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The Independent Schools Foundation Academy (ISF) proudly announces exceptional International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) results for its largest graduating cohort to date. The Class of 2025 with over 100 students, has set new benchmarks in academic excellence, university admissions, and scholarship awards.

Summary of ISF results:

“Our graduates have once again contributed to the hallmark of ISF excellence. Year after year, our students have shown admirable dedication and resilience, continuously challenging themselves to excel in one of the hardest curricula in the world. This cohort’s outstanding achievements— whether in class size, diversity of university placements, academic distinction, or scholarship attainments—stand to affirm the excellence of an ISF education. Our unique learning environment and traditional values, enriched by innovation and holistic development, have cultivated a generation of extraordinary individuals, equipped not only with intellectual rigor, but also virtuous character to lead in an ever-changing world. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the Class of 2025, our dedicated educators, and the ISF families whose unwavering support has been integral to this astounding success,” stated Dr. Malcolm Pritchard, Head of School.

Since celebrating its inaugural IBDP cohort in 2012, ISF has seen remarkable growth in its graduating classes. This year’s milestone of 106 students reflects the school’s expanding community and ongoing commitment to an inclusive IBDP education. Most of these students have journeyed through ISF since Foundation Year, embodying the school’s ethos of inspiring Chinese virtues, global stewardship and intellectual curiosity since their formative years.

ISF boasts an impressively high percentage of Bilingual Diploma recipients at 76%, attesting to the school’s deeply rooted bicultural learning environment in both English and Chinese. A recent internal survey with our past graduates has proven that this linguistic proficiency is essential for them to stay ahead and interconnected in today’s transcending world markets.

The Class of 2025 has received over 720 offers from top ranking universities and tertiary institutions around the world, including 19 offers from highly competitive medical schools. This year’s matriculation list includes the Ivy League schools such as Brown University, Columbia University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University. In the United States, our graduates have also been accepted to Boston University, Carnegie Mellon University, Duke University, Emory University, Fordham University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University, New York University, Northeastern University, Northwestern University, Rutgers University, Stanford University, Tufts University, the University of California, the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, the University of Southern California, and the University of Washington. Notably, our graduates have ventured into specialty institutions such as Barnard College, Berklee College of Music, Carleton College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Scripps College, Swarthmore College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, as well as universities such as Binghamton University – SUNY, Case Western Reserve University, Hult International Business School, the University of Florida, and the University of Virginia.

In the United Kingdom, prestigious offers include Imperial College London, King’s College London, University College London, the London School of Economics and Political Science, the School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of Edinburgh, the University of St. Andrews, University of Bath, University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, Durham University, University of Manchester, University of Oxford, and University of Warwick.

Other successful applications include Queen’s University, Western Ontario University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Toronto, and the University of Waterloo in Canada; as well as top local universities: the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the University of Hong Kong. Additionally, Peking University, Bocconi University in Italy, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia, and University College Dublin in Ireland have also recognized the talents of ISF students.

Accompanying these offers are 51 scholarships totaling HK$20 million.

The Class of 2025 will embark on diverse academic journeys, pursuing majors across a wide array of disciplines. These include medicine, physiotherapy, kinesiology, law, engineering, computer science, robotics, industrial and graphic design, mathematics, physical sciences, environmental science and sustainability, psychology, neuroscience, economics, politics, international business, liberal studies, archaeology, anthropology, humanities, architecture, education, music, cinema, classics, philosophy, journalism, and fine arts. This remarkable spectrum highlights ISF students’ adventurous aspirations, their curiosity to push boundaries, and their determination to make an impact across all fields of study.

 “Our graduates continue to surprise us in the breadth of their interest and ambition. We are proud and delighted that the academic standing of ISF students continues to be validated by so many offers from highly selective universities; equally pleasing is the impressive number of scholarships on offer. This is powerful global recognition of their potential.  We look forward to seeing them as flourishing young adults, charting exciting and perhaps unforeseen pathways, but always richly informed by the vision, mission and all the learning experiences they have gained from ISF,” concluded Dr. Pritchard.

The results of each graduate convey unique stories of hard-earned achievements after a milestone journey of long-lasting memories and life-changing experiences. We invite you to join us in cheers and applause on this celebration page attributed to our wonderful Class of 2025.

ISF is an internationally accredited not-for-profit private independent IB world school, offering a Chinese and English immersive education, grounded in traditional Chinese virtues of The Eight Virtues + One, with a global perspective. The curriculum is enhanced by our unique ISF Shuyuan courses and experiential learning program. ISF graduates are lifelong learners inspired to act and serve as global stewards.