The British International School Abu Dhabi is celebrating its IB Diploma results!
The British International School Abu Dhabi are celebrating outstanding International Baccalaureate Diploma results achieved by 2016/17 graduating students.
A benchmark of the high level of success is the school average points score of 32, which is significantly above the world average of 30. The score is also the highest in the schools’ IB Diploma history. In addition, the Diploma pass rate of 94% is considerably above the world pass rate of 79%.
These results place The British International School Abu Dhabi alongside the leading international schools (selective and inclusive) not only in the UAE, but worldwide.
The inspiring individual scores of the students will allow them to take up places at some of the top universities in the world. The highest achieving student, Tanya Mathur, scored 42 points which places her in the top 4% of diploma candidates worldwide! A truly remarkable achievement which will offer Tanya a wide range of opportunities in terms of university choices. She was closely followed by Absarina Azizan who achieved 40 points, placing her in the top 9% of the world’s IBDP students.
Year 13 students have secured offers from some of the top universities in the world including University College London, Warwick University and Lancaster University.
Brian Irving, Head of Secondary, said “the achievements and successes of our students in this year’s IB Diploma Programme results are testament to their hard work, determination and stamina coupled with the knowledge, understanding and resolve of our teaching staff in having the highest of expectations of their classes.
We are so very proud of them all and look forward with anticipation of their individual success stories in the future.”
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is widely regarded as the world’s premier post-16 qualification, offering students a wide range of subjects and opportunities to develop their social and leadership skills. Each student undertaking the IB Diploma studied 6 subjects- 3 at Higher Level and 3 at Standard Level. Students can be awarded a maximum of 7 per subject with an extra 3 ‘bonus’ points available for a combination of their Extended Essay and TOK (Theory of Knowledge) giving a total possible maximum score of 45 points (achieved by the top 0.34% of students worldwide).
About The British International School Abu Dhabi
The British International School Abu Dhabi offers the English National Curriculum from EYFS to Year 11 and the IB Diploma Programme in Years 12 and 13. Admissions for the 2017-18 academic year are still open. www.nordangliaeducation.com
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