SINGAPORE — Nearly all of the 48 students from the Republic who received perfect scores in the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma examinations last November were from Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) (Independent).

Of the 444 ACS (Independent) students who took the examinations, 41 earned perfect scores of 45 points, said the school. Worldwide, 81 students attained perfect scores.

Overall, 84.2 per cent of the school’s students obtained scores of between 40 and 45 points. The school’s average score of 41.84 is its best since the IB diploma programme was introduced in 2006. Last year, the school had 34 students with perfect scores and an average total point score of 41.3.

These results were announced today (Jan 5) as the 1,640 Singapore students who took the examinations are set to receive their IB diploma results over the next few days.

At St Joseph’s Institution International (SJI International), 38.4 per cent of 164 students who took the examinations scored at least 40 points. Three of them had perfect scores, while seven attained 44 points. Thirteen students received 43 points.

For the first time, SJI International had a 100 per cent pass rate. Its students achieved an average score of 37.6 points. Principal Bradley Roberts said the 2015 results were the “best results in the school’s history”.

At Hwa Chong International School, the average IB score was 36.8, also a new high for the school. More than four in 10 (42 per cent) attained a high score of at least 38 points, while one in four (24.8 per cent) attained at least 40 points, said the school.

Top scorers at the school included Malaysian Yap Pui Min and Canadian Huang Yu Huan with 44 points, as well as Singaporeans Basil Koh and Lim Xin Chen with 43 points. Three other students from Malaysian and China also scored 43 points.

About half of the 81 Hwa Chong International School students scored 37 points or higher, and all were awarded the IB Diploma.

At the School of the Arts (SOTA), 133 students who sat for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme scored 38.2 points on average, with 50 of them obtaining a score of between 40 and 45 points.

From among the 22 International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme (IBCP) students, 73 per cent achieved excellent performance in their career-related studies and in their DP subjects, scoring Grades 6 and 7, said SOTA.

The IB Organisation yesterday offered a glimpse at the overall performance of those who took the examinations from around the world.

In Singapore, the national average score for the IB diploma examinations was 38.5 points, higher than the global average of 30.9 points, and an improvement from last year’s average of 36.4 points. The national pass rate also improved, with 98 per cent of students making the cut for the diploma, an increase from 2014’s pass rate of 97.3 per cent. Students must attain a score of 24 points or more in order to be eligible for a pass.