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Application instructions

Students applying from Finnish comprehensive schools

Selection is based on the grade point average of theoretical subjects on your final 9th grade report card. The minimum GPA is 8.00. In addition to applying via opintopolku.fi, all applicants wiil also send an application directly to the school's IB Coordinator. 

Application form 2024-2025

Students applying from abroad

Our IB programme is intended for local youth and international families residing in South-Eastern Finland. We are a two-campus school, offering the IB Diploma Programme in Imatra and Lappeenranta. Imatra is the administering school. If your family is establishing itself in our region in the time period between now and August, you can apply through opintopolku.io. Pleasse note that we only consider applications from students who will have a legal guardian living with them in the South Karelia region. 

In addition to applying through opintopolku.fi, applicants are to send an application form and most recent study certificate from their current school to the IB Coordinator.  

Foreign applicants who meet the admission criteria— good academic performance, a legal guardian, and a valid residence permit in Finland —will be invited to an on-site entrance examination in Mathematics and English. The exam will be held at the Imatra campus, with the exact date to be announced on this website. Additional details will be provided in the invitation email. Please note that the exam cannot be taken online.

The application form must be submitted no later than Tuesday, 18 March 2025, by 15:00.

Application form 2024-2025