Best Australian schools offering the IB Diploma

Highest ICSEA in Victoria (1,210) · IB Diploma authorised since 1990, offered alongside VCE · Six-time consecutive Australian Schools' Chess Champions (2016-2021)

Top-ranked QLD academic results (ATAR + IB) · QGSSSA sport leader · Strong STEM + research culture

Compulsory Year 9 residential at Howqua rural campus · IB Diploma offered alongside VCE · National-medal-winning rowing program (Head of the Yarra)

Has offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma since 1988 - longer than any other school in NSW - running it alongside the HSC; the Year 9 Moonbah Program is a bespoke nine-week residential experience at the school's own High Country Campus in Jindabyne · One of Sydney's highest-ICSEA schools at 1193 (~99th percentile, ~84% of students in the top socio-educational quarter); a premium, top-tier fee school with 2026 secondary tuition at $43,800-$47,100 · Distinctive experiential learning beyond the classroom: a compulsory Year 10 Arnhem Land cultural immersion with Culture College, an optional ten-week Year 10 Winter School at Jindabyne, and a transition to school-managed devices (MacBook Air for Year 7). Founded 1884, originally a girls' school, fully co-educational independent Anglican grammar today

ICSEA 1191 (around the 99th percentile nationally) makes Fintona one of the most socio-educationally advantaged schools in Australia · Independent, non-denominational girls' school founded 1896; deliberately small (~530-600 students ELC-12, roughly 7 students per teacher) and non-selective · Premium fees ($41,590 Year 12, 2026) with a distinctive single-stream, individualised model; ~58% of students have a language background other than English

IB Diploma alongside HSC · Loreto Sisters Mary Ward tradition · Sydney Harbour campus

Coordinate Program with Ruyton Girls' School for shared VCE classes (since 1993) · IB Primary Years Programme in Junior School · Compulsory outdoor education program Years 7-10

IB Diploma alongside ACT BSSS pathway · Round Square member school · Largest enrolment in ACT independent sector (2,100+)

Offers the full International Baccalaureate Diploma to all Years 11-12 as an alternative to the HSC; named No. 1 IB School in Australia in 2021 and a Top 50 Global IB School, with 70+ students achieving the perfect IB score of 45 since 2002 · ICSEA 1184 - the highest of these four schools and among the top girls' schools nationally; girls-only Pre-K to Year 12 · Founded 1886 to prepare girls for University of Sydney entry, one of the first Australian schools to offer girls the same education as boys; day-only since boarding closed in 1979 after a fire

First school in the world to introduce 1:1 laptops (1990) · Both VCE and IB Diploma pathways offered · Marshmead and Banksia outdoor education campuses

IB Diploma + AC Senior pathways · Largest Lutheran co-ed school in QLD · Strong music conservatorium and outdoor ed (Crows Nest)

IB Diploma offered alongside VCE in Years 11-12 (since 1997) · Carey Toonallook outdoor education campus in Gippsland · Strong music program via the Phil de Young Performing Arts Centre

IB Diploma alongside SACE pathway · Hearing Unit for hearing-impaired students · Up to 125 boarders Years 7-12

Heralded as the first Pre-school-to-Year-12 Progressive (Liberal) Jewish co-educational day school in the world, founded 1983 by Rabbi Brian Fox and the Temple Emanuel Woollahra community; PM Bob Hawke officially opened the Randwick campus in 1986 · Strong academic standing with an ICSEA of 1182 (well above the national average of 1000, ~99th percentile); compact ~830 student body with roughly two classes per year level · Distinctive dual-curriculum model: tuition is split into a Secular component and a Liberal Jewish Day School (LJDS) component covering Hebrew and Jewish studies; heritage Randwick site (Blacket-designed buildings, on the NSW State Heritage Register)

IB Diploma offered alongside HSC · Recently became co-educational from K-12 · Eastern Suburbs harbourside campus with strong arts program

Bilingual program (Mandarin, French, German, Italian) · IB Diploma alongside HSC · Inner-city co-ed model

IB World School (PYP and Diploma) · Award-winning STEM and design programs · Strong music and dance co-curricular

IB Primary Years and HSC offered · Strong STEM and innovation program · AHIGS sport with elite rowing and aquatics

IB Primary Years Programme in Junior School · Approximately 65 boarders · Sibling discounts up to 30 percent for fourth child

IB Primary Years and Diploma Programmes · Strong STEM and performing arts focus · Founded by the Sisters of the Church

Authorised IB World School (PYP, MYP, DP) · PSA sport powerhouse · ~170 boarders Years 7-12

Only Victorian school offering IB from early childhood through Year 12 · Year 9 Clunes residential learning campus · Yiramalay/Wesley Indigenous education partnership in the Kimberley

GPS sport (rowing, rugby, cricket) · International Baccalaureate Diploma + Primary Years Programme · 150-boy boarding house from Year 7

Modern Anglican co-ed school · Strong IB + WACE outcomes · Perth south river-edge campus

Highest ICSEA of the four at 1164, placing it among the most socio-educationally advantaged schools in Australia · Founded 1909 by the Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne; one of Victoria's few remaining girls' boarding schools (Brighton senior campus, boarding fee $36,366 in 2026) · Co-ed Junior School at Sandringham plus close brother-school ties with Brighton Grammar (joint music, drama and a 5% sibling fee concession across the two schools)

Strong WACE + IB academic outcomes · Boarding for regional WA + international · Anglican Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent foundation

IB Diploma alongside VCE · Bayside Melbourne campus · Strong sport + creative arts

ICSEA 1163 — more educationally advantaged than roughly 96% of Australian schools; one of the highest-ICSEA Catholic girls' schools in NSW · Member of the global Society of the Sacred Heart network (Goals & Criteria of Sacred Heart education); harbourfront Rose Bay campus on the former Convent of the Sacred Heart estate dating to 1882 · One of the few remaining girls' boarding schools in eastern Sydney — around 150 boarders Year 7-12, with sibling discounts of 25% on boarding

First Australian school with an overseas campus (Nanjing, China since 1998) for Mandarin immersion · Yarra Junction outdoor education campus with award-winning environmental program · IB Diploma offered alongside VCE

International Baccalaureate Primary Years and Diploma Programmes · Strong outdoor education and Round Square membership · Co-ed since 1972 with leadership emphasis