ESF schools continue to achieve outstanding results in examinations. Over the summer, we are celebrating excellent International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, IB Career-related Programme (IBCP), BTEC, IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and GCSE/IGCSE results.
IB Diploma
ESF is proud to announce another year of excellent IB DP/CP results.
A total of 99.2% of students across ESF secondary schools were awarded the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma with 38.0 points as the average points per student. As the IB worldwide average is 85.9% with an average of 32.0 points per student, these are impressive achievements.
| ESF Results (Updated: 11 Aug 2022) | Worldwide Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2022 | |
| % of students achieving the IB Diploma | 99.2% | 99.3% | 99.7% | 97.3% | 98.5% | 75,828 (85.9%) |
| Mean points for IB Diploma students | 38.1 | 38.9 | 37 | 35.8 | 36.0 | 32.0 |
| % of students achieving 40+ IB Diploma points | 47.6% | 50.1% | 33.2% | 26.7% | 25.7% | 14.4% |
| % of students achieving 35+ IB Diploma points | 75.9% | 82.8% | 70.4% | 61.3% | 62.9% | 38% |
| % of students achieving 30+ IB Diploma points | 92.8% | 97.2% | 93.8% | 89.3% | 88.9% | 66% |
| Mean grade for all subjects (7 is the highest grade) | 5.95 | 6.08 | 5.78 | 5.60 | 5.62 | 4.96 |
Specialised Programmes
In 2022, 96 Year 13 students from King George V School, Island School, Renaissance College, Discovery College, Sha Tin College, South Island School and West Island School successfully completed the specialised programmes.
These students followed personalised pathways leading to the Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) award with a combination of either IB Diploma Programme courses and the IB Career-related Programme (IBCP) core subjects or as a stand-alone programme.
For the BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma, 63% of entries were awarded a distinction or above and 85% at merit or above. For the BTEC Level 3 Diploma, 84% of entries were awarded a double distinction or above and 93% at double merit or above, and for the BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma, 100% of entries were awarded a triple distinction or above.
IB Middle Years Programme (MYP)
2022 is the 14th year that Year 11 students at Renaissance College have completed the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme and the 11th year for Discovery College students.
Assessment is criterion-based with schools setting their own subject assessment tasks that are marked internally. Students also complete a Personal Project that is marked internally and then externally moderated and validated by the IBO. The 2022 results for both schools are again very strong. Highlights include:
- The mean grade per subject is 5.7 points. This figure compares favourably to the worldwide mean of 4.7.
- The mean number of total points per student is 52.2 points out of a maximum possible score of 63 points (if all eight subjects and the Personal Project are included).
GCSE/IGCSEs
In 2022, Year 11 students from King George V School, Island School, Sha Tin College, South Island School and West Island School completed the International General Certificate of Education (IGCSE) and the UK based General Certificate of Education (GCSE) programmes. Excellent results were achieved again in 2022 as illustrated in the table below.
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | UK average (June 2022) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For exams using the A*-G system | ||||||
| A* | 36% | 40% | 31% | 27% | 32% | N/A |
| A*-A | 64% | 68% | 60% | 56% | 58% | N/A |
| A*-C | 94% | 96% | 97% | 95% | 94% | N/A |
| For exams using the 9 to 1 system^ | ||||||
| 9 | 34% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7% |
| 9 to 7 | 73% | 69% | 71% | 65% | 59% | 26% |
| 9 to 4 | 97% | 97% | 99% | 95% | 97% | 73% |
^This is the fifth year that ESF students have had (I)GCSE examinations graded using both the ‘A*-G’ or ‘9 to 1’ grading systems.
Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE), who administer all A*-G graded examinations taken by ESF students, do not provide statistical data for all subjects combined.
Individual achievements
We are pleased with the individual achievements of students in our Learning Support Centres (LSCs). Students took a range of external qualifications appropriate to their needs. These include: BTEC awards, (I)GCSEs, Edexcel Entry Level awards and the ASDAN Personal Development Programme awards.
Last update: 5 September 2022