Singapore IB Diploma 2021 Results

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After another turbulent year for education, the IB results for the 2020-21 academic year are in – and students at international schools in Singapore are celebrating an average score of 37.69, well above the global average of 32.99.

Students at international schools in Singapore received their International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and Career-related Programme (IBCP) results today (July 6) following another disruptive year in education due to Covid-19. Whilst most UK exam boards cancelled in-school examinations this summer, the International Baccalaureate Organisation took the decision this year to offer schools a dual route option: written examinations, where they could be administered safely, or a non-exam route using a combination of internal assessment coursework and teacher-predicted grades, where they could not.

A total of 170,660 students worldwide took the IBDP or IBCP this year. 104,275 were in the non-exam route and 65,576 in the exam route (and 809 were split between both routes). The number of students taking the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) was 87,307 compared to 86,657 last May.

In Singapore, 22 IB schools were able to administer the exams in Singapore, while four were unable to administer the exams; both routes were implemented "due to the impact of Covid-19, local restrictions, and adverse circumstances".

• Singapore's average IBDP score is 37.69 which surpasses the global average; it is also 1.8% higher than last year’s Singapore average of 34.52 points
• A total of 59 students in Singapore achieved the highest score of 45
• The total number of top scorers with 45 points has risen globally to 1,155 – three times that of last year's 339
• Number of students receiving their IB results in Singapore this year is 1,679, compared to 1,663 last year
• Global average IBDP score is 32.99, a 1.6% rise on the average score of 31.34 in May 2020
• Singapore's pass rate is 97.9%; the global pass rate is 88% (85% in May 2020)
• 42.8% of students achieved 40-plus points
• Singapore's IBDP average grade is 5.9, higher than the global average of 5.19

The minimum point requirement for the award of the Diploma is 23 points with the highest award being 45 points.

Despite all the upheaval of the Covid-19 pandemic, the IB's dual route option of exam or non-exam assessments has seen a rise in pass rates, average scores, diploma scores and the number of students achieving the top score. Commenting on the IB's global results, Olli-Pekka Heinonen, Director General of the International Baccalaureate, said:

"A key responsibility of the IB this year has been to ensure that our students are not disadvantaged by the pandemic, including in their applications to university and higher education. The many changes we have made to this summer’s session are part of this commitment to ensure students are not affected by the hugely challenging circumstances in which they have been learning."

The two-year IBDP programme is currently offered at 26 local and international schools in Singapore; the IBCP is offered at just two schools. 

In Singapore, the IBDP is taken at the following international schools in May: Canadian International School, Chatsworth International School (Bukit Timah Campus), Dover Court International School, XCL World Academy, GESS, GIIS SMART Campus, Hillside World Academy, ISS International School Singapore (High School), Nexus, NPS International School, Overseas Family School, Stamford American International School, Tanglin Trust School, United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA), Dover and East Campuses.

This year marks the first IB results for EtonHouse International School (Orchard) and OWIS (Nanyang).

Some Singapore schools follow a January to December calendar and sit the IBDP exams in November. These include St Joseph’s Institution International, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Australian International School, Hwa Chong International School (HCIS), Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah, School of The Arts Singapore (SOTA),Singapore Sports School (SSP), St Joseph's Institution and ACS (International) Singapore.

Please refer back to this feature for more results as they come in...

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Tanglin Trust School

Tanglin Trust School, which is typically among the top three international schools in Singapore for the IB, has an average score of 40.7 points out of 45. This is a record-breaking average for the school (last year was 39.1) and well above the world average (32.99 this year). 

100% of the cohort achieved 35 points or more. Three students celebrated the top score of 45 points, nine students achieved 44 points, and 26 students scored 42 points or more; 83% of the cohort scored a very high 38 points or more. 

NPS International School

NPS International School celebrated a very high average score of 41.5 points, four points higher than last year's average of 37. Thirteen students have achieved a perfect 45 points, and 70% of the cohort scored 40 points and above.

XCL World Academy

XCL World Academy has reported an average score of 35 points and a 100% pass rate. Students at the school (formerly known as GEMS World Academy) achieved a top score of 44 points, one point away from the perfect 45. Furthermore, 20% of graduates achieved a score of 40 points and above, and 38% of received a Bilingual IB Diploma, which "reflects the School’s beliefs in raising intercultural awareness by letting students share and celebrate their unique sense of self and cultural identities".

GIIS SMART Campus

GIIS SMART Campus has achieved an average score of 38.82 grade points with 54% students graduating with a score above the 40 point mark. With 16 students getting perfect scores of 45/45 and nine students receiving near-perfect scores of 44/45, this year’s IB results were record-breaking for GIIS.

Nexus International School

Nexus International School, Singapore's cohort achieved an average score of 37; the highest score was 44/45 and 40% of students achieved 40-plus points. A high number – 44% – received a Bilingual IB Diploma - this is only awarded to learners who demonstrate extensive proficiency in two languages during the Diploma Programme.

Canadian International School (Lakeside)

Canadian International School have announced that this year's average score was 37.9, and the pass rate was 100%; 24% of the cohort passed with the Bilingual Diploma. 

UWCSEA (Dover campus)

UWCSEA (East campus)

Students at the UWCSEA Dover and UWCSEA East campuses scored well above the global average, with average scores of 39.3 and 39.2 respectively. The school had a cohort of 574 students across the two campuses.

Dover Court International School

The IB cohort of 20 students at Dover Court achieved an average score of 36 points with a 100% pass rate. Two students achieved 44 out of 45 possible points, and two qualified for the Bilingual Diploma in English and Japanese; 15% achieved more than 40 points.

Dover Court's Principal Simon Mann said:

"It has been a very unusual year and these results are a reflection on the exceptional community of learners at Dover Court. The students have excelled through their commitment and hard work, coupled with the outstanding support of an excellent group of teachers, leaders and support staff. We were already exceptionally proud of the way these students have managed the complications of Covid and these achievements are the icing on the cake."

Dulwich College (Singapore)

At Dulwich College (Singapore), the IB cohort of May 2021 achieved what the school described as "a phenomenal average point score of 39.7" (last year's was 37) and 100% pass rate. 100% of students obtained their first choice of university for 2020.

"They managed multiple deadlines, balancing study with commitments to CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service), leading and being role-models for other students in the College, all whilst navigating an uncertain world (and a global pandemic!)."

Stamford American International School

The May 2021 cohort at Stamford American International School achieved the school’s highest scores ever on this year’s IB exams with an average score of 35, three points higher than a year ago; 29% of students achieved the bilingual IB diploma.

Superintendent Mark Wenzel said:

“This is a fantastic result. Hats off to our students, high school faculty, principal Ocki Fernandes, and diploma programme coordinator Amit Khanna. It’s a reflection of tremendous work by all.”

Overseas Family School

The IB Diploma 2021 cohort at Overseas Family School (OFS) celebrated an average score of 37 and had five top scorers. 

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