We are incredibly proud of our long history of academic success at BSB. This is particularly impressive considering that we are a non-selective school and the language of instruction is not the first language of many of our students. Students of every ability are supported to do the very best that they can and we are equally proud of all of our wonderfully diverse students.
The British School of Brussels is proud to announce another year of outstanding International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme results, reflecting the hard work, determination, and academic ambitions of our students.
This year, BSB students achieved an impressive average IB Diploma score of 36, significantly above the anticipated global average of 30 points. 60% of our students scored 36 points or above, and almost 25% of students achieved 40 points or more. These excellent outcomes are a testament to the school’s commitment to academic excellence, personalised support, and a nurturing learning environment.
These results illustrate how BSB’s values come to life in the learning journeys of our students.
This cohort of graduates will now go on to attend leading universities across the UK, Europe, North America, and beyond, pursuing studies in fields ranging from medicine and engineering to politics, the arts, and environmental science.
BSB remains committed to offering a world-class international education that empowers students to become confident, compassionate, and capable individuals. The success of this year’s IB students is yet another milestone in the school’s proud academic legacy.
Our A-level students are able to specialise in a small set of preferred subjects from a wide range of choices leading to outstanding examination success in a variety of disciplines.
Students graduate from BSB with great results and receive offers to study at some of the best universities in the world. But students at BSB are more than statistics – it is just as important to us that students have the confidence and self-awareness to chose the best course for them as it is what their final scores are.
For us the sign of a great education is not just the exam results but also that students go on to follow a pathway in the world that will see them enjoy fulfilment and be the best that they can possibly be.
With this in mind, we celebrate leavers who have, for example, taken up places at a wide variety of higher education institutions. In the UK: Oxford, Imperial College London, Edinburgh, University College London, St Andrews, Bath, Warwick, Exeter, the Royal Agricultural University, the University of East Anglia, Sussex, Leeds, Swansea, Salford and the University of the Arts London. In Europe: at Delft University of Technology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the University of Amsterdam, Eindhoven University of Technology, Tilburg, KU Leuven, ESADE and Breda University of Applied Science. In North America: at Boston University, Northeastern, the New School in New York City, McGill, Toronto, Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia.
BSB graduates are now studying, for example: Medicine; Politics and History; Psychology, Filmmaking; Economics and Econometrics; Information Management for Business; Music; Graphic Design, Chemical Engineering; Law; Computer Science and Mathematics; Hospitality; Sustainable Development; Creative Writing and English Literature; Sport Rehabilitation; Aerospace Engineering; and Drama and Musical Theatre.
We also celebrate the progression of students have also gone on to study for apprenticeships (in car mechanics and with Transport for London), to train to be a pilot or to take Gap Years before applying to university or entering the world of work.
