Who can apply and what are the costs?
Students from Slovenia, other EU countries, or countries that have signed a bilateral educational agreement with Slovenia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Kosovo) are eligible to apply.
Students from other countries may also apply provided that at least one of their parents pays taxes in Slovenia.
For students selected through the admission process, tuition is free of charge. Self-funded candidates are not accepted.
Selected students who are not from Maribor must cover the cost of student dormitory accommodation themselves (approximately 350 € per month, including accommodation, supervision, and meals). Living independently in private rented accommodation is not permitted. Students who do not live with their families are required to stay in a supervised student dormitory and may choose between DIJAŠKI DOM DRAVA and DIJAŠKI DOM LIZIKE JANČAR.
- DIJAŠKI DOM LIZIKE JANČAR MARIBOR – HALL OF RESIDENCE LIZIKA JANČAR MARIBOR
- DIJAŠKI DOM DRAVA MARIBOR – HALL OF RESIDENCE DRAVA MARIBOR
All students are required to cover additional programme-related costs (books, Kognity, Freshmen Week, final excursion, and field trips), amounting to approximately 2000 € over the two years, which can be paid in instalments.
Entry requirements
- Age between 16 and 17 years.
- Completion of the second year of secondary school (four-year programme) in the 2025/2026 school year with at least a very good overall academic achievement.
- At least a very good final grade in the second year of secondary school (four-year programme) in the subjects: Mother tongue, English, and Mathematics.
- Active involvement in cultural and sports activities, as well as participation in various competitions (national level, Olympiads) in mathematics, languages, natural sciences, computer science, or related fields.
Documents that need to be enclosed when applying
- Printed out and signed online application form.
- Photocopy of the final certificate from the first year of secondary school and an official English transcript (only if the document was not issued in Slovenia).
- Second-year grade report or a second year mid-year report and an official English transcript (only if the document was not issued in Slovenia).
- Completed, signed, and stamped (if a stamp is available; otherwise, the mentor’s contact details must be included on the form) forms of participation in extra-curricular activities, including activities at school and those organised by external institutions or clubs during the current academic year.
- A maximum of 5 school lessons per week (45-minute lessons) is considered for one activity.
- A maximum of 20 school lessons per week (45-minute lessons) is considered for all activities combined.
- A separate form must be submitted for each activity.
- Photocopies of certificates of achievements in knowledge competitions, music competitions, or research work. Recognised achievements include:
- participation in an international knowledge Olympiad;
- gold or silver awards in national knowledge competitions;
- gold or silver awards in national music competitions;
- gold or silver awards in national or regional research competitions.
Only achievements from the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 school years are considered. Official translations are not required; certificates may be translated by the student. Photocopies of the original certificates must be included.
- Photocopy of a valid passport or national ID card (for EU applicants).
II. gimnazija Maribor is hosting open day presentations for the IB Diploma Programme at our school location, Trg Miloša Zidanška 1, 2000 Maribor, on the following dates and times:
- Friday, 13th of February 2026 at 11:00 AM,
- Saturday, 14th of February 2026 at 9:00 AM.
Friday, 13th of February 2026 at 4:00 PM.
The online session will take place via Zoom, the link for the presentation is: https://arnes-si.zoom.us/j/68082022573?pwd=bQKcNehUBPIHsVUNRXQ5auMd0Lj1fn.1
All the documents must be sent as a registered shipment to
II. gimnazija Maribor, Trg Miloša Zidanška 1, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
with “IB2026” specified on the envelope, the deadline is 13th March 2026.
The final selection will be made after evaluating the candidates’ placement test results and after conducting individual interviews with the candidates in April 2026.
The following criteria are applied in ranking the candidates:
- school grades (20 %),
- extracurricular activities (10 %),
- competitions (10 %),
- teacher references (10 %),
- results on the placement test (30 %),
- interview (20 %).
The placement tests with solutions from previous years are available below:
The decision to admit students to the IB DP at II. gimnazija Maribor will be based on their rankings according to the criteriasolutions 2024 above. The best 40 students will be accepted.
The students will be notified of the results in May 2026.