St. Clare's is delighted to announce another set of really good results in May 2009. Our average score was 34.40 which is the equivalent of 4 grades A's at A Level; we felt that it was an excellent reflection of the year group.

We achieved:

• An outstanding overall pass rate of over 97% and an average points score of 34.4 – this kept us well ahead of the world average points score of 29.53
• 46 students with 35 points or more (considered equivalent to 4.5 grade As at A level) = 45%
• 16 student gaining the elite category of 40+ points (top 5% around the world) = 16%
• 2 students with 45 points, the maximum possible score achieved by only 68 students worldwide i.e. 0.15% of candidates around the world

This is the sixth consecutive year in which we have had 44 and 45 point students, an outstanding achievement in the fiercely competitive IB environment.

Comparison of St. Clare's 2009 results with previous years.

	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003
40 points or more	15.84%	10.0%	10.8%	13.1%	18.8%	14.1%	14.0%
30 points or more	84.16%	72.7%	68.7%	73.7%	83.2%	71.8%	79.1%
24 points or more	100.00%	97.27%	94.0%	96.1%	98.0%	94.1%	100%
Mean score (excluding retakes)	34.40	32.82	32.49	33.49	34.54	32.81	33.79

The maximum score is 45 points and the pass mark is 24 points.