IB results out, some school toppers get perfect score

Several students in the UAE recorded outstanding performances in the May 2025 International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations, with scores well above the global average. The results were released on July 5.

- Nandini Sircar

Among the standout performers at Innoventures Education were Alia Abdelhamid and Melis Yilmaz from Dubai International Academy - Emirates Hills (DIA EH), who achieved a perfect score of 45 — a distinction earned by just 0.1 per cent of IB Diploma candidates worldwide.

According to the results shared with Khaleej Times, students from three schools under this group — DIA Emirates Hills, DIA Al Barsha and Raffles World Academy — posted a 100 per cent pass rate.

Across these campuses, two students scored the maximum 45 points, four achieved 44 and nearly a quarter of the graduating class scored 40 or more points.

Alia Abdelhamid and Melis Yilmaz from DIA Emirates Hills scored a perfect 45 points. At DIA Al Barsha, Kanishka Kesharwani emerged as the top scorer with 44 points.

Alia Abdelhamid from DIA EH who bagged the perfect score said: “I feel deeply thankful for the incredible support I received from DIA Emirates Hills during my IB journey.