International Biology Olympiad (IBO): IP-Friendly Guide

Q: What does International Biology Olympiad (IBO): IP-Friendly Guide cover?
A: What the IBO is, how it works, why it matters to IP families focused on Math & Physics, plus a Singapore-specific prep timeline.

TL;DR
The International Biology Olympiad (IBO) is the life-sciences cousin of the IPhO and IMO.
Since its 1990 launch in Olomouc, it has grown to more than 70 participating countries, assessing students through a theoretical examination and practical laboratory block-each typically four to six hours long-and awarding roughly the top sixty percent (gold about ten percent, silver around twenty percent, bronze roughly thirty percent) IBO guide.
For Singapore IP students, a strong IBO portfolio boosts DSA and university scholarships, while the lab-design and data-handling overlap with A-Level Physics Paper 4 skills.

Use this alongside our IP Biology tuition hub so Olympiad drills reinforce the same molecular genetics, ecology, and data-handling skills your school tests.

Registration quick answer (Singapore): Students don’t enter IBO directly. Countries send national teams via their biology olympiad. Check the IBO site for current rules and national contacts: https://www.ibo-info.org/en/

1 What is the IBO?

The IBO is a yearly biology competition for secondary-school students aged 14-19 as of 31 December in the competition year.
Founded in 1990 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, it aims to promote biology education, foster international friendships, and identify young research talent.

2 Competition format