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IB High School in Germany for International Students

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International School OWL in Nordrhein-Westfalen:
The International School OWL is a full-day boarding school based in the beautiful, historical city of Paderborn in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (in the central Germany region). We offer the German Baccalaureate on graduation, a high school diploma that is recognised by universities worldwide. At our boarding school, we offer a modern living space for our international students. Our minor-aged students receive an extensive educational supervision by our expert-pedagogues, so that they are guided at all times in the best way possible.

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Highlights & Subjects:

Photo of IB High School in Germany for International Students• The German Baccalaureate is recognised by universities worldwide, especially in Germany and the UK
• Excellent English and German language courses
• Choice of a scientific or business-related focus
• Designed to Pearson's world-class qualification principles and benchmarked against other leading international curriculums
• Intensive support by our state-certified pedagogues at all times

IB Programme:

After the first year, with lessons in German, English and Mathmatics only, the students can choose between two branches:

Technical-Scientific Courses:
English, German, Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Further Maths

Business Courses:

English, German, Maths, Economics, Accounting, Business Studies.

The Graduation is recognised by universities in Germany and by universities worldwide.

Paderborn & Getting accustomed to life in Germany:

Paderborn, with around 150.000 inhabitants, is a historical city founded by Charlemagne in 795, situated in the state of eastern North Rhine-Westphalia (in the central Germany region), 48 km south of Bielefeld, 104 km east of Dortmund, and 147 km south-east of Hanover.

Paderborn offers a good balance between life in a bigger city and the calm of the countryside. The City, with it’s medieval origins still visible in it’s historic core, is home not only to a stunning Cathedral, but also to a modern University and the biggest computer museum in the world.

Paderborn is, as you can easily see, a place of living history and thriving future. And this principle is perfectly reflected in our bording school’s motto "A Tradition of excellence".

The supervision supports our students with managing their daily routines and getting accustomed to a foreign culture. It is our philosophy to do our part in creating a tolerant and open-minded society in a more and more globalised world, so we expect no less from our students. Of course, there is also time and opportunity to take part in several activities like sports, cultural activities or exploring the wonderful city of Paderborn and Germany.

Fees and Entry Requirements:

We differentiate between students whose home country is part of the EU (day-students) and students whose home country is not part of the EU (international students). Fees per school year (+ 500 € of non-recurring admission fee for all students):

Day-students: 7000 €
International students: 43.800 €

The entry requirements for German Baccalaureate are straight forward and easy to meet. A certain English language level is required since all the courses are being taught in English, except the German language course.

Entry requirements are the following:
· IELTS 4.5
· Age between ~16 - 18
· Junior high school graduation (after 9th grade)

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Address: Ahornallee 9 33106 Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany
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