Exam retake

Exam retake day allows students to take a test that they missed during the exam week, usually due to an illness, or if they obtained course grade that was too low: 

• PreDP: course grades 7 and below – student is allowed to retake, except in Math. In Mathematics, students are allowed to retake the course exam once if their course grade is less than 6. The students wishing to choose HL pre-year courses in terms 3, 4 and 5 and having their average course grade less than 9 can take a joint preMA1 and preMA2 (SL part only) retake exam on the retake day of term 3. There will be no retake for HL part. If a student changes from HL to SL in preDP, the student does not need to retake the failed HL course exam.  

• DP: course grades 3 and below – student is allowed to retake.

The retake days + sign-up deadlines for all subject groups are visible in the school calendar.

Students sign up for the retake via the Wilma system. Students must sign up by the deadlines stated in the school calendar.

Missing components (including exams) need to be completed by the end of next term. The students are allowed to retake the exams only once.

Missing exam retake is only acceptable if the student can produce a doctor’s note explaining the absence.

If the student does not attend the course exam and misses the exam retake (without a valid excuse), the final course grade cannot be higher than 2D. The subject teacher will add to additional information in Wilma if effort grade D is given due to too many absences or because of a missed exam retake. Effort grade D due to a missed exam retake means that retaking is no longer possible. In all cases, the matter should be discussed with the subject teacher.

For final exam retakes check Final exams section.