One-third of Hong Kong IB candidates attain near-perfect or full marks

A third of Hong Kong pupils taking this year’s International Baccalaureate (IB) programme have attained near-perfect or full marks, representing nearly 10 per cent of the top achievers globally, according to the latest data.

Schools offering the curriculum attributed the students’ performance to their strengths in languages, as well as the local culture that placed great emphasis on academic excellence.

Pupils from Hong Kong achieved an average total points score that was significantly higher than the global one, according to figures obtained by the Post from the IB body.

Over the weekend, 202,000 pupils worldwide, including about 2,600 in Hong Kong, received their results.

A total of 9,456 students across the world scored more than 40 out of 45 for the programme, according to the IB organisation.

Of them, 871, or 9.2 per cent, were from Hong Kong. This accounts for about 33 per cent of all the city’s candidates. But there was no breakdown of the number who achieved full marks.