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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...

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...

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...

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...