NIST’s graduating Class of 2013 achieved outstanding results, improving on the strength of previous years.

Of 98 students the average score of candidates who passed the IB Diploma was 35, compared to the 34 point average in 2012 and 33 point average in 2011. Additionally, 97% of students from the Class of 2013 successfully passed the IB Diploma, a significant improvement from the 85% pass rate last year.

Notably two students, Jenny Holloway and Ritah Chumdermpadetsuk received a perfect total score of 45 points, placing them in the top 0.25% of candidates worldwide. In addition, Emily Daykin and Marten Dondorp achieved a near-perfect score of 44 points. In total, 16 members of NIST’s graduating Class of 2013 attained marks of 40 points or higher, placing them in the top 6.6% of the world.

The Class of 2013 – IB Results & University List

  2013 May 2012
World Avg. 2012 2011 Students with ≥ 43 points (%) 5.55 1.61 1.20 0 Students with ≥ 40 points (%) 17.7 6.64 8.43 10.38 Students who passed the Diploma (%) 97 78.48 85 95 Average points per subject for those who passed the Diploma 5.51 4.67 5.34 5.21 Average total points 35 28.77 34 33 Total number of DP students 90 N/A 83 77 Percentage of Bilingual Diplomas (%) 42 31.26 55 42

Level Number of Levels % of Levels %7-6 %7-4 7 80 14% 47% 96% 6 192 33% 5 183 33%   4 96 17%   3 19 3%     2 4 0.7%     1 1 0.3%    

Members of the Class of 2013 received offers to study a great range of courses at diverse universities across the globe. Below are the universities they will be attending:

University Course/Major Amsterdam University College Sociology Ateneo De Manila University Business & Management Babson College Business & Entrepreneurship Biola University History & Anthropology Bond University Hotel & Resort Management Chulalongkorn University Economics
Language & Culture City University Accounting & Finance Drexel University Biological Science Emerson College Writing Literature & Publishing Emory University College of Arts & Science
Liberal Arts George Washington University Psychology Hotel School of The Hague Business & Management Imperial College Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering King's College Law London College of Fashion Fashion Design Long Island University Health Science Loyola Marymount University Liberal Arts Macquarie University Actuarial Science Mahidol University Business
Environmental Science
Finance McGill University Liberal Arts Miami University Business Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Fashion Merchandising New York University Liberal Arts Northeastern University Business
Liberal Arts
Landscape Architecture Northwestern University Engineering Oxford Japanese Pennsylvania State University Psychology Pratt Institute Interior Design Princeton Engineering Purdue University Finance Queen Mary University of London Business Management Rangsit University Dentistry Reed College Liberal Arts Ringling College of Art and Design Game Art & Design Royal Veterinary College in London Veterinary Medicine Santa Clara University Business Simon Frasier University Chemistry Syracuse University Communications
Sociology & Journalism Thammasat University Law Tufts University Liberal Arts
Pre-Med UC Berkeley Biology UC, Santa Barbara Liberal Arts/ College of Letters & Science Unitech Institute of Technology Early Childhood Education University in Australia Psychology University of Adelaide Dentistry University of Bath Mechanical Engineering University of Boston Business & Finance University of Bristol Economics
English & Drama University of British Columbia Commerce
Engineering
Human Geography
International Relations
Psychology
Sciences
The Arts University of Cambridge Mathematics
Land Economy University of Edinburgh Social Anthropology & Human Development
Sociology University of Exeter Business & Management University of Hawaii Marine Biology University of Hong Kong Accounting & Finance University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Industrial Engineering University of Manchester International Business Economics & Finance University of New Brunswick Marine Biology University of New South Wales Computer Science
Media Communications & Journalism
Medicine University of Pennsylvania Mass Communication Media University of Pittsburgh Military Nursing University of Queensland Education University of Southern California Undecided University of Strathclyde Sport Technology University of Sydney Psychology University of the Arts London Interior Design University of Toronto Political Science
Social Sciences University of Tsukuba Sociology University of Washington Psychology University of Western Ontario Biomedical Science University of Wisconsin Madison Economics & Political Science Webster University Advertisement and Marketing