Middle Years Programme

There are 119 MYP schools in Africa, Europe and the Middle East in 43 countries.  To get information about an MYP school in IB Africa, Europe, Middle East, please consult our schools directory "Find an IB World School" on the left.

Should you have any questions about the implementation process and development of the programme, please contact ibaem@ibo.org

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If your school is interested in the Middle Years Programme

1. visit "Become an IB World School" for an   overview of the process of authorization and for  the Guide to School Application and other  relevant documents

2. download the following regional documents

Fees for the academic year 2008-2009 (PDF) or Fees for the academic year 2009-2010

3. submit the interested school form

Then, if your school wishes to continue its exploration of the MYP it should conduct a ‘feasibility study’. The purpose of this study is to enable a school to make an informed decision on whether or not it will proceed to MYP candidate, and subsequently, become an IB World School.

In the IB Africa, Europe, Middle East region the school’s feasibility study should include the following:

• participation of the educational leadership of the school in relevant MYP introductory workshops. For details please consult the Events calendar

• purchase and study the relevant MYP guides available from the IB Store

During this stage the school may also request the regional office to organize an in-school training or a consultation visit. Please see the guidelines for a description of these visits and instructions on how to organize them. 

Request forms can be downloaded below:

• In-school training visit - request form for in-school training visits
• Consultation visit - request form for consultation visits 

Please note a ‘feasibility study’ must be completed by all schools before a school will be processed for MYP Candidate Status.

It normally takes a school between 2-3 years to become an IB World school for the MYP programme. This time line will depend on the nature of each school and the regional office is here to support schools in this period and thereafter.

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Applying for candidate status for the IB Middle Years Programme

Schools planning to begin implementation of the MYP in January of any given year, should submit Application Form Part A and the supporting documentation, a paper copy and 1 CD ROM, by 1 October of the previous year.

Schools planning to begin implementation of the MYP in September of any given year, should submit Application Form Part A and the supporting documentation, a paper copy and 1 CD ROM, by 1 May of that calendar year.

Please note that only complete applications will be processed and schools should refer to the Guide to School Application. Heads of school must attend an MYP introductory workshop before submission of Part A.

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If your school is already an MYP candidate school:

Access to the OCC is provided to all schools as part of their candidate status. Queries about OCC access should be addressed to occ@ibo.org

At the moment candidate status is granted, the MYP coordinator receives a letter from the regional manager. MYP coordinators should send their response to this letter within the deadline stipulated. Failure to meet this deadline will impact the authorization timeline of a school.

Please be aware that you should contact the regional office to organize the pre-authorization visit well in advance of the intended date of the pre-authorization visit.  Request forms must be received according to the following deadlines:

• By the 1st June: for all visits from August to January
• By the 1st December:  for all visits from February to July

For details about pre-authorization visits, please consult the guidelines  To request a visit, please download and complete

the request form.

Following the visit, the regional office will finalize authorization visit dates which would normally take place six to nine months after the pre-authorization visit.

The documentation needed for the authorization visit should only be submitted two months before the scheduled and confirmed authorization visit. Should you wish to consult the relevant guides, please see the Guide to the Authorization Visit, Guide to School Application and Application Form B.  All these documents are available under "Become an IB World School"

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If your school is already an MYP IB World School:

Progress reports

 MYP coordinators should ensure the response to the MYP authorization/evaluation report reaches the regional office by the deadline indicated in the letter sent to the head of school. If you have not received the template to submit your progress report, please contact ibaem@ibo.org

Programme evaluation

The MYP unit will contact schools one year in advance of a programme evaluation visit.  If you have any queries about your school's programme evaluation visit dates please contact ibaem@ibo.org

The Guide to Programme Evaluation and the Self-Study Questionnaire are available on IBNET in PDF format under:

communication/library/miscellaneous/Eng/Fr/Sp/ Guide to Programme Evaluation.

Please consult the supporting documentation [PDF] developed by IB Africa, Europe, Middle East where the list of documents to be submitted with the self-study are further explained.

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