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‘The premium that Melbourne home buyers are paying to get into sought-after school zones has skyrocketed over the past year,with new data showing house prices in 38 catchments have soared by more...

After almost two years of artmaking the efforts of the Redlands Year 12 IB class are now available for all to see. There is a wonderful mix of styles, media and concepts explored, which provide us,...

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 November 2021 suite of certificates...

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Examinations run from 25 October* to 10 November. Australasian students will sit for these examinations across Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea...

Having undergone the application process to be authorised as an International Baccalaureate World School, Aberfoyle Park High School were informed that authorisation has been granted as of 13...

One of Griffith University’s newest students says without the lifeline it provided, her International Baccalaureate (IB) achievements would have counted for nothing.

As an association of IB World Schools our member schools manage their own recruitment processes. Here is some general information for those looking to teach within our member schools. We welcome...

Cleveland District State High school, situated to the east of Brisbane, has offered the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP) since 2015. The IBDP compliments the school’s values of global education and...

The conversion from IB Diploma to ATAR equivalent has been updated.

With a high-need within our member schools, quality candidates with Secondary Mathematics training are a valuable asset to our member schools. Take advantage of UTS'flexible online learning...

IB Schools Australasia would like to congratulate our following member schools on their nominations and excellence awardees for theAustralian Education Awards 2021.

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 MAY 2021 suite of certificates are...

Students in the inaugural International Baccalaureate Bilingual Diploma (IBBD) cohort at a Sydney school, discover the programme has broadened their academic skills in unexpected ways.

“Art is subjective though, isn’t it? I don’t think there is ever a right perspective about artistic expression – it is always open to interpretation by the individual. We all engage with works of...

Is your school looking to join IB Schools Australasia for the 2021-22 year? If your school is not a member of IB Schools Australasia we would love for you to join us! We realise for many schools...

The wait is over for the over 3,000 Australasian IB Diploma students who have spent an additional week or two longer than most other State and Territory students to receive their final school...

This year with COVID-19 many schools have experienced huge challenge, and while the catalyst has been less than pleasant, the accelerated new ideas and skills to keep the curriculum going have been...

Congratulations to former Cleveland District State High School Captain, and International Baccalaureate student Claire Moman, who has been recognised by The University of Queensland as 2020 Dean’s...

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 2020 suite of certificates are now...

The International Baccalaureate (Middle Years Programme) or IB MYP for short, has been operating since 1994, with more than 5,000 IB World Schools following the program. So it’s no surprise that...

From late October approximately three thousand Australasian senior secondary IB Diploma candidates will sit their final exams.

In a decade when news can be deemed fake, when people’s social channels are defined as a type of media, and when news is curated by algorithms that reinforce rather than broaden perspective, a...

More than ever, students today are faced with an increasingly challenging world. They are faced with the diversity of culture, religion, the internet and fake news, social media, climate change,...

In the midst of complex and uncertain times, Prince Alfred College, like many schools around the globe, has introduced new and innovative ways to share its students learning – this year adopting a...

For decades, the Higher School Certificate has been the domain of NSW school-leavers. But the International Baccalaureate – which delivers a globally recognised educational qualification – has...

In August 2020 Cranbrook School received the formal authorisation that they can now offer the IB Diploma Programme as an alternative curriculum pathway for students in Years 11 and 12. Cranbrook is...

Tantissimi auguri to the first graduating cohort of students studying Italian B as part of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The students completed the accelerated programme in...

Students at Roma Mitchell Secondary College will be able to study the International Baccalaureate, becoming just the second public school in SA to offer the qualification up to Year 12.

With Open Days at many of our member schools being affected by COVID-19 restrictions we realise it is more challenging than ever before for families to visit prospective schools. To facilitate your...

Westbourne College is all set to open its doors in Sydney in January 2021 with the clear objective of producing, amongst others, the nation’s next generation of brain surgeons, astrophysicists and...

The first International Ethics Olympiad saw Australian students competing with philosophical mastery.

The Australian Conference of Tertiary Admissions Centres (ACTAC) has confirmed that the 2020 IB Diploma will continue to provide a clear pathway to Australian Universities for the 2021 academic...

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The guidance here is intended for staff supporting schools that are facing closures and quarantines due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak.

Is your school looking to join IB Schools Australasia for the 2020-21 year? We realise for many schools the school year has started, however our new membership year commences on 1 April. To ensure...

The wait is over for the over 3,000 Australasian IB Diploma students who have spent an additional three weeks longer than most other State and Territory students to receive their final school...

International Baccalaureate Diploma Examinations run from 4 to 22 November. Students sit for these examinations across Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji.

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 2019 suite of certificates...

IB Schools Australasia was delighted to be informed that, following our ongoing discussions andsubmission to the International Baccalaureate, that theDiploma Programme (DP) and Career-related...

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...

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...

The conversion from IB Diploma passing score to ATAR has been released for 2019 students entering university in 2020.

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...

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...

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...

Genuine comparison of academic results in schools can only be made when IB Diploma results are considered in school rankings

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The conversion from IB Diploma passing score to ATAR has been released for 2018 students entering university in 2019.

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'.

Genuine comparison of academic results in schools can only be made when IB Diploma results are considered in school rankings.

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...

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...

During November approximately two and a half thousand Australasian Diploma candidates will sit their final exams.

The 2018 IB Diploma to ATAR Conversion now available

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....

Genuine comparison of academic results in schools can only be made when IB Diploma results are considered

Final examinations for the IB Diploma have concluded in Australasia

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

More research has demonstrated the advantage that students studying the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

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...

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...

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...

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...