Who can apply?
Both internal and external local students with English native speaker fluency, who are currently in Year 10.
Requirements:
- Preferably spent at least two years in an Australian school
- A continuous record of high academic achievements and learning success
- Students with a high standard of spoken and written English
- Excellent Maths skills
- Willingness to study in an international, multi-cultural, bilingual / multi lingual environment
- Personal integrity and a commitment to service learning
- German language knowledge is not a prerequisite.
How to apply?
- Complete and submit your GISS application form online. Please note that you must be enrolled to apply for a scholarship. Currently enrolled Year 10 students at GISS are exempt from this step and do not need to complete this form.
- Include copies of your birth certificate and passport(s). This is not required for Year 10 students currently enrolled at GISS.
- Include copies of your last four school reports and the latest NAPLAN results.
- What makes you worthy of a GISS scholarship, and if selected how do you intend to leave your mark within the GISS community? Write and include a personal statement outlining your interest in the IB, studying in a multicultural bilingual environment, and your goals for the future.
Please send your personal statement and copy of your submitted application form / all required documents to: ibscholarship@giss.nsw.edu.au
Applications close on the second Friday of September. We will announce the recipients of the IB Scholarship before the Spring Break. Good luck!
