St. Clare's, Oxford, is a sixth form college with students from Oxford and all over the world. Founded
in 1953, its mission is ‘To advance international education and understanding'. As a coeducational day and residential
college, it embraces internationalism and academic excellence as core values. It has been offering the International
Baccalaureate Diploma for thirty five years, longer than any other school or college in England. Only 13 other schools
or colleges in the world have been teaching the IB longer than St. Clare's.
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St. Clare's is the top school in Oxfordshire,
ranked 22nd school in the whole of the country
with a 99% pass mark in the IB Diploma and one perfect score
of 45 points |
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Based on the
government league table published in January, St. Clare's,
has the best sixth form results in Oxfordshire and has the 10th best sixth form results amongst independent schools in
England. Our 2012 examination results showed 99% of our students passed the IB Diploma (against a world-wide pass rate
of less than 78%). One student achieved the perfect score of 45 points, the highest possible score in the IB and
the equivalent of 5 A* at A Level. To look at the pattern of our recent IB results, please follow
this
link.
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We are actively accepting applications for entry in September 2012 for both the International Baccalaureate
Diploma and the Pre-IB course |
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- With the IB Diploma students are accepted at the best universities and colleges worldwide. The depth and breadth of
the Diploma enables students to offer that bit extra not only at higher education institutes but also within future careers.
- The IB is a two-year programme for students aged 16 and above preparing for university entry.
- As an international qualification students can follow university or career options within a global market.
- Time and again, education research and reports show that the make up of the diploma develops a well rounded individual
with challenging views.
- By offering full and part scholarships we positively encourage able
students to consider taking the IB Diploma at St. Clare's
- The College had been awarded the highest rating for the quality of its boarding after an Ofsted inspection in 2009,
something that fewer than 10% of boarding schools achieve in the UK. Follow this link to read the full Ofsted inspection report
- Take a look at the latest full Independent Schools Inspectorate report
for St. Clare's
- As we are experts at teaching the IB we are one of the few schools worldwide who run workshops for experienced and new teachers of the IB
- We are members of the Independent Schools Council and
the Independent Schools Association
- The difference between A levels and the IB are described in detail
in this article published in the Oxford Times
- We always encourage students and parents to visit the college so they can get a much better idea of just how
successful we are at preparing our students, not just for the IB, but for their future studies and careers.
"Truly international, vibrant, fun, gets the right results, couldn't do better … if you want to go the IB road."
Good Schools Guide 2008.
