Our performance

Exam results are an essential indicator of performance, both for our students, and for the School. We aim to produce confident and inquisitive individuals with strong academic and extra-curricular skills. Each year, our internal value added analysis, provided by the University of Durham, confirms that our results consistently exceed expectations.

• In 2011, our IB results were outstanding—yet again—the best in Belgium in many categories, and a full third higher than the international average.
  (15.2% of students passed with the highest marks of 40 or over, compared to just 5.3% on average globally)
• The 2011 pass rate for the IB Diploma was a superb 87.9%.
• In 2011, close to 38% of students sitting A Level examinations scored 'A' grade or higher. An excellent statistic for a non-selective school.
• The percentage of students achieving an A or A* grade at GCSE was an impressive 47.2%, in line with many top British independent schools, and over double the UK national average of 23.2%.
• In 2011 in Primary School, 96% of children in Year 6 achieved Level 4 and above in Mathematics. 54% of the children achieved a Level 5 in English indicating attainment levels above the national average.

Extra-curricular achievement

Learning is at the heart of our curriculum, but it is never pursued at the expense of personal growth and development. At BSB, students are supported in the achievement of their personal targets both outside of the classroom as well as inside it. We encourage all our children in Primary School and students in the Secondary School to discover their talents and interests through a wide range of extra-curricular activities from music and drama to physics clubs, mathematical quests and competitive sports. We encourage all our students across the two schools to believe in themselves and to develop their talent and interests, whatever their passion may be.

Examination results 2011

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