We are delighted to announce our best ever results in the International
Baccalaureate Diploma:
• 97% overall pass rate - our highest ever
• 54 students with 35* points or more (considered equivalent to
3 grade As at A level) = 53.5%
• 19 students with 40* points or more = 18.8%
• 8 students with 43* or 44* points = 8.1%
• 1 student with 45 - the highest possible mark - one of only about
50 students in the world who achieve this mark, out of some 25,000 who
take the IB Diploma
|
2005
|
2004 |
2003 |
2002
|
2001
|
| Diploma
passes |
97.0%
|
89.4% |
95.3% |
86.4% |
89.2% |
| Students with 40
points or more |
18.8%
|
14.1% |
14.0% |
14.8%
|
13.5%
|
| Students with 30
points or more |
83.2%
|
71.8% |
79.1% |
72.7%
|
59.5%
|
| Students with 24
points or more |
98.0%
|
94.1% |
100% |
92%
|
93.2%
|
| Mean score (excluding
retakes) |
34.54
|
32.81 |
33.79 |
33.15
|
32.27
|
Some individual marks are still awaited, but it is clear that St. Clare's
will again achieve results significantly above the world average. 
St. Clare's IB Diploma average points scores have consistently outperformed
world averages:
St. Clare's IB Diploma pass rates have consistently outperformed world
pass rates:
101 candidates took the IB Diploma at St. Clare's in 2005.
| 2004 |
40% of St. Clare's Diploma students (34 out of 85) achieved
35 points or more |
| 2005 |
54.5% of St. Clare's Diploma students (54 out of 101)
achieved 35 points or more i.e. the equivalent of 3 A-grades at A2
level |
| 2004 |
5.9% of St. Clare's Diploma students achieved 43, 44
or 45 points. This compared to 1.9% of candidates worldwide |
| 2005 |
8.1%% of St. Clare's Diploma students achieved 43, 44
or 45 points. This compares to 1.4% of candidates worldwide |
| 2004 |
the average points score was 32.79 for St. Clare's students.
This compared with 30.28 worldwide |
| 2005 |
the average points score was 34.53 for St. Clare's students.
This compared with 30.10 worldwide |
| |
|
| In 2004 a number of academic subjects outperformed the
world average by a significant margin: |
| |
• in Chemistry (Higher Level) the average grade
of a St. Clare's candidate was 6.06, compared to a worldwide average
of 4.75 |
| |
• in Mathematics (Higher Level) the average was
5.45, compared to 4.72 |
| |
• in Spanish ab initio the average was 5.67 compared
to 5.02 |
| |
• in Economics (Standard Level) the average was
6.75, compared to 4.98 worldwide |
| In 2005 most of our academic subjects outperformed the
world average by a significant margin. the following is just a sample: |
| |
• in English A1 (Higher Level) the average grade
of a St. Clare's candidate was 5.58, compared to a worldwide average
of 4.85 |
| |
• in German A1 (Higher Level) the average was
6.43, compared to 5.74 |
| |
• in Economics (Higher Level) the average was
5.97, compared to 5.17 |
| |
• in Biology (Higher Level) the average was 5.71,
compared to 4.16 |
| |
• in Chemistry (Higher Level) the average was
5.73, compared to 4.72 |
| |
• in Mathematics (Higher Level) the average was
5.52, compared to 4.68 |
