Celebrating and rewarding success
This year heralded another successful university application season for Dubai American Academy. The 2019 cohort is DAAs largest ever graduating class with 167 (96%) out of the 174 students taking IB classes of which 130 (75%) were full DP students. Our students achieved one of DAAs highest ever pass rate (98.5%) with 17 students (13%) achieving 40+ points. Students will continue their education in several countries, with the largest percentage going to the United States, followed by Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia.
IB Statistics at DAA
|
Class Year |
Size of Class |
% of grade 12 in IB Diploma Program |
|
2019 |
174 |
75% |
|
2018 |
142 |
76% |
|
2017 |
146 |
82% |
|
2016 |
141 |
80% |
|
2015 |
149 |
70% |
|
2014 |
144 |
72% |
|
2013 |
138 |
69% |
|
2012 |
134 |
70% |
|
2011 |
124 |
73% |
DAA Scores Compared to Worldwide Scores
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|
|
Total No. of |
91 |
94 |
95 |
104 |
105 |
113 |
120 |
109 |
130 |
|
Mean Score Worldwide |
29.61 |
29.76 |
29.81 |
30 |
29.88 |
30 |
30 |
29.8 |
30 |
|
Mean Score at DAA |
33.0 |
32.0 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
|
Pass Rate Worldwide |
77.8% |
78.2% |
78.5% |
79.3% |
80.8% |
79.3% | 78.4% | 77% | 77% |
|
Pass Rate at DAA |
90.0% |
88% |
87.5% |
92.3% |
94.28% |
87.6% | 95.8% | 93.5% | 98.5% |
May 2019 Top Scoring Student College Matriculations
|
University of Toronto (Canada) |
|
University of British Columbia (Canada) |
|
Universita Bocconi (Italy) |
|
Kings College London (United Kingdom) |
|
Concordia University (Canada) |
|
American University of Dubai (UAE) |
|
Universiteit van Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
|
University College London (United Kingdom) |
|
Seoul National University (Korea) |
|
Northeastern University (USA) |
Financial aid offers from universities totaled more than $3,500,000. NYU Abu Dhabi, Clark University, Loyola University of Chicago, Chapman University, Northeastern University, Fordham University, Pace University, St. John’s University Queens, Boston University, University of St. Thomas, Trinity University, Manhattanville College and Waterloo University offered sizable financial packages to our students.
Academic Performance
DAA has a long history of helping students to achieve excellent IB results. From our very first year of offering the IB Diploma program, DAA’s students have scored significantly above the world averages in both individual subjects and overall results. Our program has grown substantially over the years to include all students who wish to undertake the challenging diploma program.
Once again, DAA’s graduating students earned outstanding IB results and university placements. The exam results are released by the International Baccalaureate Organization in July. Highlights of DAA’s students’ results include:
- 75 % of the graduating class elected to complete challenging IB Diploma program, which at DAA is open to all students who wish to complete the requirements;
- DAA had 130 full diploma students;
- DAA diploma students earned a mean score of 34, which is also well above the world average of 30, and significantly higher than other IB schools in Dubai (The IB minimum passing grade is 24);
- 13% of DAA students achieved a score of 40 or higher. Only 4.4% of students worldwide earn 40 points or more, which puts this impressive accomplishment into perspective.
