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REWARD, St. Maarten - On July 5, 2015, St Dominic High School, the first government subsidized International Baccalaureate (IB) school in the Caribbean received its examination results for the Diploma Programme.
Thirteen International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme candidates sat exams during the month of May with 85% of them fulfilling the requirements to be awarded the internationally recognized IB Diploma.
They join a community of more than 1,300,000 Diploma Programme graduates in 140 countries across the world.
Franz Tapia Chaca who took seven subjects, scored the highest with a cumulative score of 37 points. He achieved a grade of 7 in each of the sciences: Biology HL, Chemistry SL and Physics HL and a grade 6 in his online Mathematics HL course offered through Pamoja Education.
The most points a student can obtain is 45: 6 subjects x 7 points + 3 points for the Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge. According to information on www.ibo.org, 141,831 students around the world sat the May 2015 exams, with students achieving an average score of 29.88 and 160 attaining a perfect score of 45 points. The St Dominic High students who received the diploma achieved an average score of 29 which is in line with the global mean.
Dr. Siva Kumari, the IB General Director, expressed the following:"I want to congratulate all of the Diploma Programme graduates, and wish them the very best as they proceed to their next phase of learning. Their preparation for the next stage has been excellent. A growing number of reputed universities continue to appreciate DP graduates for completing our challenging programme, which prepares students to be well rounded individuals.
An independent study recently confirmed that the IB increases students' academic achievement, as well as the probability of high school graduation and the probability of college enrollment, so we know that our students are well-prepared to succeed in post-secondary settings. And, perhaps more importantly, they're prepared to make important and inspiring contributions to help make the world a better place. Along with our schools, we at the IB are proud of this calibre of future citizens."
The IB Diploma Programme, offered at St. Dominic High School since August 2010, is a rigorous pre-university curriculum where students select and study six subjects from five groups – literature, foreign language, individuals and societies, experimental sciences, mathematics.
In order to qualify for the diploma, students must complete the following core requirements: a 4,000 word Extended Essay (EE), the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course which examines how knowledge is acquired and the various kinds of knowledge that exists, Creativity, Action Service (CAS) requiring students to engage in the arts, sports and the community.
The Diploma Programme is designed to not only challenge a student academically but personally and socially as well in order to give them the skills to be successful contributive citizens and members of our global community.
