INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE RESULTS (MAY 2006)
In the May 2006 examination session 74 IST students sat for examinations in 38 IB subjects. 56 of these entries were candidates for the full IB Diploma, 1 was a retake candidate while the rest were taking IB Certificate courses.
IB Diploma candidates need to take 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, 3 were not successful. In addition the retake candidate was not successful giving us a 93% pass rate.
Bilingual diplomas were awarded as follows:
Languages of Bilingual Diploma |
Number of Candidates |
Norwegian and English |
2 |
Italian and English |
2 |
Swedish and English |
1 |
There were 22 students who had outstanding Diploma scores
44 |
Nayaab Roshanali |
43 |
Mujtaba Murji |
42 |
Kunal Hindocha, Kimani McDonald |
41 |
Imran Bhaloo, Edoardo Collevecchio, Tamara Last,Natasha Somji |
40 |
Zahra Khimji |
39 |
Fatema Dewji, Sarah Fazal, Benazir Karim, Jay Kesaria, , Pooja Kothari, Nikita Malik, Manasi Kapoor |
38 |
Allen Sabet |
37 |
Fatema Abdallah, Maren Maal |
36 |
Fatema Abbasbhai, Perry Constantinides, Alisha Moledina |
These are excellent results which maintain IST’s impressive record. I would like to thank all the teachers for their 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.
Year |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
% of scores either 6/7 |
36.6
|
29.1 |
26 |
30 |
23 |
36 |
22 |
31 |
26 |
31 |
26 |
30 |
% of scores either 4/5 |
51.7
|
66.8 |
70 |
57 |
62 |
55 |
64 |
57 |
63 |
60 |
56 |
56 |
% of scores either 1/2/3 |
11.6
|
13.1 |
4 |
13 |
15 |
9 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
18 |
14 |
Diploma pass % |
93 |
82 |
100 |
98.2 |
88.9 |
93.2 |
91.7 |
89.6 |
83.5 |
95.5 |
94 |
93 |
• 38.5% of Diploma students achieved “Excellence” status (35 points and above) which compares with 31% in 2005, 39% in 2004, 34% in 2003, 30% in 2002 and 40% in 2001.
• We had eight diplomas above 40 points, compared to six last year, four in 2004, eight in 2003, and two in 2002.
• The average number of points gained by students who gained the Diploma was 34.
Well done and good luck to the Class of 2006!
Wendy Gifford
IB Diploma Coordinator
