Students and staff at the Cheltenham Ladies’ College are celebrating after being confirmed as the ‘Top UK International Baccalaureate Independent Girls Boarding School’.
With an average score of 40 out of 45, girls studying the IB this year secured 3 Oxbridge places, plus offers from US at Georgetown, Dartmouth, Cornell and NYU, one place to read medicine and one to read veterinary medicine. One student achieved the top mark of 45 points, one of only 45 students in the UK to achieve this impressive feat. The IB results released in Summer 2011 were College’s second set of results, having introduced the two year Diploma in 2008.
IB Co-ordinator Mrs Becky Revell says, “This year’s IB results put the Cheltenham Ladies’ College joint second in the whole of the UK and the best IB girls boarding school.
We are delighted to have achieved this fantastic accolade which recognises the hard work and dedication of the staff and students here at College.
The IB Diploma programme provides an excellent preparation for the global environment which our girls will go on to live and work in.
With its emphasis on life-long, independent learning and the promotion of internationalism and cultural understanding, it mirrors College’s values and broad educational aims.”