INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE RESULTS (MAY 2003)

In the May 2003 examination session 71 IST students sat for examinations in 39 IB subjects. 56 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 56 Diploma candidates, 55 were successful. The one candidate who failed gained 24 points but did not make 12 points in his Higher Level Subjects. This is a pass rate of 98.2%.

1 candidate was awarded a Bilingual Diploma in German and English.

There were 19 students who had outstanding Diploma scores.
(Brackets indicate years at IST)

These are excellent results which 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.

The table below shows the scores for all diploma and certificate candidates. [The total % of grades does not always add up to 100% because some students were withdrawn from the exams].