A Passport to University
The IB Diploma is internationally prized as a “gold-standard” pre-university qualification which provides access to the most competitive universities and degree courses in the UK and overseas. Holders of the Diploma gain admission to selective universities throughout the world, including prominent institutions such as Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Yale and leading universities in Europe, all of which appreciate the solid foundation for academic success that the IB programme provides.
Recent research has underlined the fact that the IB is particularly highly regarded by British universities who value the breadth of academic reference and depth of intellectual engagement that the IB promotes. In particular, we are delighted that the success rate amongst our IB students applying to Oxford and Cambridge is over three-times the national average – an unprecedented achievement, even in such a highly academic school as NLCS.