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Students of Fairview International School soaring towards Oxford and Cambridge universities

Published by SchoolAdvisor | Jul 18, 2017

More than ten percent of Fairview International School’s International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) students have met the entry requirements, to pursue their studies at the Oxford and Cambridge universities. An IBDP graduate will require a minimum test score of 38 to get into any one of the two top universities.

The school itself is now placed at the top of the pile in Malaysia, where IBDP test scores are concerned, with a four-year average score of 36.4 points.

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Some 60 percent of the Fairview students scored 36 points or more in the most recent exam. Any international school getting a test score of above 35 points is regarded as one of the best performing in the world, considering the average global IBDP test score stands at about 30 over a maximum of 45 points.

Fairview International School’s average IBDP test scores stood at 35.2 points, placing the school in the top 27 per cent bracket, worldwide.

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About Fairview International School

 

Fairview International School's campuses are authorised to offer the 3 IB programmes. Primary Years Programme (PYP) for students aged 5 to 10 years, the Middle Years Programme (MYP) for students aged 11 to 17 years as well as the Diploma Programme (DP) for students aged 17 to 19 years in one comprehensive school.

Fairview International School campuses total to about 4000 students representing over 55 nationalities. All 10 programmes are authorised by the IB Organisation (IBO) and Fairview is the only school in Malaysia authorised to deliver the MYP. The Kuala Lumpur and Penang campuses are the only IB schools in Malaysia authorised to offer all three programmes: PYP, MYP and the prestigious DP.