We believe the results below testify not only to CIS’s culture of achievement, but also to the commitment of our teachers to nurturing the talents of all students.
The combination of the two put CIS in the top echelon of IB schools, with very consistent results from year to year.
In 2017, 96 members of the Class of 2017 sat examinations for the full IB Diploma, and 98% were successful in earning the Diploma. The average total Diploma score was 37.8 (out of 45).
Three CIS students achieved the maximum score of 45; they were among only 218 worldwide, or about .002% of all Diploma candidates.
An additional student received 44 points. 35 students (37%) scored 40 or more points, and an additional 41 (43%) scored between 35 and 39 points.
These results compare more than favourably with worldwide results: over 159,000 candidates sit the exams annually with an average pass rate of 79%, an average score of 30 points, and an average subject grade of 4.7. Typically an average score of 40 is considered the threshold for admission to the UK’s most competitive universities.