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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You "plan to give DCI a try."  Great, come talk to us several years in, after you're tired of supplementing.

Last year, we hired tutors for math, language and writing.  This year, we won't return. [/quote]

Um, "supplementing" is not the norm even among high-ses families at DCI.  At least not in HS, where the program is quite rigorous.  My child is a 2021 grad who had an enviable list of college acceptances this year, as did many classmates.  [b]And my child received a great score on the IB diploma.[/b]  Based on what I've heard from my child and friends, the high performers are very well prepared for their selective colleges, including humanities, stem and their respective languages.

Other misinformation - DCI offers HL diploma classes in all languages as well as Language A in 3 languages, with the potential for bilingual diplomas.

Class of 2021 definitely didn't suffer mass defections in 8th-to-9th, and I have heard the retention rate grows every year.  So no, high-ses families are not giving up on DCI by a longshot.  And many families are buying into the surrounding neighborhoods, feeling like they've won the lottery, so to speak.

Ask the school to refer you to parents of recent grads if you have doubts.  I think there is a lot of repeat posting on these sites by a disgruntled heritage family from a DCI feeder who really isn't representative of most parent views/experience with DCI (or its feeder for that matter).

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NP trying to keep an open mind. It's nice that DCI offers higher l evel diploma classes in all languages. Not so nice if kids are scoring 2 and 3s on the exams (high score is 7 for those who don't know).

OK then, how great? Low 30s? Mid 30s? High 30s? Low 40s? Serious question.

We corresponded with IB Diploma Geneva recently and were told the June 2021 DCI average pass was in the high 20s.

I understand that's around a C- in IB Diploma terms.

PS. I admit that I don't mind haering from "disgruntled heritage families" who point out that very few DCI students (if any) mainly speak French or Chinese at home. It's a valid criticism, difficult to whitewash.[/quote]

Well I’m very impressed that DCI pass points are in the high 20’s for a new high school that just graduated their 2nd class.  The average scores last year was 29 or 30.  In addition, 75% of the schools that offer IB diploma are private.  The remaining 25%, many are test in.

So for DCI, a school that takes all, to average high 20’s after graduating 2 classes is a great start.

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