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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

(* the maximum score is 45 points, and the pass mark is 24 points)

Comparison of St. Clare's 2005 results with previous years:

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.

IB Highlights 2004 and 2005
An IB Diploma of 35 or more points is considered the intellectual equivalent of three A grades at A/A2 level.

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