Academic Results

We are immensely proud of our students’ academic success.

IB Diploma

Our 2021 graduates once again achieved record results in the IB Diploma examinations. The average point score of 38 is significantly ahead of the worldwide average of 33 and has enabled students to obtain places in highly prestigious university courses.

Highlights include:

• 44% of students from our school achieved 40 points and above. This is the level of attainment required to gain admission to the world's elite universities, such as Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard and Stanford. 
• One student scored 45 points out of 45, which places them in the top 2% of Baccalaureate Diploma Programme candidates worldwide. 
• Our students are now heading off to some of the top universities around the world including the University of Oxford, the University of Sydney, McGill University in Canada and the University of California, Berkeley.
• We are extremely proud of our graduates, not just for their exam results, but for what they achieved throughout their time here at BIS Abu Dhabi. Whilst completing the challenging IB Diploma Programme, our students contributed to school life in so many ways and have grown into amazing young adults as a result.

iGCSE / GCSE

In 2021, our students exceeded international and UK national averages in their GCSEs (General Certificate of Secondary Education) and IGCSEs (International GCSE).  

Highlights include:

• 63% of all GCSE and IGCSE grades achieved were  A* or A or 9-7. This significantly exceeds the UK average of 28.5%.
• 95% of students achieved five or more A*- C  or 9-4 grades, compared to the UK average of 77%.