IB Grade 8 Information session for Admission September 2012

Date : Nov 24, 2011
Location : Glenforest S.S. - Auditorium
There will be 2 sessions (identical information covered at each)
Session 1 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Session 2 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm

Please note this session is designed for students currently in grade 8 who are interested in the IB Programme and the grade 9 IB Preparatory Programme admissions process for September 2012.

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Pre IB Optional Music Course Information

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Grade 9 Pre IB Parent Information

Session handout for Admissions 2012-2013

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Announcements from the I.B. Administration

Pre IB Gr 9 - Sept 2012

Fall Gr. 9 Pre IB students. The GFSS IB staff are very busy marking and processing your files right now. Please watch in your mail - the week of Feb 13th - for an IB GFSS information letter. Thank you. Ms. D. Habib, IB Coordinator

Posted on Thursday 2nd of February 2012 09:31:47 AM by IB Office

IB Gr 11 Courses Fall 2012-2013 Year

Fall Gr. 11 IB students go to this website's tab for - Student Services - Course Selection - Option Sheet Entry for 2012 School Year. Any questions talk to the Student Services Dept. at GFSS.

Posted on Wednesday 1st of February 2012 05:22:35 PM by IB Office

Pre IB Gr. 9 Applications

PRE IB Gr. 9 Applications. Deadline was Jan. 11, 2012. Intake is closed for Sept. 2012. We have now processed all of the applications and are proceeding to the second stage of the application process. We received over 450 applications. All of the applications were wonderful to read and it is clear that the students put a lot of hard work into completing the requirements. After careful consideration we have invited 250 to write the admissions test on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. We will use the results of the test to determine those students who will be offered a placement in our GFSS Pre IB Programme. We can only accept 116 students. You should all be very proud of yourselves for all of the hard work and perseverance that it took for you to put together your application. As T.S. Elliot said: “Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go”. Thank you for your interest in the IB programme. Best of luck in your future education. Ms. Habib, IB Coordinator

Posted on Friday 20th of January 2012 03:39:05 PM by Ms. Habib

Pre IB Gr. 9 Admissions Test is Jan. 21 only

Selected students will be phoned & invited to write the IB Admissions Test. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Times are: 9:00 am – 11:00 am, or 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm. GFSS doors open at 8:30 am, or 11:30 am. Parents are to drop-off students at the Glenforest S.S. foyer. Thank you to all who submitted an application. The office is busy processing your files. Please keep checking this website for updates. Thank you. Ms. Habib, IB Coordinator

Posted on Monday 16th of January 2012 07:00:50 PM by Ms. Habib

Pre IB Gr. 9 Not Accepted for Sept. 2012

After carefully considering all of the applications those students to whom we are unable to offer an admission test will be notified by mail. Ms. Habib.

Posted on Friday 13th of January 2012 11:38:07 AM by IB Office

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TRANSCRIPT REQUESTS:

The coordinator cannot order official IB transcripts for students who have graduated from the IB programme. That responsibility now rests with the students themselves. Please refer to the text from the IB website as published below and fill in the attached IB transcript request form and fax it through to IBNA. If your transcript has not been received by your University yet, you can use the form to request an expedited form or to enquire about the status of your transcript request. Here is the web address as well, try cutting and pasting the web address to access it. http://www.ibo.org/graduates/transcripts/index.cfm

THE IB NORTH AMERICA TRANSCRIPTS - FOR US AND CAN. UNIVERSITIES

Download the IB North America Transcript Request Form (Word doc, 153kb)

Within three months of an exam session, International Baccalaureate North America will send transcripts free of charge for up to three universities, one of which may be a US institution. Requests must be received by 15 September (for the May exam session) or by 15 March (for the November exam session). Please mail your request, including the completed form above and any applicable payment to:

Transcript Officer
International Baccalaureate North America
475 Riverside Drive, Ste 240
New York, NY 10115
USA

For students of all previous examination sessions or for any additional transcripts, there are applicable fees. There is a fee of US$12 or CA$14 per transcript request. All transcript requests must be made by mail, and should include a check or money order (if applicable) made payable to �International Baccalaureate North America� at the address above.

Expedited service:
Transcript requests received with an additional payment of US/CA$25 (for US institutions) or US/CA$30 (for Canadian institutions) may be sent to a university by courier - providing the university is not on the electronic transcripts list. Please provide a separate check or money order if expedited courier service is required.

Questions:
If you have a question about transcripts, you may either email or phone the Transcript Officer using the contact information indicated below:
Email: transcripts.ibna@ibo.org
Phone +1 212 696 4464
Transcripts outside the US and Canada:
For information on submitting a request to a university in countries other than the US and Canada, please visit the Obtaining transcripts page.

For all transcript requests
The laws of most countries require that all requests from graduates include a signature. A parent must sign requests from students under the legal age of majority in your country/state/province. Parents cannot submit a request for students over the legal age of majority. Please use the transcript request form to provide the following information, in written format including signature:

your full name as it appears on your IB diploma or certificate
month and year of your examination sessions
your candidate number (seven digits) if available
your date of birth
name of your high school
full name of the university or college requesting a transcript contact person or office at the university
full address, phone number and contact email of university or college
your email address or phone number
your signature if you are over the age of majority/parent/guardian signature if graduate is under the age of majority

Please note that:

your IB candidate number can be found on the lower left-hand corner of your official diploma/certificate (last 7 digits of 10 digit code).
your diploma/certificate is your official record of grades awarded.
due to the high volume of requests, the IB office is unable to confirm the forwarding of each transcript. Please check with the university representatives after a few weeks to verify that transcripts have arrived.
transcripts are processed in order of receipt.