Senior Studies

Senior Studies at St Andrews

Students in our Senior Studies programme are part of a community that can always get the support they require to succeed. Over the two years, our Senior Students develop immensely tackling the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma or other specialised pathways to university. Essential life skills and lessons are incorporated into our British Curriculum, preparing St Andrews students for life outside of the classroom and successful careers. Our supportive learning environment, experienced teachers, counsellors, and specialists are here to help all students excel with their personal and academic goals. We guide our students on a journey to their first-choice university, help find their unique passions and prepare them for life at university and beyond. 

We are proud of our well-rounded inclusive academic results

We are incredibly proud of all our IB students and their ‘exceptional results’.  At St Andrews, we consider passing the IB an ‘exceptional result’, provided that the student has shown growth, worked to the best of their ability and reached their potential over the two year IB programme. With this philosophy, all our students are ‘the best they can be’. Consequently, we have longstanding success in achieving fantastic academic results.

• St Andrews average IB point score was 34, 4 points higher than the global average. 

• Our IB pass rate was 93%, a figure significantly higher than the global average pass rate of 79%.

• Twelve of our students managed to score 40 out of 45, a fantastic achievement that only 9% in the world managed in 2020. 

• One of our students successfully achieved a near-perfect score with 44 points out of 45. 

Our Personalised Learning 

At St Andrews, we are a non-selective school; this means we encourage our students to take on the rewarding challenge of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. We believe that every individual has the right to be ambitious and have access to one of the world's best pre-university qualifications. With the right guidance from our expert educators, unique school culture and our inclusive Senior Studies community, we can all achieve fantastic results. 

As well as the full IB Diploma, we offer our students the Diploma Courses programme, an alternative route to University that best suits the goals of the student. Our Careers and Higher Education team work closely with the academic leaders and teachers to guide our students to their first-choice universities. 

Our Global Scale 

Your child will be exposed to once in a lifetime opportunities at St Andrews. As part of the Nord Anglia Education group of international schools, our collaborations with world-class organisations like the Juilliard School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and UNICEF offer a specialist educational experience like no other. Additionally, our unique international trips help develop essential cultural perspectives needed to shape outstanding 21st-century citizens. These include adventures to Tanzania, Switzerland, Washington, and elsewhere.

Global Campus, an NAE online platform, is available to everyone at St Andrews. This unique virtual experience connects our students to others worldwide. It makes collaboration a seamless part of every child’s educational journey.