Exam Results
The 2024 graduating class brought Ermitage International School its strongest International Baccalaureate results in three years, with an average score of 34.8 points—well above the global mean of 30.6. Eight graduates crossed the 40-point threshold, while the top performer reached 44 out of 45 possible points. Meanwhile, the French track saw equally impressive outcomes: 97 students earned their Diplôme National du Brevet with honors, 71% receiving the jury’s highest distinction, and the entire Baccalauréat cohort passed with a 94% honors rate.
Student Success at Ermitage International School
Since 2012, Ermitage International School has maintained a perfect pass rate on the national French Baccalauréat across fourteen consecutive graduating classes—a streak that remains rare even among France’s most prestigious establishments. The Option Internationale du Baccalauréat, which launched here in 2003, has seen every participant successfully complete their bilingual studies since its inception, consistently demonstrating the program’s rigorous preparation standards.
Graduate Outcomes
Graduates from Ermitage International School have gone on to study at École Polytechnique in France, University of Pennsylvania and Boston College in the US, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland, and University of Edinburgh in the UK, with all IB students securing places at their first-choice universities. Today, the campus brings together 1,460 students from 80 countries who speak 49 languages between them, creating an environment where intercultural exchange happens naturally and global perspectives take shape through daily interaction.
Round Square Philosophy
As the first French member of Round Square—a network spanning over 200 schools across five continents—Ermitage International School has embraced a methodology built on six pillars: internationalism, democracy, environmentalism, adventure, leadership, and service. Students regularly participate in conferences, exchange programs, and humanitarian missions in Denmark, Germany, India, Thailand, South Africa, and beyond, developing the critical thinking and engagement skills that prepare them for meaningful roles in a shifting world.
