June 18, 2019
IB Schools Australasia was delighted to be informed that, following our ongoing discussions and submission to the International Baccalaureate, that the Diploma Programme (DP) and Career-related Programme (CP) exam results for the November 2020 session will be released on a new date.
For the November 2020 DP and CP examination session, the IB will release results to schools on 17 December 2020.
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June 18, 2019
The ATAR conversion system does not give International Baccalaureate students an "unfair advantage”. It's not unfair that 2 per cent of IB students receive perfect scores when only 0.08 per cent of VCE students do.
I chose to undertake the IB because the music subject was more inclined towards my interests and I had heard that it would better prepare me for university; not because I believed it would give me an edge over my VCE counterparts. While my reasoning was unique, it represents the various attractions that the IB has to offer, enticing students from around the world to brave it themselves.
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June 06, 2019
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Designed for School Leaders (Principals, Heads of School, IB Coordinators and others) this event will bring together the expertise of IB practitioners to help schools inform their practice in the...
May 27, 2019
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The conversion from IB Diploma passing score to ATAR has been released for 2019 students entering university in 2020.
February 24, 2019
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All Australasian students should have access to one of the world’s best school age educational programmes, the International Baccalaureate. Sadly, although the majority of IB Diploma students in...
February 20, 2019
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With the year off to aflying start, we have received a number of enquiries from schools looking to join IB Schools Australasia for the 2019/20 financial year commencing on April 1, 2019. As a...
January 03, 2019
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme results were released today to the 18,387 students who sat for examinations in November 2018. The 2,728 Australian and 370 New Zealand students punched...
December 13, 2018
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Genuine comparison of academic results in schools can only be made when IB Diploma results are considered in school rankings
October 30, 2018
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IB Schools Australasia are very pleased to welcome Schools of Early Learning as our first associate member school to cater exclusively to the early learning sector. IB Schools Australasia asked...
October 24, 2018
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IB Schools Australasia provides to members, free of charge, certificates that can be presented at various ceremonies at a state and individual school level. Our 2018 suite of certificates are now...
October 16, 2018
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St Paul’s Alumna Sally Andrews graduated from St Pauls in 2011, as the International Baccalaureate (IB) Dux. She was also the School Vice-Captain. In 2017, Sally graduated with a Bachelor of...
October 09, 2018
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Application writing is a genre that some find difficult. The reader is looking for applicants to show leadership and initiative, while being team focused and child centred. Your writing has to show...
August 28, 2018
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The internationally regulated qualification is offered as an alternative to the VCE and VCE VET pathways, and provides students with an additional qualification option in their final years of...
May 22, 2018
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The conversion from IB Diploma passing score to ATAR has been released for 2018 students entering university in 2019.
April 17, 2018
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The IB Global Conference, Singapore 2018 took place from 25 to 27 March at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre. The theme of the conference was 'Shaping the Future'.
December 29, 2017
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Genuine comparison of academic results in schools can only be made when IB Diploma results are considered in school rankings.
December 18, 2017
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IB Diploma graduates are not included in State based ranking tables as their results are unavailable until early January. As such, Diploma schools are disadvantaged in comparison rankings that are...
November 15, 2017
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As a measure of the value in which the IB Diploma is seen and to ensure Diploma students are not disadvantaged by December University offers, some Universities are now offering places based on IB...
October 29, 2017
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During November approximately two and a half thousand Australasian Diploma candidates will sit their final exams.
May 23, 2017
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The 2018 IB Diploma to ATAR Conversion now available
March 14, 2017
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Over the years, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, a globally-recognised curriculum for senior secondary students, has worked up quite a reputation for rigour and difficulty....
January 02, 2017
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Genuine comparison of academic results in schools can only be made when IB Diploma results are considered
October 26, 2016
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Final examinations for the IB Diploma have concluded in Australasia
August 08, 2016
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The Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admissions Centres (ACTAC) has agreed on, and passed to the IBO for communication to all Australian IB schools, the table to convert 2016 IB results for 2017...
June 05, 2016
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The International Baccalaureate’s MYP Personal Project has recently seen a real world success in Australia with one 15 year-old student’s project forcing a multi-national company into changing it’s...
April 08, 2016
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We are pleased to announce that following a two year process of evaluation and reflection regarding our identity and purpose, the proposed name change of the association the Association of...
April 07, 2016
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Each year the International Baccalaureate (IB), Asia-Pacific (Singapore branch) presents the IB Asia-Pacific Annual Conference. The 2016 conference was held from 17-19 March at the Hyderabad...
January 03, 2016
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The wait is over for AustralasianIB Diploma students who have had three weeks longer than most other States and Territory students to receive their final Year 12 results.
December 14, 2015
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IB Diploma graduates are not included in State based ranking tables as their results are unavailable until early January. As such, Diploma schools are disadvantaged in comparison rankings that are...
August 23, 2015
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More research has demonstrated the advantage that students studying the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
August 02, 2015
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The inaugural Visiting Speaker Series brought the expertise and experience of Dr John Munro who focused on catering for gifted learners in the IB: Strategies for differentiating the pedagogy for...
January 17, 2015
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Australasian International Baccalaureate Diploma students received their results in early January to find that 35 (32 from Australia and 3 from New Zealand) of the 2,123 candidates from Australasia...
January 08, 2014
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November 2013 Examination session IB Diploma students received their results through their schools on January 4. Australasian students excelled with a pass rate of 93% (the world pass rate is...
December 14, 2011
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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE® PYP & MYP GRANTED ACARA RECOGNITION
Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) recognises the IB Primary Years Programme and...
August 19, 2009
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AAIBS has now been officially recognised by the International Baccalaureate Organization as an Association of IB WorldSchools. It is the first Association in the Asia Pacific Region to have...