Group 2 IB Japanese Ab Initio Level 2

Applications Open: - 21st November 2025

Applications Close: - 18th January 2026

Entry Requirements: - A minimum point score of 52 for their best 8 subjects. Students should have a level 5 or above in English and Mathematics. They should have a least a 7 in their proposed IB Diploma higher level subjects. If Mathematics is proposed at higher level, the GCSE mathematics grade must be 8.

How to Apply:

External students - please apply via Applicaa from 21st November 2025, a link will be available on the school website from this date.

Internal students – there is no need to make a formal application.

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Assessment comprises:

• a reading/text-handling paper
• a writing paper
• a written assignment
• an individual speaking activity

Listening skills are assessed in the context of interactive and receptive skills within the individual speaking activity (there is no specific listening exam). Writing is assessed in a final written exam and the written assignment.

ab initio students will need the skills and motivation to acquire a very high level of proficiency in a relatively short time ? students should expect to be at a level equivalent to GCSE early in their first year of study. A successful student will need a genuine interest in learning languages, a very high level of self-motivation, and the organisational skills and determination to learn a large amount of new information quickly but thoroughly.