The IB pathway
Vg1 International
Pre-IB
Studiespesialisering
(General studies)
curriculum in Vg1, predominantly in English
with focus on IB skill development.
Vg2
2IB
Select 6 subjects,
3 at HL and 3 at SL.
Vg3
3IB
Continue with the
6 subjects
you chose in IB1.
Pre-IB
The Pre-IB programme at Gjøvik videregående is a class in General studies but is organised to prepare the students for the IB Diploma Programme. The pre-IB is not mandatory but recommended for students with background from the Norwegian school system.
Vg1 studiespes is mandatory to be admitted to IB, see the admission criteria in our Admission policy. Experience shows that students from pre-IB manage to get up to speed quite quickly, but that the switch to English immersion is an initial challenge.
Students completing the pre-IB programme at Gjøvik vgs do not only have the advantage of exposure to subject specific terminology in English, but also develop IB skills and focus on the attributes of the IB learner profile. This will benefit all students learning development irrespective of whether they decide to continue their education in the IB programme.
We also have students who have graduated from MYP5 in Gjøvikregionen International School (GIS) or other IB MYP schools.
How to apply
Admissions and how to apply to IB at Gjøvik vgs
IB events at Gjøvik vgs
The EE Symposium
The EE Symposium is a formal event to celebrate that the students have finished their EEs. Family and friends are invited, food and drinks are served and the students each present their research projects. The event usually takes place the first week in November.
IB Class of 2024 celebrating their Extended Essays at the traditional EE Symposium in November 2023 .
Gjøvik vgs
Internationalisation: Exchange with Cracow
IBDP at Gjøvik vgs and Private Academic High School No 8 in Cracow have an agreement about an exchange programme for their IBDP students, started in 2013.
Our students spend a school week with Polish/Norwegian host families, working on agreed topics, learning about Polish/Norwegian society, acquiring IB Learner Profile's skills and educating partner students about their countries and cultures.
The school’s website: VIII Private Academic High School in Cracow
IB Class of 2023 in Cracow November 2022.
Gjøvik vgs
INMUN – Innlandet Model United Nations
MUN (Model United Nations) is an educational simulation where the students learn about diplomacy, international relations, the UN and how it functions. At MUN conferences, students represent a country or an organisation and must solve an issue with delegates from around the world.
At IBDP GVS we have a student led MUN club that meets once a week. They participate in national and international MUNs and in 2023 we organised our very first conference at GVS: INMUN.
Read more about INMUN.
The first INMUN in January 2023.
Gjøvik vgs