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Results

This section includes MYP, DP, and  IGCSE (till 2019) school results for the past years, toppers of all batches, and a comparison of FS grades with world averages for DP.
IGCSE Result 2019
Table 1: IGCSE Results at a glance

Total number of  students who appeared for IGCSE exams

82
No. of students who appeared for ICE and have received the ICE certificate (a more rigorous and prestigious award than the IGCSE; refer to Appendix 1 for details) 74 out of 74
No. of students who appeared for IGCSE (AIU equivalence for Class X: requires students to pass in 5 subjects including English) and have got AIU equivalence** (refer to Appendix 2  for details)

7 out of 8 

The students have performed very well this year. As seen in the table below, the percentage of students who got distinction is significantly higher (53%) as compared to previous years. Table 2 : Comparative result for the last three  batches

IGCSE Results over the years

2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-19

Total No. of Students appeared for the IGCSE examination

57 51 59 82
No. of Students who passed in all the subjects 57 51 59

81

ICE achievement % for given academic year

96% 100 % 100% 100%
No. of Students who got a distinction in ICE 15 (27%) 21 (43%) 19 (35%)

39 (53%)

No. of Students who got a merit in ICE

31 (57%) 23 (47%) 31 (56%)

30 (41%)

No. of Students who got a pass in ICE 9 (16%) 5 (10%) 5 (9%)

5 (7%)

The key highlights of the results this year
  • Majority of our students have got distinction and merit this year.
  • Performance of students in First Language English has shown improvement. The number of students getting the top grades in English this year has increased as compared to last  year. The table below clearly shows the student nos (in percentage) moving from grade “B” to “A”
First Language English Student getting top 3 grades in 2 years (in percentage)

Academic Year

2017-18 2018-19
No. of students 56 70
A* 0 0
A 4 % 14 %
B 25 %

21 %

IGCSE Result 2018
Table 1: IGCSE Results at a glance
Total number of  students who appeared for IGCSE exams 59
No. of students who appeared for ICE and have received the ICE certificate (a more rigorous and prestigious award than the IGCSE; refer to Appendix 1 for details) 55 out of 55
No. of students who appeared for IGCSE (AIU equivalence for Class X: requires students to pass in 5 subjects including English) and have got AIU equivalence** (refer to Appendix 2 for details) 3 out of 3
No. of students who appeared for less than 5 subjects and have got the IGCSE certificate 1 out of 1
As you can see, our students have done extremely well this year as well, continuing the trend of superior performance. The table below shows the comparative analysis of the results of our students over the past 3 years. Table 2: Comparative result for the last three  batches
IGCSE Results over the years 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018
Total No. of Students appeared for the IGCSE examination 57 51 59
No. of Students who passed in all the subjects 57 51 59
ICE achievement % for given academic year 96% 100 % 100%
No. of Students who got a distinction in ICE 15 (27%) 21 (43%) 19 (35%)
No. of Students who got a merit in ICE 31 (57%) 23 (47%) 31 (56%)
No. of Students who got a pass in ICE 9 (16%) 5 (10%) 5 (9%)
IGCSE Result 2017
We are pleased to announce that our students have done extremely well this year, in fact, our students have been doing well in the IGCSE Exams over the past 4 years and the results have been improving with each batch. The images below shows the comparative analysis of the results of our students. Table 1: IGCSE Results at a glance
Total No. of Students appeared for the IGCSE examination 51
IGCSE Achievement % 100 %
No. of Students who passed in all the subjects 51
No. of students appeared for ICE (a more rigorous and prestigious award than the IGCSE) 49
No. of students who got ICE 49
ICE achievement % for 49 students 100%
No. of Students who got a distinction in ICE 20 (41%)
No. of Students who got a merit in ICE 24 (49%)
No. of Students who got a pass in ICE 5 (10%)
Table 2: Comparative result for the last four batches
IGCSE Results over the years 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017
Total No. of Students appeared for the IGCSE examination 33 38 57 51
No. of Students who passed in all the subjects 33 38 57 51
ICE achievement % for given academic year 91% 97% 96% 100 %
No. of Students who got a distinction in ICE 5 (17%) 13 (35%) 15 (27%) 20 (41%)
No. of Students who got a merit in ICE 21 (70%) 19 (51%) 31 (57%) 24 (49%)
No. of Students who got a pass in ICE 4 (13%) 5 (14%) 9 (16%) 5 (10%)
IGCSE Result 2016

This was our third batch which has completed their IGCSE examinations and over the past 3 years, the results have been consistently good with the majority of students getting the more rigorous and prestigious ICE certificate.

While more than 80% of our students have chosen to continue with the Diploma Program at Fountainhead School, the students who have left, have also got admissions in schools of their choice in Surat, India and abroad.

 

IGCSE Result 2015
Fountainhead School announces the following results of the students of the 2017 batch in the IGCSE May-June 2015 examination session:
IGCSE Results in a nutshell
Total No. of Students appeared for the IGCSE examination 38
No. of Students who passed in at least 05 subjects 38
No. of students who got ICE (description is given below) 37
ICE achievement % for 37 students 100%
No. of Students who got a distinction in ICE 13 (35% students)
No. of Students who got a merit in ICE 19 (51% students)
No. of Students who got a pass in ICE 5 (13% students)
Subject wise performance of students in terms of no. three highest grades: A*, A and B:
Subject Group for ICE as per CIE Subject A* A B Total No. of students who took this exam % of students who are in the top 3 grades
1: Languages English as a second language 0 0 1 5 20%
1: Languages First Language English 1 2 12 34 44%
1: Languages Hindi 3 13 14 38 79%
2: Humanities & Social Sciences English Literature 4 4 6 18 78%
2: Humanities & Social Sciences Global Perspectives 1 9 3 16 81%
2: Humanities & Social Sciences India Studies 5 4 6 20 75%
3: Sciences Coordinated Sciences* 7 14 4 32 78%
3: Sciences Environmental Management 0 1 5 7 86%
4: Mathematics Additional Mathematics 0 4 3 7 100%
4: Mathematics International Mathematics 12 8 10 38 79%
5: Creative, Technical & Vocational Art & Design 0 0 2 11 18%
5: Creative, Technical & Vocational Enterprise 0 0 1 15 7%
5: Creative, Technical & Vocational Information Communication and Technology 1 2 2 15 33%
5: Creative, Technical & Vocational Physical Education 0 0 2 9 22%
5: Creative, Technical & VocationalInformation Communication and Technology0202100%
IGCSE Result 2014
Fountainhead School announces the following results of our students in the IGCSE June 2014 examination session.
  • Total No. of Students appeared for the IGCSE examination: 34
  • No. of Students who passed in at least 05 subjects: 34
  • No. of students who got ICE (description is given below): 30
  • ICE achievement percentage: 88%
  • No. of Students who got distinction in ICE: 05
  • No. of Students who got merit in ICE: 21
  • No. of Students who got a pass in ICE: 04
Also, we would like to share the subject wise performance of students in terms of no. of A*(highest grade) and A grades scored.
First language English –                      02(A grade)
Hindi as Second Language –               10(A grade) and 03(A* grade)
Global Perspective –                           06(A grade)
India Studies –                                    05(A grade) and 01(A* grade)
Coordinated Science Double Award) –   07(AA grade) and 02(A*A* grade)
International Mathematics –                  08(A grade) and 02(A* grade)

This is our first MYP batch that has appeared for e-assessments this year. MYP e-assessments are unique as they assess conceptual understanding, knowledge, and skills in unfamiliar situations. So the results speak for both academic achievements as well as conceptual understanding of the students.

While the MYP certificate is the pathway for students who register for all 8 subjects, the MYP course is opted by students who choose to appear for specific subjects in the MYP, rather than all the 8 subjects.

Owing to the pandemic situation, IB assessed students for English, Maths, Integrated Sciences, Integrated Humanities, and the Interdisciplinary unit through Alternate Tasks. Alternate tasks were a subset of onscreen exams. The final grades achieved for these subjects are based on student performance in Alternate tasks.

Language Acquisition (Hindi), Personal Project, and Physical & Health Education / Visual Arts/ Performing Art- Drama / Digital Design / Product Design (students choose one of these) are graded through e-portfolios which are internally assessed by subject teachers and externally moderated by IB examiners.

Our first IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) batch of students graduated on 1st Aug 2020 and they have done quite well across subjects.

Owing to the pandemic situation, IB canceled the on-screen examinations for English, Maths, Integrated Sciences, Integrated Humanities, and Interdisciplinary units. The grades for these subjects are the same as predicted grades given by the school based on student performance in mock exams and previous years.

The remaining 3 subjects, Language Acquisition (Hindi), Personal Project and Physical & Health Education / Arts / Digital Design / Product Design (students choose one of these) are graded through e-portfolios which are moderated by the IB (as is done in the normal scenario) after the checking done by school teachers.

MYP certificate is the pathway for students who appear for on-screen examinations for all 8 subjects. MYP course is a pathway where students choose to appear for specific subjects in the MYP, rather than all the 8 subjects.

DP Result 2021

DP students have two types of assessments under normal circumstances which are called the Exam route. These include:

  1. External assessment (written examinations), English HL essay, Extended essay, TOK essay, Arts portfolio

  2. Internal assessments (research and non-research-based submissions with specific word count or pages prescribed by the IB). Students have to submit their internal assessment to IB which is assessed by school teachers and moderated by IB while external assessment is completely assessed by IB. 

The Non-exam route was made available to schools in India due to the pandemic situation and in this case, there were no written examinations conducted by IB, and all internal assessments were assessed by IB, unlike the exam route. That means all Internal Assessments were now externally assessed by IB examiners. The final grades were based on this as well as the school’s predicted grades. We ensured that students did their best in their IAs, and that each student got the predicted grade that they most deserved based on their performance over 2 years. The results of these efforts show up a significant increase in the average score.

DP Result 2020
The DP results were first released on 5th July 2020 and gave Fountainhead School its fifth batch of Diploma Programme graduates (Grade 12). Fountainhead School has achieved 100% results. These graduates were felicitated on a virtual platform on 18th July 2020. Mr. Mekin Maheshwari, former CPO at Flipkart, founder of Udhyam Learning Foundation was the guest of honour of the virtual convocation. Class of 2020 Results at a glance

Students recommended for Diploma + 

AIU Certificate

IB Results: Diploma + AIU Certificate Awarded

%

49

49 100%
Students recommended for DP course IB Results: DP Course results received

%

6

6

100%

The table below shows the average of scores of students awarded the full Diploma and AIU certificate:

DP Score Range

Class of 2020 Full DP Class of 2020 AIU
39-45 5

35-38

11 1
31-34 9

2

28-30

8 3
24-27 5

5

Average Score

33.2

28.9

DP Result 2019
We are pleased to announce that our students have done well this year. With the last three batches completing the Diploma Program, we can confidently say that we have got a good hold of all the subject requirements across the program, and the results have been consistently good over the years. Table 1: Class of 2019 Results at a glance We can see the comparison of student performances in the IB Diploma program in the table below.
Students who chose to do  Diploma IB Results: Diploma Awarded %
42 42 100%
Students who chose to do DP Course IB Results: DP Course results received %
6 6 100%
Table 2: Comparison of grades ranges awarded to full Diploma students
DP Score Range Class of 2017 Class of 2018 Class of 2019
39-45 5 1 4
35-38 7 12 10
31-34 14 10 16
28-30 3 6 4
24-27 4 9 8
Average Score 33.6 31.4 32.5
Some findings about the results this year:
  • The number of students in the higher grade ranges has increased as compared to last year. Of course, that will vary from batch to batch based on their academic inclination and aptitude.
  • The student results have shown improvement in both the Extended Essay and TOK.
  • There is a difference in the way we have marked our students for the internal assessments which carry about 20-40% of the total grade and how the IB has moderated the samples it takes for cross checking. We need to understand the reasons for this difference.
  • Due to the difference in the grading of IAs, variation in student performance from mock exams to the final exams, some variation in the cut-offs and the paper difficulty levels, there has been more variation in the school’s predicted grades to the final grades.
DP Result 2018
We are pleased to announce that our students have done well this year. With the last three batches completing the Diploma Program, we can confidently say that we have got a good hold of all the subject requirements across the program, and the results have been consistently good over the years. Table 1: Class of 2018 Results at a glance
Students recommended for Diploma IB Results: Diploma Awarded %
38 38 100%
Students recommended for DP Course IB Results: DP Course results received %
11 11 100%
We can see the comparison of student performances in the IB Diploma program in the table below. Table 2: Comparison of grades ranges awarded to full Diploma students
DP Score Range Class of 2016 Class of 2017 Class of 2018
38 – 45 1 7 3
35 – 37 3 5 8
31 – 34 8 14 12
28 – 30 4 3 6
24 – 27 11 2 9
Average Score 31.0 33.6 31.4
Some findings about the results this year:
  • Our predicted grades have been quite close to actual grades, the difference between actual and predicted grades being 3.61% (on the lower side).
  • While no. of students in the highest range have reduced, the number of students in the 35-38 range have increased.
  • Each cohort will be different academically and the final grades will vary depending on their preparedness, accountability, work habits and the rigor and commitment that they demonstrate.
  • We have offered two new subjects Global Politics and Computer Science to our students this year, and they have done quite well in both the subjects.
  • There is a 16% overall difference in the prediction for Extended Essay, partly because the criteria have changed this year. We need to understand the requirements better to improve student results.
DP Result 2017
The table below shows the comparative analysis of the results of the class of 2016 and 2017. The key highlights of the results this year:
  • As evident from Table 1, the number of students getting scores in the higher ranges is significantly more as compared to last year. And obviously, our highest scores have jumped.
  • The average score of students has increased from 31 to 33.6
  • The actual grades of students have been significantly closer to the predicted grades as compared to the prediction last year. The error in the prediction of the grades last year was 13% which has now reduced to 0.4%.
  • Besides the improvement in subject grades, students have also shown better results in the TOK and Extended Essay which are the core components of the Diploma Program.
Table 1: Comparison of grades ranges awarded to students
DP Score Range Class of 2016 Class of 2017 % Increment
39-45 1 5 400%
35-38 3 7 133%
31-34 8 14 75%
28-30 4 3 -25%
24-27 11 4 -64%
Average Score 31.0 33.6
Table 2: Student scoring above 39 (out of a maximum of 45)
Class of 2016 Class of 2017
No. of students 1 5
Actual Scores 39 43, 41, 40, 39, 39
DP Result 2016
In many ways, Fountainhead School reached a major milestone when the results of the DP Class of 2016 (first batch) were released. Of 38 students in the class, one of them appeared for the AS/A levels in March (the only and the last candidate from Fountainhead to do so). 2 students had registered for the DP Course from the beginning – which means that they were not attempting the full diploma. Of the remaining 35 students, 21 students were awarded the Diploma, while 14 students got Diploma course results. On the other hand, our highest score is 39. Among those students who have got the Diploma, the average score is 31 points, higher than the world average, which is 30.07. In every subject where we had more than 10 students, our students have secured the two highest grades in that subject pointing to the fact that those students who make an effort can do really well.