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Why S'pore excels in IB exams

Singapore students once again came out tops in the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma exams, according to results released last week, outshining their global peers. The Sunday Times finds out why students here do so well in the two-year pre-university programme that Singapore joined in 2005, whether tuition and drilling play a part in their success, and how the IB prepares them for university and life.

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Jan 10, 2021, 05:00 AM

Singapore students came out tops in the latest International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma results released last Monday, outshining their global peers.

Of the 99 students worldwide who attained the perfect score of 45 points in the exam last November, more than half - 55 - were from schools in Singapore.

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