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 Diploma results.
In 2024, a total of 821 students (97.6%) across ESF secondary schools were awarded the IB Diploma with 36.4 points as the average points per student. As the IB worldwide average is 80%* with an average of 30.32 points per student, these are impressive achievements.
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| ESF Results (Updated: 6 July 2024) | Worldwide Results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | May 2023 | May 2022 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2019 | May 2023 | |
| % of students achieving the IB Diploma | 97.6% | 845 (98.1%) | 837 (99.2%) | 915 (99.3%) | 945 (99.7%) | 934 (97.3%) | 79.7% |
| Students awarded Bilingual Diploma | 83 | 94 | 81 | 98 | 128 | 115 | 72,314 |
| Mean points for IB Diploma students | 36.4 | 36.3 | 38.1 | 38.9 | 37 | 35.8 | 30.2 |
| % of students achieving 40+ IB Diploma points | 31.4% | 33.6% | 47.6% | 50.1% | 33.2% | 26.7% | 8.6% |
| % of students achieving 35+ IB Diploma points | 64.3% | 64.7% | 75.9% | 82.8% | 70.4% | 61.3% | 28.4% |
| % of students achieving 30+ IB Diploma points | 88.8% | 89.1% | 92.8% | 97.2% | 93.8% | 89.3% | 56.6% |
*Data: Tes
Specialised Programmes
In 2023, 102 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 (IBDP) and the IB Career-related Programme (IBCP) core subjects or as a stand-alone programme.
The 2023 results are very strong with many stories of significant personal success for students with a range of abilities. Through this programme, we have seen students harness their passions in areas such as engineering, theatre studies, business, sports studies, multimedia and the visual arts. Most of our Applied Learning students attended university courses at the completion of Year 13 both overseas and here in Hong Kong.
IB Middle Years Programme (MYP)
2023 is the 15th year that Year 11 students at Renaissance College have completed the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme and the 12th 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 2023 results for both schools are again very strong. Highlights include:
- The mean grade per subject is 5.8 points. This figure compares favourably to the worldwide mean of 4.7.
- The mean number of total points per student is 52 points out of a maximum possible score of 63 points (if all eight subjects and the Personal Project are included).
GCSE/IGCSEs
In 2023, 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 2023 as illustrated in the table below.
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | UK average (June 2022) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For exams using the A*-G system | ||||||
| A* | 24% | 36% | 40% | 31% | 27% | N/A |
| A*-A | 55% | 64% | 68% | 60% | 56% | N/A |
| A*-C | 95% | 94% | 96% | 97% | 95% | N/A |
| For exams using the 9 to 1 system^ | ||||||
| 9 | 24% | 34% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7% |
| 9 to 7 | 64% | 73% | 69% | 71% | 65% | 26% |
| 9 to 4 | 95% | 97% | 97% | 99% | 95% | 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), which administers all A*-G graded examinations taken by ESF students, do not provide statistical data for all subjects combined.
Individual achievements
We are also incredibly proud that, this year, two students at ESF Jockey Club Sarah Roe School successfully completed the ASDAN Workright certification. ASDAN is a UK-based awarding body offering programs and qualifications that acknowledge skills for life, learning and employment.
Last update: 5 July 2024