starting in August and have finished 10-11 years of school depending on school background (not including pre-school).

If applying for the IB Diploma Programme, you must read the guidelines below before filling in the application form.

Before choosing Maths level, please look at: The Presumed Maths Knowledge for IB at BG

The following documents must be uploaded as attachments in the online application form

• Latest grade report (if the report card is not in Danish or English, attach a translated version, translated by an authorised translator).

• Reference from present school. The reference should confirm your place and level and describe your academic and social skills and should be written by a teacher, counsellor or head of the school (if the reference is not in Danish or English, attach a translated version, translated by an authorised translator).

• Personal statement: Describe your school background, your skills and interests and why you wish to study the IB Diploma Programme at Birkerød Gymnasium. Max. one page.

• Copy of Sundhedskort, if available

• Copy of passport

All documents must be a PDF and it is important that you name all of the document with your name and document type (eg. John Smith - Reference).

You must upload all the required documents before completing and submitting the application form. If you experience any problems with uploading the files, please send them by email to ibapplication@birke-gym.dk

We usually base our assessment on three criteria

• International school background, i.e. if you have attended an international school or have been taught in English before applying here.

• Ability and skills, i.e. your grades (if your report card is in another language than Danish or English, you must send both a copy of the original and a translated version, translated into English by an authorised translator).

• Need, i.e. you have a special need for an education in English (for instance, being a foreigner who does not speak Danish). The personal statement which we require that you send with the application is therefore of great importance.

If you do not have an international background or a special need to be taught in English, we will look at your motivation for attending pre-IB/IB at BG (ie. personal statement).

If you are not a resident in Denmark: If you are not a Danish or EU citizen, you can only apply for a one-year student visa (cannot be extended) via the Danish immigration service. These visa rules limit your chances of being admitted to Birkerød Gymnasium since you will not be able to finish the IB Diploma programme. This does not apply to non-EU applicants moving to Denmark with their parents.