Sherborne School and Sherborne Girls' first IB results

We are delighted to announce the first ever International Baccalaureate results for Sherborne School and Sherborne Girls in a joint venture. The 2009 cohort have just completed their two year courses in IB covering six subjects. There are 11 boys and 9 girls and they come from the UK and around the world including from Columbia, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy and Japan.

The results exceed our expectations with both Schools working on a genuinely collaborative scheme of mixed classes and joint teaching. This is the first of its kind in the UK. The average point score per candidate, at 33, counts as 489 UCAS points on the UCAS tariff (480 UCAS points is equivalent to four A grades at A level). One candidate, Kate Hamilton, secured 44 points out of a maximum 45. Last year, of the 39,514 candidates worldwide, only 219 got 44 marks or above.

The pupils have not just secured these excellent examination results but have also taken part in an exciting programme that has included charitable work in Ecuador, teaching in local primary schools and studying subjects new to Sherborne such as Philosophy and Mandarin.

We are delighted to announce that the course is becoming increasingly popular, with 32 students across the two Schools starting the International Baccalaureate in September 2009.

Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2009