93 Hong Kong students attain perfect score in International Baccalaureate exams, 37 fewer than last year
- Decrease in perfect scores came as number of local candidates rose from 2,193 to 2,213
- 130 local students attained a perfect score in IB exams last year
A total of 93 Hong Kong students attained a perfect score in the International Baccalaureate (IB) exams this year, 37 fewer than in 2021 despite more candidates sitting the tests.
The number of local candidates in the latest round of exams increased from 2,193 last year to 2,213. They were among more than 173,878 students worldwide who received their IB diploma and vocational programme results on Wednesday.
Globally, 640 candidates scored 45 points, down from last year’s 1,155 but up on the 339 recorded in 2020.
Among the 93 top scorers in Hong Kong, 36 were from the English Schools Foundation (ESF), five from Diocesan Boys’ School in Mong Kok, four from Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School and one from Victoria Shanghai Academy.
Despite the drop in the number of top scorers this year, some school managers insisted it was not related to the surge in the number of students who withdrew amid the Covid-19 pandemic and a citywide emigration trend, saying the number of candidates was similar to last year.
Of the 12 top scorers at St Paul’s Co-educational College in Mid-Levels, five have decided to pursue their studies at prestigious universities in the United States and the United Kingdom and five others decided to stay in Hong Kong. The remaining two have yet to make up their minds.