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SINGAPORE – Amid a Covid-19 pandemic that has disrupted learning, Singaporean students who sat for International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma exams last November have once again managed to outshine their global counterparts.
The Switzerland-based IB Organization, which conducts the exams, said Singapore produced 55 of the 99 perfect scores, more than half, this year.
Of the 2,228 Singaporean students who took the exams, 97.73 percent passed. The overall approval rate was 76.68%, while the rate for the Asia Pacific region was 91.83%.
The mean scores of Singaporean students were also higher than their global and regional counterparts: 38.35 points versus 29.81 and 34.83 respectively.
More than half (50.65%) of Singaporean students also scored 40 or more, out of a total of 45. In comparison, 11.63% of students worldwide and 27.66% of those of Asia and the Pacific obtained the same result.
On Monday (January 4), students from eight schools, including the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), the School of Arts and the St Joseph’s Institution, received their results.
IB Director General Dr Siva Kumari called 2020 a “tumultuous year for our students”.
“I am very proud of all the graduates of our new diploma and career-related programs,” said Dr. Kumari, who sets the strategic direction for the IB. He took office in 2014.
The IB Organization noted that due to the prolonged uncertainties of Covid-19, schools had had a variety of options for their students, including awarding grades through written tests if they could sit safely and an alternative route through work. course and expected grades.
Schools could also consider postponing the May 2021 session at no additional cost or withdrawing from the November IB session with a full refund.
The organization said 73 percent of IB world schools were able to administer the exams by following local guidelines for safe exam administration.
The remaining 27% were unable to administer the exams as a result of a government mandate or local conditions.
“The IB ensured that student grades were fair, valid and comparable, regardless of whether their school could take exams or not,” the organization said, adding that appropriate grade limits were set to account for disruptions. global learning and teaching. as “other unusual circumstances that could have affected performance.”
Students facing adverse circumstances in addition to the pandemic were also supported on a case-by-case basis, the organization added.
The IB Diploma Program is a two-year program held at 27 institutions in total in Singapore. IB qualifications are recognized by universities around the world.
In Singapore, some students from other schools sat for the first round of exams in May last year and received their results in early July.
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