St. Clare's is pleased to announce another very pleasing set of results in the May 2009 exams which reflects the outstanding work of students and staff together.

We achieved:

• An outstanding overall pass rate of over 98% and an average points score of 34.35 – this kept us well ahead of the world average points score of 29.53.
• 49 students with 35 points or more (considered equivalent to 4.5 grade As at A level).
• 2 students with 45 points - the maximum possible mark, achieved by only 0.2% of candidates around the world.
• 17% of students gaining the elite category of 40+ points (top 5% around the world).

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

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

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
40 points or more	18.8%	13.1%	10.8%	10.0%	16.70%
35 points or more	53.50%	46.10%	39.76%	34.55%	48.04%
30 points or more	83.2%	73.7%	68.7%	72.73%	83.30%
24 points or more	98.0%	96.1%	94.0%	97.27%	99.0%
Mean score (excluding retakes)	34.54	33.49	32.49	32.85	34.35

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

Read our IB Results in detail.