Results Obtain by our Students

Throughout the years our students have managed excellent results both in Local Examinations as well as International ones:

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.
8th place in 2018.
5th, 14th and 20th place in 2019.

Technological University of Costa Rica Admission Examinations Students placed:

1st in 2003.
27th in 2013.
4th, 5th, 7th and 30th in 2014.
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.
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.
* Both Anthony Varilly (’98) and Alfonso Gomez (’00) continued as post-graduate students at the University of Cambridge, England.

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 (same group of students produced lower than average IGCSE results in 2006… see below).
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 passed the Diploma. Average = 31 points, 1 student with 40 ormolu points (43 points).
2019 – 41 out of 43 students passed the Diploma. Average = 31 points.

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* or A grades).