Exam Results

IB Results: Congratulations to the Class of 2019!

National and higher education authorities all over the world recognise the International Baccalaureate Diploma as an excellent pre-University course.

In May 2019, some 166,278 students from 144 countries attempted the Diploma, 52 of them from LIS. The IB holds a second examination session in November each year, for students in the southern hemisphere and those in the north who wish to re-take subjects.

Our LIS graduates of 2019 have achieved the best IB results in the history of the school.

43 members of this class attempted the full IB Diploma in May this year: 42 of them were successful.

Their average points score was 35.0. The world average is usually around the 30-point mark.

No fewer than eight of our graduates, 19% of the group, achieved outstanding scores of 40 points or more. Worldwide, some 9% of candidates usually reach this level. Two members of the class achieved a faultless maximum score of 45 points: both these students have also won places at the University of Oxford.

Candidates obtain scores from 7 > 1 in six subjects, with 4 as the passing grade:

7: Excellent; 6: Very Good; 5: Good; 4: Satisfactory; 3: Mediocre 2 Poor 1: Very poor

In addition, up to 3 bonus points may be gained for the combined performance on the Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge.

The highest possible score is therefore 45 points, with 24 being the minimum total required for the award of a Diploma.

IB Results worldwide and at LIS in % - 2015 to 2019

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Worldwide Diploma Pass Rate	81	79	78,4	78,2	77,4
LIS Diploma Pass Rate	93	97	100	94	95
Worldwide average total points	30	30	29,9	29,8	29,6
LIS average total points	33	33	33	34	35

In May 2019, just 213 students worldwide achieved a maximum score of 45 points. Two of them were from LIS, and six more LIS students had scores of 40 or more.

IB numbers above are from the IBO Statistical Bulletin, which contains further information about the International Baccalaureate examinations worldwide.

For information on student destinations after the IB please visit the LIS Careers Portal on our website.

IGCSE Results

The International General Certificate of Secondary Education, IGCSE, is the international version of the 16+ exam taken by students in secondary schools of all kinds, throughout the United Kingdom.

IGCSE courses, designed and examined by the University of Cambridge, are taken by students throughout the English-speaking world and in many international and bilingual schools beyond it. At LIS, students follow a two-year IGCSE course during Grades 9 and 10.

Candidates obtain grades from A* down to G in each subject.

Grades A* to C are considered passing grades.

To have their IGCSE performance recognised in Germany as the equivalent of the Realschulabschluss, students must obtain a pass grade (C or above) in the five core subjects. These are German, another Language, Mathematics, a Science, and a Humanities subject (i.e. Geography, History).

Leipzig International School: IGCSE Results in % (Grade 10 students only)