UNIVERSITY DESTINATIONS

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Our students go on to study at some of the world’s top 100 universities, including the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, Yale, Cornell, Seoul National University and the National University of Singapore.

Our 2025 graduates destinations

In 2025, an incredible 53% of our graduates were accepted by one of the world’s top 100 universities, including Stanford University and Cornell University in the United States, the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford, University of Hong Kong, Imperial College London, the National University of Singapore, University of Toronto, The University of Sydney and University of New South Wales.

OUR STATS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

53%
of our 2025 graduates attended top 100 universities.
42%
of our 2025 graduates attended top 50 universities.
32%
of our 2025 graduates attended top 30 universities.
64
the number of top 100 universities our students have attended since the first graduating class in 2006.
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A WHOLE WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES

Our class of 2025 chose to study a wide range of subjects, including medicine, law, engineering, drama, business, fashion design, neuroscience, psychology, biomedical sciences, computer science, design art, architecture, accountancy, music, sound production, applied theatre, and animation, among others. This diverse range of pathways is evidence of the multitude of options available to IBDP students, as well as a great indication of the diverse aspirations of our student body.
 
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UK & Europe
The UK was our second most popular destination in 2025 with students accepting places at top universities including the University of Oxford, Imperial College London and University College London. Others will attend King's College London, the University of Bristol and the University of Glasgow, all top 100 universities.

Some students attended universities in Europe including the University of Arts London, ESSEC (France)Architectural Association London, The University of Bath, Sciences Po (France), among others. 
 
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US & Canada
The US was our most popular destination this year. BIS HCMC students accepted places at 2 Ivy League institutions: Stanford University and Cornell University (both QS26 top 20 universities)

Places were also awarded to students from QS26's top 100 universities such as the University of California, Berkely, Pratt Institute, Colorado College and more. Just 6% of our students will be heading to Canada, where they will take up places at the University of Toronto, ranked 26th in the world (QS24).
 
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Asia

In Asia, Singapore and South Korea continue to be popular destinations. 4 students secured places at the National University of Singapore (now ranked 8th in the world in the QS26 rankings), with a further 2 attending University of Hong Kong in the top 20.

BIS HCMC students will attend top 100 universities Seoul National University in South Korea and Yonsei University.

This year we also see places taken up closer to home at Korea University, Osaka University in Japan and Singapore Management University.

 
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Australia
Australia was our 3rd most popular destination in 2025 and saw a large increase in applications. This is likely due to the latest QS26 rankings, which place the University of Melbourne, the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales all in the top 20. 

Eight students will be attending these top universities in Australia, with others going on to study at University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales and The University of Sydney.
 

SPECIALIST DESTINATIONS

Alongside QS top 100 universities, many of our students are also heading to world-renowned specialist institutions. In the Arts, these include the University of the Arts London, Pratt Institute, and Parsons School of Design, widely considered three of the top destinations globally for fine art, fashion, graphic design, and architecture. In music, our graduates will be joining Berklee College of Music, often described as the Harvard of contemporary music.

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