MUSCAT: Three students from the Class of 2020 from ABA — Fatma Hani Al Bahrani, Ana Sofia Garcia, Rita Yammine achieved a world-class score of 42 in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP). The result has put them in the top 4 percent of IB graduates worldwide.

ABA students achieved an average point score of 34 which is well above the world average of 29.9. The maximum number of points in IB Diploma Programme (DP) is 45. Year after year, students at ABA consistently outperform the world-wide averages for IB DP results.

“Nine ABA students achieved 40 or more points which globally is in the top 9%. We are very proud of the Class of 2020 and the way in which they coped with online learning and the changes to assessment requirements from the International Baccalaureate due to the impact of COVID-19. We look forward to hearing their stories and what they achieve in the future,” a statement from ABA said.

“We are very proud of our Class of 2020, who have met the demands of the IB Diploma, viewed by universities as the gold standard since it best prepares students for further study and challenges that we face in the world today,” the statement added.

Speaking about the success, Simon Walker, ABA High School Principal said: “This year, ABA has graduates off to study at a number of top universities around the globe including University of Chicago, University College London, University of Pennsylvania, Durham University, University of California Berkeley, Imperial College London, University of Melbourne, the Delft University of Technology and the University of British Columbia.”