More than half of IB diploma perfect scorers from Singapore

SINGAPORE — More than half the students who earned perfect scores in the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma examinations last November were from Singapore, as the IB Organisation today (Jan 4) offered a glimpse at the overall performance of those who took the examinations from around the world.

Of the 81 students worldwide who received a perfect score of 45 points in the examinations, 48 — or about 59 per cent — were Singapore students. 

Overall, Singapore students received an average score of 38.5 points out of the maximum possible 45 points, improving on the national average of 36.4 points in the 2014 examinations and faring better than students from countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The global average was 30.9 points. 

The 1,640 Singapore students who took the examinations are set to receive their IB diploma results over the next few days, with 98 per cent of them making the cut for the diploma — an increase from the pass rate of 97.3 per cent in 2014. 

Students must attain 24 points or more in order to be eligible for a pass.