First Phase

The first phase is open to all interested secondary students. The exam papers will be sent to Swiss biology teachers. The students complete the first theoretical exam under supervision of their teacher. The answer sheets should then be returned by mail.

The multiple choice exam takes 90 minutes and requires well-founded biological knowledge aswell as intuiton for more difficult questions.

What should I do, if I didn't get any exams?

Unfortunately, our database is yet to be completed. It is therefore perfectly possible that certain teachers did not receive any exam papers. Given the situation, we encourage teachers to contact us. We gladly provide documentation. We ask all secondary students, who hear the first time of SBO, to talk to their teachers.

How can I review my results?

After correcting the exams, we send rakings to the teachers aswell as all the participants. Additionally, we provide every participant with a personal password which enables reviewing the exams in .pdf format. The raking is also published on the internet.

When does the first phase of SBO 2012 take place?

The first theoretical exam 2013 was sent to the schools August 20, 2012. Due date to send back the solved exams was October 5, 2012. Further dates concerning SBO 2013 can be found here.