Admission to the IB Diploma Programme – Fall 2025

West Vancouver Secondary School welcomes students currently in Grade 10 at WVSS or students from any other school or catchment area to apply for admission to its two-year IB Diploma Programme for grades 11 and 12. Students must enter our IB Diploma Programme in Gr. 11. Students are assessed on their academic potential and motivation.  Strong grades (minimum 80%) are recommended; however, evaluation is holistic. All offers of IB admission are conditional on maintaining grades, work habits, and citizenship in all courses.

Application Process for Current West Vancouver Secondary School Students:

• Complete the online application form for admission to the IB Diploma Programme by Jan. 31, 2025
• Take Critical Thinking and Writing tests on Jan. 23rd, Jan. 25th or Feb. 27th, 2025. If students have already taken our Critical Thinking test, they do not need to take it again.  PDP English students will take the Writing test in class.
• Select IB classes during spring course planning
• May be interviewed by IB Coordinator, Nicola Colhoun

WVSS Grade 10 students will receive an offer of acceptance into the IB DP Programme by June 2, 2025.

Application Process for Students from outside West Vancouver Secondary School:

Students from outside WVSS who wish to pursue an IB Diploma beginning in Grade 11:

• Complete an IB Diploma Programme Admission Application by Jan. 31, 2025
• Take our Critical Thinking Test (if not taken last year) and Writing Test on Jan. 23rd, Jan. 25th or Feb. 27th, 2025
• May be interviewed by our IB Coordinator, Nicola Colhoun

District registration:  Offers of admission to external candidates are conditional on successful application to the district (West Vancouver Schools) and the school (West Vancouver Secondary). Once a student receives an offer to our IB Course Programme, they must first register online with West Vancouver Schools, then register at WVSS. Successful candidates attending other high schools in our district must transfer to West Vancouver Secondary School and complete their WVSS registration

Please note: application to our IB Course Programme is separate from application to the school and district. Acceptance to one does not guarantee acceptance to the other

Outside students will receive an offer of acceptance into the IB Diploma Programme by March 2, 2025.

CLE10 and Indigenous Course Credit:  Students from other schools who have not fulfilled these graduation requirements will need to do so in addition to the IB Diploma programme.

Questions? Please contact our IB coordinator Nicola Colhoun at ncolhoun@wvschools.ca