INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE RESULTS (MAY 2002)

In the May 2002 examination session 59 IST students sat for examinations in 39 IB subjects. 45 of these entries were candidates for the full IB Diploma while the rest were taking IB Certificate courses.

IB Diploma candidates need to offer 6 subjects, at least 3 at Higher level and 3 at Standard level. The candidate's performance in each subject is graded on a scale of 1 (minimum) to 7 (maximum). Candidates may gain up to 3 bonus points for their performance in the Theory of Knowledge course and their Extended Essay.

In order to gain the Diploma a candidate needs to score at least 24 points. However, there are a number of failing conditions which can only be redeemed by scores in excess of 27 points. The Diploma will also be withheld where a student fails to satisfactorily complete the CAS element of the programme.

Of the 45 Diploma candidates, 40 were successful. This is a pass rate of 88.9%.

2 candidates were awarded Bilingual Diplomas: 1 Norwegian/English, and 1 Swedish/English.

(The lowest score of those who failed the Diploma was 20 points)

There were 13 students who had outstanding Diploma scores.

(Brackets indicate years at IST)

Although there is a slight decrease in the results as compared with May 2001, overall this is statistically insignificant and I feel that these results maintain IST’s impressive record. I would like to thank all their teachers for the considerable time and effort beyond normal expectations that they put in to push and encourage these students.

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