Weldon vs. the World
How do our Graduates compare?

AVERAGE SCORES 2008

The following is the average score by subject area for Weldon’s 2008 examinations and the average score for students around the world in May 2008.  Each subject is marked on a 7 point scale with 7 being the highest.  A 5 represents a mark in the 80’s.  For HL subjects, a 5 qualifies for transfer credits at most universities.

 

SUBJECT	May 2008 Results
	WELDON	WORLD
HL English	5.43	4.77
HL French	5.83	5.37
SL French	5.00	4.79
HL Geography	4.60	5.0
HL History of Europe	5.11	5.0
SL History	5.33	4.79
HL Biology	4.86	4.15
SL Biology	5.25	4.26
SL Physics	5.67	4.13
HL Chemistry	5.00	4.59
SL Chemistry	4.25	4.03
SL Math	5.14	4.53
SL Math Studies	4.67	4.57
HL Visual Arts	4.25	4.78
SL Visual Arts	5.00	4.46

 

Diplomas

In May 2008,   over 39 514 students earned the IB diploma worldwide.  Fourteen of these students were from I E Weldon.  One of Weldon’s students tied for 75^th place in the world.

The top possible IB score for a diploma student is 45 points.  The minimum number of points needed to earn a diploma is 24 points.  Weldon totals ranged from 26 to 44.

There is no direct co-relation of IB total points to average percentage based on best six Ontario marks.  All fourteen students had an Ontario percentage above 85%.  Ten of the fourteen had an average above 90%.