The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a global leader in international education. As of September 2023, there were over 8,000 programmes being offered worldwide, across over 5,700 schools in 159 countries.

The IB aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, confident, and caring young people. Our programmes empower school-aged students to take ownership in their own learning and help them develop future-ready skills to make a difference and thrive in a world that changes fast.

The IBDP (International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme) is taken over two years in Vg2-3. Students select 6 subjects which they study over two years with a greater number of hours and depth in three of these subjects (higher level) of their choice.

Having six subjects and a focus on reflection and critical thinking helps to develop students who have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge—students who flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically.

Gjøvik Pre-IB, taken in Vg1, prepares students for the IBDP by offering a majority of instruction in English. Moreover teachers, many of whom also teach in the IB introduce students to the type of tasks/activities they can expect to meet in the IBDP.

Students follow the national Norwegian curriculum which ensures they can choose different pathways after the first year if they decide not to continue with the IB.

Both Pre-IB and IB are best students who are interested in and motivated for learning.

There is no requirement of top academic grades, but students should have a grade average of 4.0 for both the Pre-IB and IB. Note that places are competitive and grade entry requirements reflect this. 

10 attributes that all members of the IB community strive towards through focus in different learning situations as part of our commitment towards lifelong learning. 

These attributes are inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced, reflective. 

As part of the diploma programme two. This can be 2 courses in language and literature or one in language and literature and one in language based on current competence.

Both nationally and internationally our IB students regularly take part in different Model United Nations conferences (MUNs). Gjøvik vgs has a student led MUN-club that meets regularly and also organizes our local INMUN (Innlandet MUN). We also have a student led creative writing club.  

The students also attend to a number of activities that are self-initiated as part of the students Creativity Activity Service (CAS) programme. Our school is open to student led clubs as CAS experiences. 

The Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service provides an overview of this.  

There are no specific criteria to be admitted to pre-IB, but for the IBDP you must meet the criteria in the Admission Policy.

The concept of international mindedness embraces all the programmes for the IB and is a perspective of the world in which people see themselves connected to the global community. The global perspective perceives all subjects in the IB.

International mindedness at Gjøvik vgs is further manifested in an exchange programme with an IB school in Krakow. Starting in 2013, our DP1 class visits the students in Krakow before Easter and then we host them the following September. This exchange includes homestays so the students can experience the family life in another culture.  

No, there are no boarding facilities, but it is possible to stay at dorms if you live far away from our school Lånekassen offers a Housing grant for students who live more than 40 km from the school.