Hong Kong IB Results 2026: Average Scores by School
Hong Kong IB Results 2026: Average Scores by School
How did each Hong Kong school actually perform in the May 2026 IB Diploma session? This is the second edition in our annual data series, following our Hong Kong University Offers 2026 roundup: a numbers-first compilation of the 2026 IB results published by schools across the territory, together with a plain-language guide to reading them.
Our methodology is deliberately simple and fully checkable. Every figure below comes from the International Baccalaureate's official May 2026 session statistics and from schools' own public announcements, cross-checked against WhichSchoolAdvisor's live Hong Kong results table (last updated 24 July 2026) and other public compilations. Where a school had not published a figure by mid-August 2026, we mark it "—" rather than estimate. If a number is not publicly available, it is not in this article.
Hong Kong vs the world: the 2026 headline numbers
Hong Kong has once again ranked among the highest-performing IB regions in the world. In the May 2026 session, 2,912 candidates across the territory received Diploma Programme (DP) and Career-related Programme (CP) results — an increase of 10.7% on last year — and the territory's average Diploma score of 37.02 points came in nearly 20% above the global average of 30.88.
| Measure (May 2026 session) | Hong Kong | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|
| Candidates receiving DP/CP results | 2,912 | 209,607 |
| Average Diploma score (out of 45) | 37.02 | 30.88 |
| Diploma pass rate | 98% | ~81% |
| Candidates scoring 40 points or more | 34.8% | ~5% |
| Average subject grade (out of 7) | 5.83 | 4.93 |
| Students scoring the maximum 45 | 65+ | undisclosed |
Two more figures frame the picture. There are now 38 IB World Schools in Hong Kong offering the Diploma Programme, plus seven offering the Career-related Programme — the ecosystem keeps growing. And roughly one in three Hong Kong candidates scored 40 points or above, the range in which offers from universities like Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and the LSE typically become attainable.
IB results 2026 by school
The table below lists every Hong Kong school whose 2026 IB results we could verify from public sources, sorted by average Diploma score. Schools that had not published their 2026 averages by mid-August are listed separately underneath. "45s" counts students with the maximum score of 45, where the school disclosed it.
| School | Avg 2026 | Avg 2025 | Cohort | 40+ % | 45s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul's Co-educational College | 42.6 | 42.1 | 61 | 91.8% | 6 |
| German Swiss International School | 42.0 | — | 63 | 75% | 8 |
| Po Leung Kuk Ngan Po Ling College | 41.4 | 39.1 | 23 | 73.9% | 1 |
| HKCCCU Logos Academy | 40.2 | 39.0 | 37 | 65% | — |
| Victoria Shanghai Academy | 39.0 | 37.6 | 122 | 48% | 9 |
| Canadian International School of Hong Kong | 39.0 | 37.7 | 143 | 48% | 3 |
| Chinese International School | 38.9 | — | 107 | 49% | — |
| G.T. (Ellen Yeung) College | 38.6 | 40.4 | — | 48.2% | — |
| The ISF Academy | 38.5 | 38.6 | 101 | 44% | 2 |
| Singapore International School (Hong Kong) | 38.4 | 39.0 | 72 | 42.3% | 1 |
| Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School | 38.3 | 38.9 | 82 | 48% | 6 |
| Christian Alliance International School | 38.1 | 37.3 | 14 | 43% | — |
| Australian International School Hong Kong (Nov cohort) | 38.0 | 38.0 | — | — | — |
| ESF Sha Tin College | 37.7 | 37.2 | 149 | 45% | — |
| ESF West Island School | 37.1 | 37.3 | 131 | 37% | — |
| ESF King George V School | 36.7 | 38.5 | 214 | 29% | — |
| ESF (all seven schools combined) | 36.4 | 36.1 | 1,025 | 31.5% | 27 |
| ESF South Island School | 36.4 | 35.7 | — | — | — |
| ESF Renaissance College | 36.3 | 36.0 | 134 | 29% | 3 |
| Creative Secondary School | 35.9 | 36.2 | 43 | 26% | — |
| Nord Anglia International School | 35.0 | 35.4 | 112 | 23% | 1 |
| Stamford American School Hong Kong | 34.7 | 34.5 | 55 | 14.5% | — |
| American School Hong Kong | 34.2 | — | — | — | — |
| French International School | 34.0 | — | 47 | 11% | — |
| ESF Discovery College | 33.6 | 35.2 | 90 | 16% | — |
| International College Hong Kong | 33.6 | 33.4 | — | — | — |
Several well-known IB schools had not published their 2026 averages by the time of writing, but did announce highlights. Diocesan Boys' School — which averaged 41.0 in 2025 — reported at least four students scoring the maximum 45. St. Stephen's College celebrated a school-record five perfect scorers, with eight more students on 44. Malvern College Hong Kong reported two 45s and 22% of its cohort at 40+, Yew Chung International School reported a highest score of 44, and Carmel School's Elsa High School recorded a 100% pass rate with 44% of its twelve candidates at 40 or above. We will add their full figures to the table as schools publish them.
How 2026 compares with previous years
Hong Kong's average has now risen for two consecutive sessions, and the gap over the global average — roughly six points — remains as wide as ever. The territory's results peaked during the teacher-assessed pandemic years of 2021-2022, dipped as in-person grading returned, and have been climbing back since.
| May session | Hong Kong average | Global average |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37.02 | 30.88 |
| 2025 | 36.72 | 30.58 |
| 2024 | — | 30.32 |
| 2023 | 36.40 | 30.24 |
| 2022 | 38.36 | 31.98 |
| 2021 | 38.93 | 32.98 |
| 2020 | 36.31 | 31.34 |
| 2019 (pre-Covid) | 35.99 | 29.65 |
How to read school IB tables — and what they can't tell you
Cohort size matters as much as the average. A small cohort can post a striking average on the strength of a handful of results — Po Leung Kuk Ngan Po Ling's 41.4 came from 23 candidates, while ESF's 36.4 represents more than a thousand students across seven schools. Both are impressive; they are simply different kinds of achievement.
"Not published" is not a verdict. Schools release results on their own timelines, and some — including a few of the most selective — share them only with their own parent communities. A dash in our table means we could not verify the figure, nothing more.
Calendars differ. Australian International School Hong Kong runs a November-session cohort, so its results are not strictly comparable with the May-session schools listed above.
Averages describe schools, not students. Behind every school average is a wide spread of individual outcomes, and behind every 45 is a student whose combination of subjects, IA, Extended Essay and TOK work went exactly right. School tables are a useful backdrop for choosing a school — they should never be the whole decision.
What the 2026 IB results mean for university admissions
40-plus is the threshold that matters for the most selective offers. Conditional offers from Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and the LSE typically demand final IB scores in the high 30s to low 40s. With 34.8% of Hong Kong candidates at 40 or above — against roughly 5% worldwide — local students are competing in an unusually strong field, and standing out takes more than a score.
Predicted grades drive everything upstream. University applications are submitted months before final results, on the strength of predicted grades issued by schools. Students who want a 40+ prediction need to be performing at that level early in their Diploma years — which is exactly when targeted support has the most leverage. Our IB tutors in Hong Kong work with students across the schools listed above, from HL subjects to the IA, Extended Essay and TOK core.
Scores convert into offers — track them together. Pair this page with our Hong Kong University Offers 2026 data story, which maps where the most recent cycle's offers actually landed, university by university. Families weighing the UK and the US should also read our UK/US University Acceptance Guide for how the two systems read IB results differently.
A note on sources
Territory-level figures are the International Baccalaureate's official May 2026 session statistics as publicly reported. School-level figures are compiled from schools' own announcements and cross-checked against WhichSchoolAdvisor's live Hong Kong IB results table (updated 24 July 2026) and other public compilations. Where sources disagreed, we used the school's own announcement. We will refresh this page as remaining schools publish their results, and we will repeat the exercise every July so Hong Kong families always have a current, verifiable benchmark.
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By Sabrina Ma, Admissions Consultant
Published 17-08-2026