Application 2026-2027 (Year 9)

Admission Information and Procedure

BME International Secondary Grammar School

 

Formation and conditions of students’ legal status

a.)   A student can be a member of our school either by taking a successful English level test or by taking them over from another school. Admitting a student is the Principal’s sole right.

b.)  The language of instruction is English. In the academic year of 2025-2026 we offer our regular 4 year program. One can be admitted only by meeting appropriate level of language skills (B2) and study requirements.

c.) We offer the maximum of 48 (24+24) places for the year 2026-2027

d.) Successful completion of the elementary/primary school is a precondition for admission.

e.) A Sibling Allowance for brothers and sisters is awarded to all parents as follows: second child and all subsequent children results a 20% reduction of fees.

From March 02 to March 19 2026 an English Level Test will be announced for prospective students (written and oral part). Students with B2 Language Certificate and native (English) speakers are exempt from the written examination. For them an oral interview will be conducted. Applicants are informed about their results via our webpage before March 21 2026.

e.) Applicants scoring under 70% (of B2 language level) cannot be admitted according to the law regulating the bilingual schools in Hungary. 

f.) For the applicants scoring over 70% (B2 language level) the final admission decision will be based on the former school report certificates of the 7th grade and the mid-term report of the 8th grade. In case more applicants showing outstanding performance than the available positions in class a brief interview will help the final decision.

 g.)   If the applicants come from either a Hungarian or a foreign secondary school and want to join a higher class, they must take (a) supplementary or (a) classifying exam(s). The content of these examinations are determined on the basis of the differences between the contents of the schools. Fluent English is a basic requirement.

Application 2026-2027

Applicants may be admitted to Year 9 (First year of our 4 year programme). The preliminary placement is based on their English level test results (written and oral). The final placement decision is based on the applicants' previous academic, behavioral and disciplinary performance (school report certificates from the last two school years) (year 7 and 8 in Hungary). Please submit progress reports, special achievements or awards. Students with B2 Language Certificate and native (English) speakers are exempt from the written examination. For them an oral interview will be conducted. For 2026-2027 we offer 48 places (24+24)

Applying for Grade 10-11: in addition to the successful completion of the English level test the bearing of a corresponding (and appropriate) school report is required. 

A)

APPLICANTS FROM SCHOOLS with OM registration code (six digit long e.g.: OM 123456 -All Hungarian primary Schools including Orchidea, ISB or SEK):

Your application will be managed by your primary School via the "Hungarian Central Admission Procedure" (Középiskolai Központi Felvételi Eljárás)
Please do not forget to fill out the Student Application Form "tanulói felvételi adatlap" provided by your School. (Deadline: 2026 Feb 20)

Necessary information for the Central Admission Procedure (KIFIR): 

Name: BME által alapított Két Tanítási Nyelvű Gimnázium
School OM code: OM 035349 Location code (telephely): 002

Codes for the 4 year program:

0001 Class 9  - Advanced English (Spanish, French or German beginner / 9. osztály, angol haladó, spanyol, francia vagy német kezdő)

March 21        Preliminary ranking

March 25-27       Modification period for parents

April 28          Final placement

May 4             Final decision on acceptance/rejection posted

June 26-28     Enrolment

B)

HUNGARIAN AND FOREIGN APPLICANTS FROM FOREIGN SCHOOLS:

Your application will be managed by your parents via  the 

(please follow the link:) "Hungarian Central Admission Procedure" (Középiskolai Központi Felvételi Eljárás)

Please do not forget to fill out the Student Application Form "tanulói felvételi adatlap"  (Deadline: 2026 Feb 20)

Necessary information for the Central Admission Procedure (KIFIR): 

Name: BME által alapított Két Tanítási Nyelvű Gimnázium
School OM code: OM 035349 Location code (telephely): 002

Codes for the 4 year program: 0001 Class 9  -  (Spanish, French or German beginner / 9. osztály, angol haladó, spanyol, francia vagy német kezdő)

March 21        Preliminary ranking

March 25-27       Modification period for parents

April 28          Final placement

May 4             Final decision on acceptance/rejection posted

June 26-28     Enrolment

 

Once applied we organize a Language Level Test in 02-19 March 2026 . Students with B2 Language Certificate and native (English) speakers are exempt from the written examination. For them an oral interview will be conducted during this period of time.

You will be preassigned to a class after the level test. You will have the chance to be admitted to the first grade (9th) provided that your English knowledge is sufficent, that is above 70% on the test. Please note, that the final placement decision is based on your former school report/certificates of the last two school years. If you wish to be admitted to a higher class, this would only be possible after successfully passing a corresponding English level test for the class selected. 

The result of the English level test and preliminary placement will be published before 2026 March 21. The final placement decision will not be public before 28 April 2026. 

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Components of the English Level Test

Applicants should know and be able to use English in the below listed categories.

Components of the written part:

1. Multiple choice tests:

Tenses (Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Future), Statements, questions, negative sentences, Present Conditional, Auxiliary verbs, Passive (basic), Reported Speech (basic), Comparison, Superlative forms.

Applicants to the first year should also know

Future and Past Conditional, Probability by using auxiliaries, Gerund, Special cases of Reported Speech

2. Reading comprehension - questions and other tasks related to the text.

3. Guided composition

Oral examination: General conversation, describing a picture and a situation card on the following topics

family, home, school, shopping, meals, weather, transport, giving directions, health, sport, leisure time, hobby.