Recognition of IB diploma for admission to universities and colleges

The International Baccalaureate Diploma is recognized by all major Tertiary Institutions in Australia. Contact and recognition policy information can be found on the IB website. These entries do not contain all details and it is advisable that students make direct contact with their Universities of interest to check specific course and entry requirements. Some universities offer advance placement, credit & advanced placement for students, this should also be investigated.

There is no National centralized bureaucracy that controls university admission or placement across Australia. However each State does have a Tertiary Admission Centre (TAC) that receives and processes applications for admission to most undergraduate degrees at participating institutions in that State or associated Territory (please note that in Tasmania this process is organized by the University of Tasmania). These TACs then notify applicants of University placement offers. Key dates regarding this process should be checked with each TAC.

To enable the TAC to receive your transcript of results, IB Diploma students should inform their school Diploma Coordinator of which TAC/s they would like their results released to. The Diploma Coordinator will then complete the request for results form on IBIS, requesting the student�s results be sent to the appropriate TAC/s. It is recommended that students have their results sent to every TAC even if at the time they are not sure where they would like to study.

Australian citizens who have graduated with the IB Diploma and want to apply to university in Australia have their score converted to an index which enables them to be compared to students who complete the State Curricula in Australia. QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS & WA use the new Australian Weighted Average (AWA). SA & NT use the conversion table provided by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC).

Please contact the IBAP Australasia office for a copy of the conversion tables: ibapaus@ibo.org

International students can apply directly through their university of choice, please visit the country information page for a list of Australian universities.

A student interested in tertiary study in Australia should make direct contact with the TAC in the State/Territory where their University of choice is located.

Web sites:

AAIBS (Australasian Association of IB Schools)AAIBS website.

QTAC (Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre)QTAC website.

SATAC (South Australia/Northern Territory)SATAC website.

TISC (Tertiary Institutions Service Centre, Western Australia)TISC website.

UAC (University Admissions Centre, New South Wales/ACT)UAC website.

UTAS (University of Tasmania)UTAS website.

VTAC (Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre)VTAC website.