Admissions Policy
The Beijing International Bilingual Academy (BIBA) welcomes students from families who understand and support the school's mission, vision and philosophy, the school’s admissions policy reflects our inclusiveness. We accept students of all nationalities and work to maintain a balanced enrollment based on gender, race and academic background. BIBA community offers an environment that values respect, rigor, responsibility and relationships.
Age Requirements for 2025-2026 School Year
All students should meet the age requirements according to the government policy. Students applying for 1st grade must be 6 years old by August 31st in the entry year, and so on.
Entry during school year
In order to guarantee the learning quality, we highly recommend families finish the application and enrollment process before school starts.
According to each division's policy. It is possible to offer a rolling admissions process for mid-year applications if any enrollment seats are available.
Admissions Procedure：Interview and Acceptance
Once the completed application form, required documents are received, we will set up a time for an interview/testing. Please know that we have carefully considered and designed our admissions process to be as smooth and fair as possible to each candidate. We also consider the fit of the family as part of our decision, so please try to be patient and take the time to understand our mission, vision, admissions process and policy, and to make sure you and your family fit with our educational philosophy and the BIBA code of conduct. All students include siblings of current students or graduates will need to follow the Admissions Process and attend for interview/testing. The student will not be able to enroll if he/she did not pass the test.
Re-Testing
For all students if they did not pass the interview, based on teacher’s suggestion, Admissions will inform parents if and when is the re-testing time, not every student will be invited to the re-testing.
Chinese writing test
The Chinese writing test is required for all students in Grade 2-Grade 12 if they have attended a Chinese school or if they are a native speaker of Chinese language. If a child is applying to BIBA and they have not attended a Chinese School or do not speak the language, they are not required to do the Chinese writing test before enrolled, they will be placed in certain CSL classes according to their Chinese level after enrollment.
Payment
Full payment is required before a student may attend class. Please refer to the invoice for the amount due, the due date and the bank information. For all accepted students, placement will be guaranteed upon confirmation from BIBA Finance department. If full payment is not received by the due date, we cannot guarantee the placement for the child.
Placement
Students are accepted on a first-come-first serve basis, based on their comprehensive ability and are not discriminated against based on race, religion, social status, and gender or otherwise.
Gift policy
Students are accepted on a first-come-first serve basis, based on their comprehensive ability and are not discriminated against based on race, religion, social status, and gender or otherwise.
Admissions Priority
All students need to attend the interview/testing. After acceptance we will give admissions priority to siblings of current students or graduates, and those on the previous year's waiting list.
Middle School and High School Admission Requirements
Students are required to have a required level of English acquisition to be able to have success at BIBA with their academics. Students will be reviewed following rigid testing and then referred to specialized programs if required.
IB Diploma Program Admission Requirements IB
As the IGCSE curriculum is a valid indicator of student success in the IB Diploma Program, acceptance into the full IB Diploma Program at BIBA will require the following minimum requirements:
Minimum estimated grades of B or higher in the majority of IGCSE courses
No more than two IGCSE courses with an estimated grade of C
An estimated grade of at least a B for students taking IGCSE English as a second language; an A is recommended
No estimated grade lower than a C in IGCSE International Mathematics
The IBDP is a challenge and involves rigor to complete the full two-year diploma program. Therefore, we strongly recommend certain subject/course specific attainment levels (as outlined in the IBDP handbook). Selection outside these subject specific boundaries will need approval from the IBDP coordinator.
IGCSE Admissions Requirements IGCSE
IGCSE is a two year continuous program. Students enrolling in IGCSE Grade 9 must have the required English level ability to be able to complete all courses within the IGCSE program. Students entering at Grade 10 will be required to have completed previous Grade 9 IGCSE studies. Those students that do not have IGCSE Grade 9 studies will be required to sit further indepth academic testing and discussions on eligibility for Grade 10 ICE exams will be held.
BIBA Policies
All visitors, BIBA parents and guardians, family members, students, employees and partnered organizations should be aware and also obey BIBA policies, these are but not limited to Community Agreement, Respectful Relationships Policy and Code of Conduct,
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact BIBA’s Admissions Office at 8041 0392. Our working hours are Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 16:30.BIBA Student Entry Office
