Jacob Johnston and Ryan Fan

 

Kristin School is thrilled to congratulate our students on their exceptional academic results of 2025, which collectively represent our best results on record across both NCEA and International Baccalaureate (IB). 

 

Our IB results, released in late December 2025, are highlighted by two perfect scores of 45 out of 45 points, achieved by Ryan Fan and Jacob Johnston. A perfect score is only achieved by less than 1% of IB students worldwide, which cements the fact that this is a remarkable feat for both Ryan and Jacob.

 

Fellow student Won Kim was right behind them with a near-perfect 44-point score. Our students' results continue to impress, with three students securing 43 points, eight students scoring 42 points, seven students with 41 points and eleven students achieving a score of 40 points. These scores translate to 33% of our Class of 2025 IB students securing a score of 40 points or more compared to the 9.35% globally. This level of achievement qualifies them as IB Top Scholars. Our mean IB score was 37 points, much higher than the global average of 30 points, which further highlights the success of our Kristin students.

 

Reflecting on his perfect score, Jacob says, “I feel very thankful for these results. Two years of hard work, as well as readily available support from Kristin and those who worked alongside me, have not only guided me academically but also created many lasting memories.”

 

Ryan also highlighted the supportive environment at Kristin as being a key factor for his IB success, “I am endlessly grateful for everyone who helped me at Kristin. Thanks to my teachers' year-wide feedback and support, the friends I studied with, and advice from previous students, IB felt like a challenging but ultimately shared two-year journey.”

 

Overall, our IB students achieved a 100% pass rate in the IB Diploma, with 100% of them gaining University Entrance (UE). Many of these students are receiving offers to attend top universities around the world. 

 

Senior School Principal, David Boardman, stated, “Our students' achievements strongly reaffirm Kristin as one of the leading IB schools across Australasia and the world. The effort and dedication that these students put in continues to astound me, and I congratulate them all."

 

In NCEA, our students achieved our best results on record, a remarkable accomplishment that highlights the dedication of our students, staff and parents. 

 

For NCEA Level 2, the pass rate was 99%, with 48% achieving an endorsement with Merit and 39% achieving an endorsement with Excellence. In NCEA Level 3, the pass rate was a perfect 100%, with 55% achieving an endorsement with Merit and 31% achieving an endorsement with Excellence. Ninety-nine per cent of our Level 3 students achieved University Entrance (UE). 

 

To put these results into perspective, the nationwide pass rate for NCEA Level 2 in 2024 was 75.2% and 71.3% for Level 3, with 52% achieving UE. 

 

Kristin Executive Principal, Kim Green, says, “Congratulations to our students on your incredible NCEA and IB results. Through your wholehearted journey at Kristin, you have developed critical thinking skills, deep understandings, analytical abilities and global perspectives, and you are now truly future-ready.”

 

Kristin looks forward to watching our Class of 2025 students continue to excel in the next chapters of their lives. 

 

Results Highlights:

 

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme:

 

• 100% pass rate 

• 100% UE

• Two perfect scores of 45 out of 45 points (Ryan Fan, Jacob Johnston)

• One score of 44 points (Won Kim)

• 33% of students with scores of 40 points or higher

• Mean score of 37 points (compared to 30 points globally).

 

NCEA

 

• 99% pass rate for Level 2

• 100% pass rate for Level 3

• 99% UE

• Merit Endorsement – 48% Level 2, 55% Level 3

• Excellence Endorsement – 39% Level 2, 31% Level 3.