Venice IB Diploma Programme Results 2026: A Class That Chose to Go Further

There is a particular kind of morning that IB students never forget. The one when the results come out. The night before tends to be restless.

For many students, this is the moment that answers a question they have been carrying for months. A conditional university offer, accepted in principle but contingent on results, becomes real or doesn’t. A dream deferred or confirmed, in the time it takes a page to load. Friends compare scores over messages sent before breakfast. Parents wait by their phones. Teachers refresh their inboxes.

Fortunately, for the Class of 2026, that morning arrived with something to celebrate.

96% of our students passed the IB Diploma: the highest pass rate in the history of H-FARM International School Venice. It is a number that doesn’t happen by accident. It is the result of sustained effort, of teachers who refused to give up on any student, and of a Learning Support team that worked with exceptional dedication this year to ensure that every learner had what they needed to succeed. This result belongs to all of them.

And the results go further. The cohort achieved an average score of 31.3, above the global average of 30.8, with 18% averaging 36 points or above. More students than ever broke into the 38+ band; a sign that excellence in the Diploma Programme here is not a ceiling, but a direction. Among them, Sofia Gardumi, Alice Camiotto, Fotios Vaitsopoulos and Alex Steiner, achieved extraordinary results that speak not only to exceptional ability, but to the kind of quiet, sustained commitment that the IB demands and rewards.

Beyond the scores, the Core components tell their own story. The Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge, and CAS are among the most demanding and most formative aspects of the programme. This year’s Core average of 1.6 reflects a cohort that engaged seriously with research, critical thinking, and real-world action, often well beyond what the programme required of them.

Then there is the Bilingual Diploma. Nearly half of our graduating class (47%) chose to go further and earn this distinction. Each year, more students reach this milestone, and each year it says something important about who we are as a community: that language here is not just a subject, but a way of seeing the world.

At this year’s Graduation Ceremony, Head of School Emiliano Cori and Head of DP Sara Casagrande spoke directly to the graduating class about what these years have really meant:

“Real growth only happens when you push past that comfort zone. The deadlines, the rules, the strict expectations you lived through, they weren’t there to restrict you. They were the tracks keeping you safe while you ran at maximum speed. One day, you’ll look back at these years. You won’t just remember the grades. You’ll remember surviving the bike ride at the lake. You’ll remember the quiet chaos of the Cubicles. You’ll remember the friend who handed you a pen right before the exam started because you forgot yours. That is the success that matters. The deeply human kind.”

Our graduates are now heading to universities across Europe, North America, and Asia. Among the institutions welcoming the Class of 2026 are Bocconi University, King’s College London, Sciences Po, UAL, TU Delft, Politecnico di Milano, McGill University, University of Toronto, and NYU, alongside many others that reflect the breadth and ambition of this cohort. Their academic interests range from Business, Economics, and Law to Engineering, Life Sciences, Psychology, and the Arts, with several students pursuing highly selective and interdisciplinary programmes that speak to genuinely original thinking about their futures.

To the Class of 2026, our most sincere congratulations. We are proud of what you have achieved and even more proud of the curiosity, resilience, and integrity you carried with you along the way.

The next chapter is yours. The world is waiting!