82 excellent marks in the International Baccalaureate (IB) at Zlatarski International School

In 2013, 39 students graduated successfully the International Baccalaureate at Zlatarski International School. 35 of them achieved excellent results (6s and 7s out of a maximum of 7) in the international exam in English. A mark above 5 in IB English is accepted by universities worldwide as an equivalent to a successfully passed IELTS or TOEFL. More than 80 are the excellent marks in the languages – IB Bulgarian, IB English, IB German, IB Spanish and the sciences – Economics, Biology and Mathematics. The results are comparable to A,A,A in the British A levels and set Zlatarski School among the best international schools.

This year the top graduates are – Boyan Dinev and Gabriela Hristova. Gabriela Hristova achieved 40 IB points, with the maximum marks 7 in Bulgarian Language, German Language, Economics and Mathematics. Her choice is to study Law at the highly selective University of London Queen Mary, after having offers from Warwick University, University of York and Oxford Brookes University. Likewise, Boyan Dinev achieved 40 IB points, with the maximum marks 7 in Mathematics, Economics and German Language. Boyan’s choice is to study Finance and Accounting at the University of  Southampton, where, at present, several Zlatarski graduates from the Class of 2011 and 2012 are studying.

King’s College London, on the other hand, accepted 5 of our graduates from the Class of 2013 in the courses – International Relations, Pharmacy and Business and Management. There, the top IB graduates from the previous Class of 2012, Evgeniya Nestorova and Lorin Raychinova will be welcoming our ‘freshers’ in September. Moreover, Nora Karageorgieva (Class 2010) has just graduated King’s College London with a First Class Degree this year.

“Zlatarski School is the first IB school in Bulgaria, with more than 10 years of experience, with the highest number of pupils studying in the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme and with the highest success rate. The School has the expertise to prepare students for the best British and international universities”, states Daniel Parsons, International Programmes Coordinator at the School.

Statistics of Class 2013: Marks 6 and 7 in the IB exams