As the International Baccalaureate released their results for 2020, ESF has once again achieved results far surpassing the global average - with 36 students achieving 44 points or more - and 12 students achieving the top score of 45 points.

Today, 174,355 students around the world are receiving their International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) and Career-related Programme (CP) results.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) has announced a series of updates to its Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course, including the introduction of new optional themes ‘knowledge and technology’ and ‘knowledge and politics’, to stimulate conversations around the most impactful and relevant topics affecting today’s world. The new curriculum will be introduced in 2020, with the first assessment in 2022.

Find out about IB Diploma Programme Scholarship opportunities at The International School of Penang (Uplands).

Fairview International School’s (FIS) International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, has again maintained its perfect score of 100 per cent pass rate. This is an achievement, unrivalled by its peers in Malaysia.

By Jocelyn Blink and Ian Dorton, experienced IB teachers, workshop leaders and principal examiners