24 September, 2021

Students Earned AP Recognition and Distinctions

Students assembly

The Advanced Placement program which was developed by the College Board annually recognizes students who perform well on multiple Advanced Placement (AP) examinations. The DAIS administration, faculty and staff are very proud to announce that our students have continued to excel during these difficult times, with a record 71 award-winning students earning various accolades from College Board. The awards include AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Honor, AP Scholar of Distinction and the AP International Diploma. DAIS is also proud to announce that 127 AP students *(86%) received a score of three or higher during the 2021 administration of AP exams. This spring DAIS and DHS had 148 students participating in AP exams completing a school record, 312 exams. The DAIS family is proud of these accomplishments.

The AP Scholar award is granted to students who receive a three or higher on three or more AP exams. These twenty-three students listed below from DAIS and DHS earned AP Scholar designation:

 Chen; Jiaze  Liu; Vicky Z.  Wang; Zhenyu 
 Chen; Yiming  Lu; Jazzton  Wu; Yilin 
 Cho; Hanjun  Ortega Gonzalez; Sandra  Xiao; Tingyi 
 Feng; Kewen  Pan; YuTong  Xu; Charmain Z. 
 Kim; Jisang B.  Park; Jaewoo  Yang; Jiahui 
 Kwan; Silas  Schroeder; Aya  Yao; Yufan 
 Kwan; Yinchi  Sun; Jacob  Yuan; Kezhuohong 
 Liu; Samuel Y.  van Doorn; Lev M.  

 

Students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams and have scores of 3 or higher on four or more AP exams earn the AP Scholar with Honor designation. Eighteen exemplary DAIS/DHS students earned this distinction:

 Bai; Yitong  Lin; Linda F.  Wang; Xinlai 
 Cho; Hanna  Liu; Xuanyi  Wang; Xuqiao 
 Ci; Hao  Qian; Kaiyi  Xu; Kevin Renhen 
 Hu; Tiffany  Renoldi; Maxine E.  Yun; Long 
 Jang; Amy Y.  Shi; Zhenyu  Zhang; Fei 
 Kim; Yerim  Tian; Haoliang  Zhang; Yinru 

 

The AP Scholar of Distinction is granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and scored of 3 or higher on five or more exams. An impressive thirty students from Dalian American International School earned this distinguished award of merit:

 Baranov; Borys  Li; Haoyang  Sun; Xiaotong 
 Bian; Raymond B.  Liang; Zhiming  Tai; Wai-Hin 
 Chan; Russel E.  Liu; Yufan  Tashiro; Maya S. 
 Cheng; Churong  Lu; Jazper  Tian; Fengrui 
 Deng; Luxiang  Luo; Haoran  Wei; Yifan 
 Gong; Nathan B.  Ma; Yiyao  Yu; Chen 
 Jang; Bowon  Rohrbeck; Sarah E.  Yuan; Zhiyi
 Jin; Huilin  Roy; Joshua C.  Zhang; Amy 
 Kim; Yeeun  Song; Helen Yukun  Zhang; Ye 
 Lee; Maguire S.  Su; Yichen  Zhao; Ruixuan 

 

The AP International Diploma is awarded to students who display exceptional achievement across a variety of disciplines by receiving a score of 3 or higher on five or more AP exams in three or more different content areas. Join us in congratulating Borys Baranov, Raymond Bian, Russell Chan, Maxine Renoldi, Sarah Rohrbeck, Joshua Roy, and “Cedric” Wai-Hin Tai who earned this prestigious honor.

DAIS/DHS AP Score Distribution

AP score distribution

Global Comparison

AP results 2021

DAIS and DHS students on average scored higher than all schools globally in 17 of the 18 AP exams offered at the school. DAIS and DHS performed better that other schools in China on 11 of the 18 AP exams offered.

AP scores global comparison

Thank you for entrusting your child/children to our school. We look forward to facilitating challenging, collaborative, and responsive learning experiences for all our students in 2021-2022.