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Applicants currently living outside of Sweden
Applicants currently living outside of Sweden
You can apply to Grade 10 or Grade 11.
Who can apply?
To be able to apply to any year level, you must be under the age of 20. Usually students are about 16 years old when they apply for 10th grade, however, that can vary depending on the individual and their education circumstances.
You can be considered no matter what type of school you have previously attended.
To apply to Grade 10 (pre-DP = year 1 of three high school years)
You must be in at least your 9th grade school year and be on track to finish successfully. Serious consideration will only be given to grade reports that show results from at least a total of seven subjects:
At least one academically fluent language
Mathematics
At least one social science subject
At least one natural sciences subject
At least two further subjects
To apply to Grade 11-12 (IB Diploma = the final two years, which must be done consecutively)
You must be in at least your 10th school year, and on track to finish successfully with at least seven subjects, see above.
How to apply
These steps must be fully completed to be considered for a place in the program. Read more about them further down on this page.
Submit the application form/s
Take the placement test
Send us your latest grade report
When to apply
Feburary 1 is the deadline to apply for the following school year which starts in August. This is the latest you can apply if you are applying from outside of the EU and your stay in Sweden is contingent upon you getting a place in the program. Read more about planning your arrival in Sweden below, under Special considerations for students outside of the EU.
If you live in the EU or already have your journey to Sweden booked for arrival by August, you can apply later than this, however, your chances of being able to be fully considered diminish more and more the later you apply.
June 1 is the absolute latest you can apply, if you live inside the EU, so that you can still take part in placement testing. You will not be considered for a place if you have not completed placement testing.
Special considerations for students outside of the EU and/or those who plan to come without their family
Special considerations for students outside of the EU and/or those who plan to come without their family
Engaging in this application process from abroad requires a clear and transparent communication. When emailing us, please remember to sign your name. To facilitate tracking conversations, reply to an email thread we have already started, as opposed to starting an entirely new one each time.
The student applicant and their family must act with academic integrity. We reserve the right to close your application and the ensuing process at any point if we detect there may be a breach in academic integrity.
This could include any of the following (although the list is not exhaustive):
Not following instructions as per this website
Not accurately representing yourself or your identity
Not following the placement testing instructions
If we find out about a breach in academic integrity after you have arrived here, we reserve the right to de-register you as a student immediately.
Planning your arrival if offered a place
Planning your arrival if offered a place
We kindly remind applicants that Hvitfeldtska is not a boarding school, and we are unable to provide assistance with accommodation.
If you are living abroad and your only reason to come to Gothenburg is to be a student - either alone or with your family - you may need to apply for a residence permit. Start looking into the process as soon as you can; it may take some time, typically between 3 to 8 months.
Read more on the Swedish Migration Agency website.
You cannot complete the process for the residence permit until you know if you have a place at the school. When you do, we will provide a letter confirming your acceptance when needed. Tip: start the process early and add the acceptance letter later.
It can take up to 4 months for your application for a residence permit to be processed. This is why if you apply after mid-February, you may be too late to be part of the coming school year's process for admissions. In other words, apply as early as possible.
Some families ask if their child is able to study here on their own, without their parents' presence. While this is not common, it does happen from time to time if all the criteria below are met:
You have been offered a place at the school for full time studies.
The parent and student applicant have attended an online meeting with the principal and/or admissions group from the school
Your guardians can participate in development talks with the school (online) in English or can provide a translator when needed.
The parent gives written consent. It is part of the Swedish Migration Agency application, and the school also has a document to sign.
You are able to complete the residence permit application process successfully. Note there are other criteria you must meet, which you can read about in the link above. For example, you must provide proof of insurance valid in Sweden and that you have the means to cover living expenses during your stay.
You can arrange travel and lodging independently.
We are unable to offer further details or assistance concerning this topic. Please turn to the relevant embassy to know more about what documents you need to travel and stay here lawfully.
Applicants living in Sweden
Applicants living in Sweden
You can apply to Grade 10 or Grade 11.
Who can apply?
To be able to apply to any year level, you must be under the age of 20. Usually students are about 16 years old when they apply for 10th grade, however, that can vary depending on the individual and their education circumstances.
You can be considered no matter what type of school you have previously attended.
To apply to Grade 10 (pre-DP = year 1 of three high school years)
You must be in at least your 9th grade school year, and be on track to finish successfully.
To apply to Grade 11-12 (IB Diploma = the final two years, which must be done consecutively)
You must be in at least your 10th school year, and on track to finish successfully.
How to apply
These steps must be fully completed to be considered for a place in the program:
Submit the application form/s.
Take the placement test.
Send us your latest grade report.
When to apply
Feburary 1st is the deadline to apply for the following school year which starts in August.
June 1 is the absolute latest you can apply, so that you can still take part in placement testing. You will not be considered for a place if you have not completed placement testing.
Admissions Timeline
Admissions Timeline
The admissions timeline for Grade 10 applications and Grade 11 applications vary slightly. Read more below.
Applicants to Grade 10
Applicants to Grade 10
The following timeline outlines the process. Plesae note the school doesn't have a reserve list; students who have completed placement testing are either offered a place or not. A student who has listed Hvitfeldtska IB as their first choice will come to know if they have been offered a place or not in INDRA.
Early November: Hvitfeldtska's own application opens for the 2027-2028 school year. The dates below are for last year's application cycle and will be updated during the fall. However, they will be very similar.
December 9: The City of Gothenburg's high school application system INDRA opens for students to apply.
February 1: The INDRA application portal closes. If you need to apply or make changes to your application after this date, you must get your guidance counselor ("SYV") to help you. If you are not at a 9th grade program in Sweden, then you will take contact directly with the central admissions office.
Please note, if you are applying from outside of the EU, the February 2 date is your only deadline. Circumstances may vary, however, the school reserves the right to no longer accept applications from outside of the EU after February 2nd. This is due to the exceptionally long period it takes for other paperwork to be processed for student residency permits.
February through March : Hvitfeldtska will publish the admissions testing date on the website here. Applicants will get an email as well. Students must take the admissions test to be considered for placement.
April 16: Preliminary intake is published in INDRA and what is visible is the results from your first choice program. You can log in from 1300 CET to see the intake decision. (If you applied to Grade 10 from outside of Sweden, you created an account on the paper form you had to scan and send to the city of Gothenburg.)
If you are offered a place, you have to accept or decline the offer.
Based on what you see or what your educational goals are, you may make adjustments to ranking: i.e. move Hvitfeldtska IB to first choice or 2nd or 3rd choice, etc.
If you are not offered a place, the process isn't necessarily over because students who have been offered a place may decline or change their ranking order.
June 1**: Last day to apply to the International Baccalaureate and still be called to placement testing.
Sometime between June 1 and June 5: Hvitfeldtska will have another placement testing date for students who didn't get a chance to test earlier. Students must take the admissions test to be considered for placement.
June 25: Final intake information is published in INDRA. You can log in from 1300 CET to see the intake decision. From now till July 2 you can accept or reject the offer, if there is one.
July 2: Last day for applicants to accept or reject an offer in Indra, if there is one.
**IMPORTANT: Anyone who is applying after June 1st, also send an email direclty to the Principal at krista.baker@educ.goteborg.se.
Applicants to Grade 11: Admissions Timeline
Applicants to Grade 11: Admissions Timeline
The timeline is essentially the same as above except that there is rolling/ongoing placement offers: As soon as a the student's prior grades have come in and the testing is completed, the school will inform the student as soon as possible if they can offer a place or not.
The admissions testing dates will be updated to the website (see Admissions Tests).
Applicants will find the following page of this website essential:
Read about all the subjects, take a quiz and submit your draft subject request. Students are highly encouraged to complete this part first.
Please note that a late start to Grade 11 is not permitted under any circumstances. This is important to keep in mind if you are applying from outside of the EU. In order for all of the processes to work out in time, students from outside of the EU will need to have applied by February 1st. Circumstances may vary, but the school reserves the right to no longer accept applicants after February 1st if they are applying from outside of the EU. This is due to the exceptionally long period it takes for other paperwork to be processed for student residency permits.
Admissions Tests
Admissions Tests
Testing dates for the 27-28 school year applications will be updated here by early November 2026.
Who should test? Everyone who applies and wants to be considered for a place and who hasn't already tested.
Why is there testing for everyone? Placement testing serves two purposes for us. First, it can help us to verify what we see in the student grade reports we receive, which is a mandatory part of the application as well as an important factor in identifying who has the pre-requisite knowledge to join the program. Second, it informs us about the student's engagement and reasoning skills, while also communicating a proposed solution. Therefore, our test is designed for us to be able to evaluate reasoning and basic communication skills.
What is the test like?
Part 1: Mathematics
Applicants can prepare by making sure they know what these terms refer to in their own language, if they are not used to English as the language of tuition. They should, of course, also feel comfortable applying them.
Part 2: English reading comprehension and writing
Academic honesty and admissions testing
It is the responsibility of the student candidate to know and understand what is and is not permitted before, during, and after placement testing. We expect all student candidates, their legal guardians, and the placement test invigilators to adhere to Academic Integrity guidelines.
1. Students may not preview the test or keep any portion of the test afterwards.
2. Students may not have access to their phone during testing.
3. Students may not use any help aids for the test: no dictionary, no calculator, and no outside help from a computer, person or entity.
4. Students may not take longer than the allotted time. In cases where additional time is a usual inclusive access arrangement for the student, please contact the Principal well ahead of time.
5. Students may not discuss the contents of the test with any other person after the test.
If academic dishonesty is suspected or identified at any time during placement testing or afterwards, the student will not be permitted to enter or stay in the program.
Testing from abroad?
To arrange the test from abroad, the student's legal guardian should write an email to the Principal to explain the situation. To ensure academic integrity, the test will need to be coordinated between a staff member from the student's current school as well as a supervisor from Hvitfeldtska who will join the testing session remotely via video.
When the legal guardian writes to the Principal, please ensure the following information is conveyed in the email:
1. An introduction of the legal guardian name and the name of the student applicant.
2. The grade level student is applying to (Grade 10 or Grade 11 applicant)
3. The name and website link to the student's current school
4. A suggestion for the best days of week or times of day, and in which time zone, the testing can take place.
Also, please remember:
The student applicant and their family must act with academic integrity. We reserve the right to close your application and the ensuing process at any point if we detect there may be a breach in academic integrity.
This could include any of the following (although the list is not exhaustive):
Not following instructions as per this website
Not accurately representing yourself or your identify
Not following the placement testing instructions
If we find out about a breach in academic integrity after you have arrived here, we reserve the right to de-register you as a student immediately.
Fees
Fees
There is no tutition fee. However, in the City of Gothenburg, there is a fee (currently about 750 euro) in the final year of the program to cover the costs of the IB examination.
The school provides all students with textbooks, a computer and lunch on school days. Students are asked to come prepared with their own pens, pencils, and notebooks.
In some subjects students may choose to purchase their own books or materials. For example, in some English courses teachers encourage students to buy their own paperback novels to facitilitate note-taking. Arts/Design students must purchase their own materials if they wish to work with supplies the school doesn't have on hand.
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Grade 10 applicants
You have two forms to complete.
Complete this online application form as soon as you know you are interested in Hvitfeldtska IB. It comes directly to the IB Principal at Hvitfeldtska.
Beforehand, it is a good idea to have read up on the range of courses we offer in the Diploma Program in year 2 and 3 (grade 11 and 12).
Apply also through the city's intake system, called INDRA. Current Swedish students will do this through their current school automatically.
Students from abroad, you Complete this additional form and email to gymnasieantagningen@goteborgsregionen.se
Note that you rank your school/program choice from the city offerings and you can choose up to four.
Send your latest complete grade report (even if it is from last year or last term) to our Administration Office at alice.tremblay@educ.goteborg.se
Grade reports allow us to verify your identity and your eligibility to apply for the program. Students who are part of the Swedish school system for some time, your grades come to us through the INDRA system.
The grade report should be on school letterhead (i.e. including school name, logo, address, telephone, website, etc), and be signed by a teacher, mentor, coordinator, or principal. The report should be an original document that you scan as a PDF file and attach to an email. Do not send images of your grade report. It should be a PDF file attachment.
Send the original report as well as a translation into English. The translation should not be done by the student or parent, but by someone at the school and should also be signed by the person who translated it, as well as their role at the school.
Grade 11/IB Diploma Program applicants
Grade 11/IB Diploma Program applicants
To prepare, explore this page:
Complete this online application form.
Send your latest complete grade report (even if it is from last year or last term) to our Administration Office at krista.baker@educ.goteborg.se
Grade reports allow us to verify your identify and your eligibility to apply for the program. The grade report should be on school letterhead (i.e. including school name, logo, address, telephone, website, etc), and signed by a teacher, mentor, coordinator, or principal. The report should be an original document that you scan as a PDF file and attach to an email. Do not send images of your grade report. It should be a PDF file attachment.
Send the original report as well as a translation into English. The translation should not be done by the student or parent, but by someone at the school and should also be signed by the person who translated it, as well as their role at the school.
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