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 | 
        
         
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          | 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  |