NLCS Singapore Delivers Record IB Diploma Scores for Its Class of 2026

North London Collegiate School Singapore has reported its strongest International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme results since opening, with the Class of 2026 achieving an average score of 38.16 and a 100 percent pass rate, according to a statement released by the school on July 8. The average sits more than seven points above the global IB Diploma mean of 30.88.

Four students achieved the maximum score of 45 points, the highest number of perfect scorers in the school's history. More than 63 percent of the cohort scored 38 or above, and 38 percent achieved 40 or higher. The results place NLCS Singapore broadly alongside its sister campuses in the wider NLCS network, which have historically ranked among the stronger IB performers in their respective markets.

University destinations

Sixty-five percent of the Class of 2026 received at least one offer from a Russell Group university, and 42 percent of all offers came from QS Top 50 institutions. Students are heading to more than 130 universities globally, including Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford, and Cornell. Fifty-six percent earned the IB Bilingual Diploma, a credential that reflects the school's emphasis on language breadth alongside academic performance.

NLCS Singapore opened in 2019 and admitted its first IB graduating cohort in 2023. That makes the school still young by the standards of Singapore's more established British-curriculum institutions, and each successive cohort provides a meaningful data point for families weighing entry. The Class of 2026 is only the fourth to have completed the full secondary programme at the school.

How the results fit Singapore's picture

Singapore recorded an average IB Diploma score of 35.67 across all schools in the May 2026 session, well above the global figure, with 2,250 candidates sitting the exams, an 8.2 percent increase from the previous year. Several British-curriculum schools in the city, including Tanglin Trust School, reported averages in the upper 38-point range for 2026, setting a clear comparison point against which newer entrants like NLCS Singapore will be measured.

The results arrive at a competitive moment in Singapore's international education market. Multiple new British-curriculum schools have opened or expanded in recent years, giving families more choice than at any previous point. For NLCS Singapore, maintaining IB averages above 38 points across consecutive graduating cohorts would be a meaningful signal in a city where reputation for exam performance carries considerable weight in admissions decisions.