Crushed it: AI and healthy habits help Hong Kong students ace IB
Pupils from Diocesan Boys’ School, Victoria Shanghai Academy and Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School share insights on how they excelled in the IB exam
Hong Kong’s top International Baccalaureate (IB) scorers this year credited AI and a balanced study routine for their academic success after receiving their results on Monday.
Amid the intense pressure of the final assessments, top achievers from Diocesan Boys’ School (DBS), Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA), and Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School shared insights on using technology responsibly while maintaining personal well-being.
They were among at least 73 students from 17 Hong Kong schools who achieved the maximum score of 45 points in the IB programme.
The top scorers from DBS said they used artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with their revision, noting that the school was open to its ethical use.
“I want to specifically thank my English teacher who taught us how to use AI for studying,” said Lucas Chavez Mocan, who plans to study engineering at the University of Cambridge.
“My teacher wrote very detailed rubrics so that both we [students] and AI could easily understand them, allowing us to get accurate feedback when the teacher was not available to mark our essays,” he added.