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06 Jul, 2021
10 : 00
YCIS is delighted to announce outstanding achievements in this year’s International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) examinations, with two students awarded the perfect score of 45 and 75% of students attained the extremely demanding Bilingual Diploma. Among the 39% high scorers above 40 points, 5 students achieved the near-perfect score of 44. All results have surpassed the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) worldwide average.
Highlights of YCIS Hong Kong’s IBDP 2021 results:
Worldwide candidates* | YCIS IB graduates | |
Highest score | 45 | 45 |
40 points or above | 17.77% | 39% |
Average score | 33.02 | 37.6 |
Pass rate | 88.96% | 100% |
*Statistics of IBDP 2021 Exam from IBO
“It has been an extraordinary two-year journey for our IBDP students, as they have to overcome unprecedented challenges from social unrest, school closures, a worldwide pandemic and a new equilibrium in hybrid learning. Yet, the Class of 2021 has morphed through the process with resilience and adaptability to emerge as one of our best performing cohorts,” commended Martin Scott, Education Director and Executive Principal.
“The majority of our top-scoring students begin with us from Early Childhood or Primary years, proving the benefit of a through-train education at YCIS. With the commitment and dedication of our teaching staff, who have guided and mentored these students in every way, they have fully-fledged with the exemplary qualities of a Yew Chung lifelong learner.”
YCIS students receive exclusive one-to-one counselling and career planning from the Career & University Guidance. The excellent results this year will see each of our students receiving three or more offers from the first choice, top ranking and reputable universities across the world, including five offers from the Faculty of Medicine in Hong Kong and two entrances to the prestigious Tsinghua University. Offers at a glance:
China | Hong Kong | UK |
Tsinghua University | The University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Hong Kong Polytechnic University City University of Hong Kong | Imperial College London University of St Andrews University College London Durham University King's College London The University of Warwick University of Exeter The University of Manchester |
USA | Australia | Canada |
Columbia University New York University University of California - Berkeley University of California - Los Angeles Boston University Parsons School of Design Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | University of Sydney The University of Melbourne Monash University | University of British Columbia University of Toronto McGill University Simon Fraser University |
The impressive 75% achievement rate in the highly competitive Bilingual Diploma is veritable reinforcement of our mission and principle to raise graduates with a deep respect for and understanding of world cultures, mastery of Chinese and English, as well as a strong commitment to meeting challenges of the 21st century.
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