Excelencia Académica
University of Costa Rica Admission Examinations, Students placed:
- 1st in 1995, 1997 and 2001
- 3rd in 1994
- 5th in 1996 and 1998
- 4th in 2003
- 9th in 2000 and 2007
- 11th in 2005 and 2014
- 13th in 2013
- 4th, 7th and 20th places in 2015
- 10th and 27th places in 2016
- 5th, 14th and 20th place in 2019
- 15th= and 15th= places in 2022
Technological University of Costa Rica Admission Examinations, Students placed:
- 1st in 2003
- 27th in 2013
- 4th, 5th, 7th and 30th in 2014
- 15th in 2020
- 29th in 2016
- 2nd and 27th in 2017
- 21st and 27th in 2018
- 25th in 2015 and 2019
Placement and Scholarships to leading Universities:
- 1998
- – Anthony Varilly: partial scholarship to Harvard
- – Catherine Darke, obtained a place at Trinity College, Cambridge
- 1998
- – Rhys Wolff: full scholarship to the University of Toronto, Canada
- 2000
- – Alfonso Gomez: obtained a place at University College, London
- 2001
- – Patrick Varilly: scholarship to MIT
- 2003
- – Marisol Valerio: full scholarship to UBC, Canada
* Both Anthony Varilly (’98) and Alfonso Gomez (’00) continued as post-graduate students at the University of Cambridge, England
- 2009
- – Manuel Nivia: full scholarship to New York University, Abu Dhabi
- 2010
- – Virginie Fostroy: partial scholarship to UBC, Canada
- 2011
- – Claire Hennig and Andrés Rodríguez: full scholarship to New York University, Abu Dhabi
- 2013
- – Anna Hennig and Alejandro Mora: full scholarship to New York University, Abu Dhabi
- 2016
- – Paula Mora: full scholarship to New York University, Abu Dhabi
- 2017
- – Daniel Nivia: full scholarship to New York University, Abu Dhabi
- 2018
- – Queenie Fan obtained a place at University of California Berkeley
- 2019
- – Andrés Wu obtained a place at Cornell University
- – Nathan Dozier obtained a partial scholarship to John Hopkins University
- 2020
- – Keoni Gilman obtained a place at University of California, Berkeley
- 2021
- – Mariana Castro obtained a full scholarship to NYU Abu Dhabi
- – Javier Gutiérrez obtained a partial scholarship at Amherst College
- 2022
- – Nicole Lipschitz: Partial Scholarship to MIT
- – Julia Bonanno obtained a partial scholarship to Northwestern University
- – Diego Laurencich obtained a partial scholarship to University of Notre Dame
- – Valentina Sosto obtained a place at University of California, Berkeley
International Baccalaureate Diploma: (Maximum score in IB Diploma = 45 points)
- 1998
- – Best overall results in the Latin American Region (IBLA):
- – 6 students with 40 points or higher, average 35 points in the Diploma programme.
- – Best Individual result in the World – 45 points plus maximum points for 7th subject
- 1999
- – 3 students 40 points or higher. Average 33.4 points. All students passed Diploma
- 2001
- – 2 students with 40 points or higher. Average 33 points in the Diploma programme.
- – Best Individual result in the World – 45 points plus maximum points for 7th subject
- 2002
- – 3 students with 40 points or higher. Average 35 points in the Diploma programme.
- 2003
- – Best individual result in Latin America with a maximum score of 45 points.
- – 3 students with 40 points or higher. Average 34 points in the Diploma programme.
- 2004
- – 1 student with 40 points or higher. Average 30 points in the Diploma programme.
- 2005
- – All 34 students passed the Diploma. Average 33 points. 1 student with 41 points
- 2006
- – All 34 Diploma students passed. Average 32 points. 1 student with 41 points
- 2007
- – All 36 Diploma students passed. Average 32 points. 1 student with 42 points
- 2008
- – 45 out of 46 students obtained the Diploma. Average 30 points
- 2009
- – 37 out of 40 students obtained the Diploma. Average 32 points. 1 student with 40 points
- 2010
- – 31 out of 36 students obtained the Diploma. Average 31 points.
- 2011
- – 49 out of 50 students obtained the Diploma. Average 34.5 points. 3 students with 40 or more points (44,42 & 40).
- 2012
- – 51 out of 53 students obtained the Diploma. Average 31 points. 1 student with 40 points
- 2013
- – 46 out of 49 Diploma candidates obtained the Diploma. Average 32.2 points. 3 students with 40 or more points (42,42 & 40).
- 2014
- – 36 out of 38 Diploma candidates obtained the Diploma. Average 35 points. 1 student with 40 or more points (41).
- 2015
- – 41 out of 47 Diploma candidates obtained the Diploma. Average 31 points. 1 student with 40 or more points (41).
- 2016
- – ALL Diploma candidates obtained the Diploma. Average 32 points.
- 2017
- – 40 out of 42 Diploma candidates obtained the Diploma. Average 32 points. 3 students with 40 or more points (1 with 40, 2 with 41).
- 2018
- – 34 out of 39 students obtained the Diploma. Average = 31 points, 1 student with 40 or more points (43 points).
- 2019
- – 41 out of 43 students obtained the Diploma. Average = 31 points.
- 2020
- – All 31 students 31 obtained the Diploma (after 1 resit). Average points = 33. 1 student with 40 or more points (41 points).
- 2021
- – 35 out of 36 students passed the Diploma. Average points = 32. 2 students with 40 or more points (40 and 42 points).
- 2022
- – All 33 students obtained the Diploma (after 1 resit). Average points = 33. 1 student with 40 or more points (43 points).
- Please note: IB World Averages Pass Rate = 79.67% Average Total Points = 30.24
IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education):
(We define our pass rate as the % of students passing at least 5 subjects with a grade of “C” or higher.
UK Statistics, Pass rate = 47.2% but automatically includes Maths and English)
- 1996 – Best Individual result in the World (6 A* and 3 A grades)
- 2002 – Pass rate = 90% All subjects A* – C grades = 84%
- 2003 – Pass rate = 87% All subjects A* – C grades = 82%
- 2004 – Pass rate = 85% All subjects A* – C grades = 80%
- 2005 – Pass rate = 89% All subjects A* – C grades = 83%
- 2006 – Pass rate = 81% All subjects A* – C grades = 80%
- 2007 – Pass rate = 86% All subjects A* – C grades = 83%
- 2008 – Pass rate = 90% All subjects A* – C grades = 87% 34% of all results at A* or A grades. Best results were i. 8 A* (maximum score), ii. 7 A* and A and iii. 6*A, A, B.
- 2009 – Pass rate = 99% All subjects A* – C grades = 95% 42% of all results at A* or A grades. Best individual result in the world in French. Best individual result in the world in Spanish
- 2010 – Pass Rate = 91% – results affected by national emergency closing school on exam day.
- 2011 – Pass Rate = 93% . The best results were i. 8 A* (maximum score) and ii. 7 A* and A
- 2012 – Pass Rate = 91% . 9 students with 5 or more A* or A grades. (2 Students with 6 A* grades)
- 2013 – Pass Rate = 95% . 5 students had straight A* or A grades
- 2014 – Pass Rate = 88% . 3 students had straight A* or A grades
- 2015 – Pass Rate = 85% . 19 students with 5 or more A* or A grades. (1 student had straight A* or A grades)
- 2016 – Pass Rate = 95% . 7 students with 5 or more A* or A grades. (1 student had straight A* or A grades)
- 2017 – Pass Rate = 99%. 9 students with 5 or more A* or A grades (1 student with straight A* or A grades)
- 2018 – Pass Rate = 98%. 4 students with 5 or more A* or A grades.
- 2019 – Pass Rate = 96%. 5 students with 5 or more A* or A grades. (2 students with straight A* grades)
- 2020 – 2022 – The IGCSE programme was severely reduced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- 2022 – Pass Rate (5 subjects in A* to C range) = 57%, 6 students with 5 or more A* or A grades. (3 students with straight A* grades) … a reduced menu of exam subjects was offered.
Universities and Colleges where British School of Costa Rica Students have enrolled:
- CANADA
- Canada College of Performing Arts
- Carleton University
- Emily Carr University of Art and Design
- Guelph University
- Trent University
- University of British Columbia
- University of Calgary
- University of Toronto
- University of Victoria
- Vancouver Island University
- Western University Canada
- York University
- CHINA
- Tshingua University
- University of Language and Culture, China
- COSTA RICA
- Escuela de Agricultura de la Región Tropical Húmeda (EARTH)
- LEAD University
- Texas Tech University
- Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
- Universidad Alma Mater
- Universidad Autónoma de Centro América
- Universidad de Ciencias Médicas
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Universidad Estatal a Distancia Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho
- Universidad Internacional de las Américas
- Universidad Interamericana
- Universidad Invenio
- Universidad La Salle
- Universidad Latina
- Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología (ULACIT)
- Universidad Nacional
- Universidad de San José
- Universidad San Judas Tadeo
- Universidad Veritas
- FRANCE
- École Normale Supérieure
- Le Cordon Bleu
- Paris College of Art
- Sciences Po
- ITALY
- Bocconi University
- John Cabot University
- SPAIN
- Elisava, Escuela Superior de Diseño
- IE University
- IQS Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Universidad de Navarra
- Universitat de Barcelona
- SWITZERLAND
- Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne
- Les Roches Global Hospitality Education
- University of Bern
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Central Saint Martins-University of the Arts London
- Kent University
- Kingston University
- London School of Economics
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- The Architectural Association School of Architecture
- The Art Institute of Bournemouth
- University of Cambridge
- University of Edinburgh
- University of London
- University of Liverpool
- University of Manchester
- University of Surrey
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- American University
- Babson College
- Bentley University
- Berklee College of Music
- Boston College
- Brown University
- California College of the Arts
- California Institute of Technology
- Carleton College
- Cornell University
- Culinary Institute of America
- Dartmouth University
- DePaul University
- Diablo Valley College
- Duke University
- Eastern Nazarene College
- Emerson College
- Florida International University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Grinnell College
- Hanover College
- Harvard University
- Johnson and Wales University
- Louisiana State University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Michigan State University
- New York University
- New York University, Abu Dhabi
- Northeastern University
- Northwestern University
- Parsons School of Design
- Penn State University
- Purdue University
- Princeton University
- Roanoke College
- Saint Edward’s University
- Santa Barbara City College
- San Diego University
- Savannah College of Art & Design
- Southern Methodist University
- Stanford University
- State University of New York: Buffalo
- Suffolk University
- Syracuse University
- Texas A&M University
- Tulane University
- University of California at Berkeley
- University of California at Irvine
- University of Central Florida
- University of Florida
- University of Georgia
- University of Kansas
- University of Illinois
- University of Massachusetts
- University of Michigan
- University of Missouri
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- University of Notre Dame
- University of North Florida
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Southern California
- University of South Carolina
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Wisconsin
- West Virgina University
- Williams College
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- OTHER COUNTRIES
- Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, México
- Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
- Jacobs University, Germany
- University of Bergen, Norway
- Universidad Latinoamericana de Cuba
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