SECONDARY LEVEL II – GIB/IB Diploma upper level
Dear parents
With the beginning of the 11th grade, our students enter the upper school after intensive preparation. As early as class 10, they will be given detailed advice together with you, the parents, on individual course selection and the requirements of the GIB diploma programme. We attach great importance to comprehensive and complete information.
The mixed-language International Baccalaureate (GIB Diploma) can be obtained as a school-leaving certificate at the end of the 12th grade. With this diploma, our graduates can apply immediately and without restrictions to all universities in Germany, Switzerland and Austria as well as institutions in Vietnam and worldwide, because the IB Diploma also has a good reputation throughout the Anglophone world.
The IGS HCMC is part of the global network of IB World Schools and the network of German schools abroad (DAS). Almost 40 DAS in all parts of the world offer the GIB as a school leaving certificate and form a global learning community through joint projects.
If you have any questions regarding the GIB subject programme, the specific requirements for work in the upper school and further details, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Tim Reisdorf, the IB coordinator. tim.reisdorf@igs-hcmc.org
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION?
- School transcript, possibly references from previous school
(For admission into grades 11/12 (IB Diploma), additional requirements apply) - Age-adequate development in the learner’s first language
Minimal requirements for German
| Grades 5 – 6 | A1 |
| Grade 7 | A2 |
| Grades 8 – 10 | B1 |
| Grades 11 – 12 | B2 / C1 |
The language skills required can be acquired upon request at a Deutschkurs für externe Schülerinnen und Schüler (German language course for external learners).
Minimal requirements for English
| Grades 5 – 6 | A1 |
| Grade 7 | A2 |
| Grades 8 – 10 | B1 |
| Grades 11 – 12 | B2 / C1 |
French as foreign langauge* (from grade 6)
| Grade 6 | > A1 |
| Grade 7 | A1 |
| Grades 8 – 9 | A2 |
| Grade 10 | > B1 |
*Special rules apply for lateral entrants
ADMISSION DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR
Lateral entry into grade 5 – 10 is possible during the school year once it has been established that the required educational requirements have been met.
STRUCTURE OF SECONDARY LEVEL AND CURRICULAR BASIS
Grades 11 – 12
Curricula: Curricula of the IBO for the IB-Diploma Program taking into account the requirements for a mixed-language IB Diploma. International German School Ho Chi Minh City is an IB World School. IGS offers the IB Diploma (German/ English).
Framework DaF (German as a Foreign Language) (B II / C I)
Grade 12
Exams:
IB DIPLOM (mixed language)
International German School Ho Chi Minh City is an IB World School. IGS offers the IB Diploma (German/ English).
Grade 11
Exams:
Language Exam German B II/ C I bzw. Deutsches Sprachdiplom II (German Language Diploma II)
Grades 7 – 10 (integrated)
Curricula:
- The Curricula at IGS is based on the curricula of the federal state of Thuringia with the adjustments and extensions established for the region.
- National curricula of the Vietnamese block for native speakers
- Framework DaF (German as a Foreign Language) (B I)
Grade 10
Grade 9
Grade 8
Exams:
- Language Exam German B I or Deutsches Sprachdiplom I (German Language Diploma I)
- Competency tests: German, English, Math
Grade 7
Grades 5 – 6
Curricula:
- The Curricula at IGS is based on the curricula of the federal state of Thuringia with the adjustments and extensions established for the region.
- National curricula of the Vietnamese block for native speakers
- Framework DaF (German as a Foreign Language)
Grade 6
Exams:
- Competency tests: German, English, Math
Recommendation on school type
Subjects
German as a Foreign Language (DaF)
English
Vietnamese (1st Language)
French
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Research
Geography (bilingual)
Sports / Swimming (bilingual)
Music
Ethics
Internet Computer Technology (ICT) (bilingual)
Methodological Training
Debating
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER COMPLETION OF GRADE 10?
With the opening of grades 11/12, the IB diploma phase is scheduled to begin. International German School Ho Chi Minh City is a candidate school* for the Diploma Programme. The school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School in 2020. The mixed-language International Baccalaureate (GIB) Diploma entitles the holder to study at a university both in Germany and internationally.
DO STUDENTS RECEIVE REPORTS?
Students receive a mid-year and end-of-year grade report and a verbal assessment at the end of the school year. The students graduate with the IB Diploma (German/ English).
Official certificates are awarded for passed examinations or comparative work in the field of German/German as a foreign language, documenting the achievement of the respective levels.
SCHOOL HOURS
The school year at IGS usually comprises of 180 days and takes into account selected national holidays of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (see School calendar).
The lessons and the after-school activities take place from Monday to Thursday between 8:00 – 16:15 and Friday until 14:35. Apart from the prescribed lessons, IGS offers extension hours, after-school activities, as well as additional lessons for lateral entrants.
HOW TO OBTAIN INFORMATION AS PARENTS / GUARDIANS?
- Information talks prior to registration
- Parent evenings at the beginning of the school year
- Parent-teacher conference at half-term
- Consulation hours with teachers
- Parent letters, newsletters, website, Facebook