COBIS Schools Research

For the second year, COBIS has undertaken annual research with member schools about examination results, university destinations as well as many other areas (summaries below).

In 2015/16, COBIS launched the second Annual Research survey, in partnership with GL Education. The survey was undertaken to help develop a better understanding of the growing global COBIS family of schools, as well as the British International Education sector as a whole. The results are supporting lobbying activities, informing planning for future CPD events, and helping facilitate increased school-to-school networking, communication and support.

Click here for the COBIS Annual Research Survey 2015 Summary Report.

Did you know?... (some of the statistics from responding schools)

• The oldest COBIS school was founded in 1896
• 67% of responding COBIS schools teach cross-phase (both primary and secondary)
• COBIS schools have as many as 99 pupil nationalities
• 95% of leavers from responding COBIS Schools went on to HE/University in 2015
• 12% of responding COBIS schools offer boarding
• 108 different curricular subjects are taught in COBIS schools
• 153 different extra-curricular activities and sports are offered in COBIS schools
• 54% offer some form of financial support; 32% offer bursaries and 48% offer scholarships
• The average A*/A pass rate for GCSE/IGCSE in COBIS schools was 56% (compared with 17.6% in England) and the A*-C pass rate was 90% (compared with 72.4% in England)
• The average IB pass rate for COBIS schools was 93% (compared with 79.3% worldwide)

In recent years, COBIS has undertaken annual research with member schools about examination results and university destinations (summaries below).

In 2014/15, COBIS launched a new research project, working in partnership with GL Education and supported by data from ISC Research. The COBIS Annual Research Survey was undertaken to help develop a better understanding of the growing global COBIS family of schools, as well as the British International Education sector as a whole. The results are supporting lobbying activities, informing planning for future CPD events, and helping facilitate increased school-to-school networking, communication and support.

Click here to download the 2014 Summary Report.

In early 2015, admissions staff from a range of international schools were invited to participate in the Global International Schools Admission Survey. This project was supported by many international and regional school associations including AISA, EARCOS, ECIS, COBIS and NESA. COBIS, along with our colleagues at membership associations worldwide, encouraged members to participate in order to gather comprehensive information about the function, role, structure and challenges of the admissions process in international schools.

To read the preliminary results from the survey, please click here.

46 Schools responded to the 2014 Exit Figures survey.

• In 2014, 92% of graduates from responding COBIS schools went on to University.
• Of those University starters, 61% went on to University in the UK. 

Click here to view a summary of 2012/13 IGCSE, A Level and IB results from COBIS Schools. Details for 2013/14 can be found in the COBIS Annual Research Survey summary report.

• 60% of responding schools are non-selective.
• 88% of responding schools achieved an A-Level pass rate between 96% and 100%.
• 83% of responding schools achieved an IGCSE A*-C pass rate of more than 80%.
• The percentage of pupils achieving the full IB Diploma was 80% or higher in all responding schools.
• COBIS would like to congratulate all pupils on their achievements.