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Australasian students excel!

December 22, 2011
Over two thousand Australasian students have received their International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme results from from their schools online from the IB Organization website with access provided through their schools.

Australian students excel in IB Diploma!

Australasian students usually excel in the IB Diploma, confirming that this region has one of the best education systems in the world. Australasian students have consistently received higher than world averages in most subjects and the Diploma average.  They also have a much lower failure rate than the 20% worldwide rate of failure. In 2011 a number of Australian students received perfect scores, equivalent to an Australian ATAR of 99.95, making them top of the world as well as their State or Territory!

Some links regarding their success are as follows:

http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/intellectual-freedom-pushes-students-to-top-of-the-class-20120104-1pl6o.html

http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/reality-looks-rewarding-for-this-bright-student-20120104-1pl64.html

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/south-australian-students-nternational-baccalaureate/story-fn6bqphm-1226236823366

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/top-students-poached-by-overseas-talent-scouts/story-fn7x8me2-1226236842102

http://www.penrithstar.com.au/news/local/news/general/triumph-a-double-act-high-flying-ib-twins/2416973.aspx

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/college-whiz-kid-alix-is-not-happy-with-nearperfect-score/2411595.aspx

http://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/news/local/news/general/hazelbrook-students-ticket-to-explore-the-world/2416502.aspx

http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/success-first-ib-diploma-graduates-scots-college/5/112100

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/four-mlc-students-achieve-a-perfect-score-in-the-international-baccalaureate/story-e6freuzi-1226236884120

http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/6254182/Student-among-the-worlds-best

http://progress-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/hard-work-pays-off-for-mlc-girls/

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/in-depth/schools-of-thought-split-on-education/story-fn3o6nna-1226238573824

http://inner-west-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/international-baccalaureate-all-rounders-at-strathfield/

http://www.torchpublishing.com.au/read/Torch_Bankstown_18_January_2012/images1/022.jpg 

 

The IB Diploma programme

The International Baccalaureate Diploma programme is an academically challenging pre-university matriculation course offered to more than 100,000 students in over 2000 schools in more than 130 countries worldwide. The programme has been offered across the world for over forty years and is growing rapidly, with student numbers doubling every five years.  Students who receive a Diploma may apply to Universities in Australia and overseas as the Diploma is Internationally recognised.

 

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. The IB educational programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

 

Students who study the Diploma programme must complete:

  • A first language (Group 1)
  • A second language (or second first language if they are truly bi-lingual) (Group 2)
  • A humanities subject (Group 3)
  • A science subject (Group 4)
  • A mathematics subject (Group 5)
  • An arts subject (Group 6) or second from groups 1-5
  • A 4000 word research essay in an area of their choice
  • An introduction to philosophy course called Theory of knowledge, linking the subjects
  • CAS: a community service, physical activity & creativity programme akin to the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

 

Academic subject results are awarded on a seven-point scale (1 is the lowest, 7 the highest) so that students can achieve 42 points maximum from such subjects.  Up to three bonus points may awarded from performance in the extended essay and theory of knowledge.  The maximum total is 45 which equals an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of 99.95 (i.e. the top of Australia). IB Diploma scores have direct conversions to University entrance scores in Australia.

 

Independent International and Australian recognition of the strength of the IB Diploma

Australian Universities prefer the IB Diploma to State based programmes.  In independent research performed by the Australian Council for Education Research (ACER) in 2007 the IB Diploma was the preferred entry qualification by Universities across Australia

The full research paper can be read attached to this post.

 

In 2006 UCAS (The United Kingdom Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) effectively recognized the IB Diploma as the world’s best preparation for University entry. More information can be found at: http://www.ibo.org/media/pressreleasejuly06.cfm

In Australia the Queensland Government has launched a series of IB Diploma only Academies to cater for more than 900 of the State’s most gifted local (not international) students, acknowledging the IB Diploma programme’s rigour and superiority to the State Curriculum in terms of it’s ability to extend students.

More information about the Queensland academies can be found at can be found at:http://www.qldacademies.eq.edu.au/educational.html

 

For further information:

The official IB website: www.ibo.org

Conversion of IB scores to ATAR/University entry scores: www.aaibs.org/scores

Fast facts about the IB for journalists on the official IB website:http://www.ibo.org/facts/fastfacts/index.cfm

The Association of Australasian of IB school’s (AAIBS) website: www.aaibs.org

 

Contact Details:

Mr Antony Mayrhofer

Director of International Relations

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Coordinator

St Paul’s Grammar School

Email:   [email protected]

Phone: +61 2 4776 4705 (please leave a voice message if not answered)