The school’s 20th IB graduating cohort is its largest full-diploma cohort, with more than 120 students. Two students achieved the maximum score of 45, becoming the 20th and 21st perfect scorers in BIS HCMC’s history.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma score comprises up to 42 points from six academic subjects and up to three bonus points from the program’s core components.

Six students from the 2026 cohort scored 44 points, while 18 scored 42 or above. Overall, 28% of the cohort achieved at least 40 points, and 61.7% of all subject grades were 6 or 7.

The cohort recorded an average subject score of 5.8, compared with 4.93 worldwide, while its Diploma pass rate was 99.2%.

Students from the British International School Ho Chi Minh City's Class of 2026 pose on their graduation day. Photo courtesy of the school

Class of 2026 students have received offers from several top universities in the U.K., U.S., Asia and Australia, including the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, Dartmouth College, Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, the National University of Singapore and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology.

Some students received offers in art, design, sport and STEM, including five from the University of the Arts London and one from Loughborough University.

BIS HCMC said its university counseling service helps students identify programs based on their academic strengths, interests and longer-term goals.

The school was founded in 1997 by Maurice and Rosie Nguyen, who sought to provide their daughter, Jenny, with a British-style education in HCMC.

It now has three campuses and more than 2,400 students aged 2 to 18 from more than 55 nationalities.