Compare IB Curriculum International Schools in Australia

Al Zahra College is an IB World School in Arncliffe, Sydney, offering the full IB continuum from ages 3 to 18. Led by Dr Ken Darvall, the school provides the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes within an Islamic educational framework emphasising holistic student development including intellectual, spiritual, emotional and physical growth.

Anglican Church Grammar School, known as Churchie, is a boys' day and boarding school in Brisbane serving ages 5 to 18. It delivers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme and Diploma Programme alongside the Australian Curriculum, guiding students from early years through senior secondary. In Years 7–10, learning follows the Australian Curriculum within a Churchie context, with core subjects English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Health and Physical Education, and Modern Languages (Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish or French). Year 9 offers electives such as Geography, Engineering, Advanced Science, Digital Solutions, Film, Television and New Media, and Philosophy and Critical Reasoning. Year 11–12 provides three pathways: Queensland Certificate of Education/ATAR, the IB Diploma Programme, and a Vocational Education and Training pathway (Certificate IV in Fitness; Diploma of Business). The 22-hectare campus features the Centenary Library, a 250-seat theatre, a modern sports complex, 10 turf fields, an aquatics centre, a seven-court tennis centre and a rowing facility, plus Morris Hall for music, drama and art.

The Australian International Academy Caroline Springs Campus offers a broad, recognised program that blends the Australian Curriculum with the International Baccalaureate. The Primary Campus (Prep to Year 5) delivers the IB Primary Years Programme alongside ACARA in a transdisciplinary, inquiry-based framework. Arabic language and Religious Studies are taught at all levels, with additional modern languages offered as numbers allow. The Senior Campus delivers the IB Diploma Programme for Years 11-12, with six subjects (three HL, three SL), plus Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay and CAS. The Diploma prepares students for university study, and the Senior Campus is a Candidate School for the IB Middle Years Programme. The college has a long history, originating as King Khalid Islamic College in 1983, and opened the Caroline Springs Campus in 2014. AIA provides a range of after-school activities including debating, calligraphy, language forums and esports, together with chess and camp activities, each week.

Australian International Academy – Coburg Campus offers an integrated Australian Curriculum alongside International Baccalaureate programmes across two campuses. King Khalid Coburg Campus delivers the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) for Prep to Year 5, while Melbourne Senior Campus hosts the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the IB Diploma Programme (DP) for Years 11–12. This arrangement blends the IB approach with Australian standards to foster inquiry-based, transdisciplinary learning and prepares students for global pathways. Language and arts are emphasised, with Arabic and Turkish offered as additional languages and a Calligraphy Programme in Arabic and English. The Visual Arts program within the PYP supports Creating and Making, Exploring and Responding. The Diploma Programme includes Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay and CAS, encouraging critical thinking, research and service. The school promotes community involvement and wellbeing within a caring Islamic environment, with pastoral support, counselling and careers advice to support student development and leadership. Clubs such as Debating, Chess and Eman Forum further enrich the school experience for students and families.

AIA is an Australian-affiliated school network offering an IB continuum alongside the Australian Curriculum. The Coburg King Khalid Campus serves primary students (Prep–Year 5), with the Melbourne Senior Campus providing secondary education (Year 6–12). The program blends the International Baccalaureate framework with local NSW concepts and is delivered in an Islamic ethos. In the Primary Years Programme, students study English and Literacy, Mathematics, Science, History and Geography, Creative Arts, Health and Physical Education, Arabic Language, Islamic Studies, and Library, organized around six transdisciplinary themes and a Year 6 PYP Exhibition. MYP and DP are available in later years, supporting students through inquiry, collaboration and research. Arabic is taught as a LOTE; Islamic Studies are integrated across the curriculum. The MERIT wellbeing framework and Service as Action promote social and ethical learning, with documentation via Managebac. Extracurriculars include robotics, debating, and creative arts, alongside leadership opportunities and community service for students.

Australian International Academy – Strathfield Campus is a private Islamic school delivering the International Baccalaureate across the Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme. The Strathfield campus is part of the Australian International Academy network in Australia and serves local and international families seeking IB education within a Muslim-faith framework. The school emphasizes independent learning and critical thinking, with leadership development integrated into everyday learning. Islamic values inform daily routines and Qur'an studies, supporting a respectful, inclusive, multicultural community representative of Australia's diversity. The Whole-Child Development approach guides teaching, with a focus on expression, problem solving and social-emotional wellbeing. Service learning and social responsibility are embedded in the curriculum, helping students contribute to their communities. The campus is currently under construction, reflecting ongoing growth and expansion to accommodate future cohorts. The program prepares students for global opportunities while maintaining a strong local context. Prospective families will find clear pathways.

Calamvale Community College is a large multicultural P-12 state school in the southern suburbs of Brisbane, founded in 2002. With over 2,600 students representing 66 countries on a single campus, it is one of Brisbane's most diverse schools. The Prep to Year 6 programme is an IB World School offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP). The school has separate tailored areas for Prep, Junior (Years 1-6), Junior Secondary (Years 7-9), and Senior Secondary (Years 10-12). Executive Principal is Lisa Starmer. Activities include sports, instrumental music, performing arts (CAST), computer programmes, and religious instruction.

Canberra Girls Grammar School is an independent day and boarding school for girls aged 3 to 18 in Canberra. It is Canberra's first authorised IB Continuum School, offering the IB Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme alongside the Australian Curriculum. The school operates from two Deakin campuses and Grey Street junior site, with lakeside facilities at Lake Burley Griffin and a three-storey science block added in 2012. Students access facilities for science, performing arts, design and textiles, ICT, and libraries on each campus. The IBDP combines six subject groups with core Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay and Creativity, Activity, Service, while Years 11–12 can follow the ACT BSSS pathway. The co-curriculum spans sport, music, drama, debating, service learning and leadership, including rowing and sailing at Yhuuramulum and the Duke of Edinburgh Award. The school marks 100-year centenary in 2026 and welcomes a diverse community with 30+ nationalities.

Canberra Grammar School is an independent Anglican day and boarding school in Canberra, Australia, educating about 2,000 students on two campuses. The Red Hill campus houses girls' boarding and refurbished boys' housing, with Wi-Fi, study spaces and modern bathrooms. The school offers an IB World School program—PYP, MYP (candidate in Years 7–9) and DP—integrated with the Australian Curriculum. Year 11–12 provides a choice between the IB Diploma Programme and the NSW Higher School Certificate, making CGS the only Canberra school to offer both options. Facilities include the Snow Concert Hall and Music Centre (1,400 seats), Tim Murray Theatre, on-site libraries, a Health Clinic, and an indoor heated pool, plus eight tennis courts and six ovals. Signature features include the co-curricular Education Programme linked to IB CAS, extensive performing arts, languages with international tours and exchanges, and a broad outdoor education and service program.

Carey Baptist Grammar School is an independent co-educational day school in Melbourne, Australia, serving students from Early Learning to Year 12. The school operates across two campuses, Kew and Donvale, with facilities such as the Bulleen Sports Complex and Outdoor Education bases at Toonallook on the Gippsland Lakes and Mission Beach in Queensland. Carey delivers a continuous learning program from Early Learning to Year 12, with the Junior School using an inquiry-based approach and the Kew campus providing cross-age learning. In Year 10 students select from a broad range of subjects to guide Years 11 and 12, where the International Baccalaureate Diploma and the Victorian Certificate of Education are available (over 30 Year 11 subjects and around 40 Year 12 subjects). Distinctive features include the Centre for Learning and Innovation (with a UN Room) at Kew, and the Centre for Creativity and Collaboration for the Middle School. Founded in 1923, Carey celebrated its centenary in 2023; the motto is Animo et Fide: By Courage and Faith.

Caulfield Grammar School is a multi-campus independent co-educational day school in Australia, spanning Early Learning to Year 12 with a K–12 curriculum and IB. Across Caulfield, Malvern, Wheelers Hill and Shelford campuses, learning is coordinated; from Year 7 onward, students access a program including Product Design and Technology, Systems Engineering and Year 9 Robotics. The Senior School follows the Victorian VCE with more than 40 subject choices; students complete at least 22 units, including four English units and three sequences of level 3/4 units. Acceleration options enable a three-year VCE pathway. The school was established in 1881 and has a rural Outdoor Education campus at Yarra Junction (opened 1947) and an overseas campus in Nanjing, China (opened 1998). The Shelford Campus will open in 2027. Boarding is available from Year 9 at Caulfield Campus. Facilities include a 50m pool, a 500-seat Cripps Centre theatre, and extensive arts and performing spaces.

Concordia College is an independent, co-educational IB World School in Adelaide, Australia, serving students from early learning to Year 12 across campuses. The college offers the IB Primary Years Programme for ELC to Year 6 and the IB Middle Years Programme for Years 7 to 10, with Year 11 and 12 housed on the Concordia Campus in Highgate. The campuses include St John's Campus Highgate (ELC–Year 6), Concordia Campus Highgate (Year 7–12), and St Peters Campus Blackwood (ELC–Year 6). Facilities include Nautilus Centre for Art and STEM, the Design and Technology Centre with 3D printers and laser cutters, a high-definition Concordia Media Studio, and modern libraries and study spaces. The school emphasizes service learning, leadership, and music, with around 30 instrumental groups and opportunities for overseas tours. German starts in early years, followed by German or Chinese from Year 7, and lunchtime clubs and house activities support wellbeing and community.

Cranbrook School is an Anglican independent day and boarding school for students aged 3 to 18, located in Sydney's Bellevue Hill and Rose Bay. It delivers the International Baccalaureate across the senior years alongside the NSW curriculum, with Years 7–10 taught under the IB Middle Years Programme using a common curriculum and languages chosen from French, Latin and Mandarin. In Years 11–12 students may pursue the IB Diploma Programme or the NSW Higher School Certificate. The school runs the Gifted & High Potential Programme via the Honours Curriculum for Years 7–10, offering differentiation, acceleration and enrichment, plus opportunities for external competitions and seminar-style learning. Facilities include the Murray Rose Aquatic & Fitness Centre, Packer Theatre, Centenary Hall, and dedicated study spaces for Year 12 and Year 11, all within a campus designed to support collaboration, sport and performing arts. A broad co-curricular program covers music, drama, sport, service and leadership.

Deutsche Schule Melbourne is a German-English bilingual primary school in Fitzroy North. It delivers a dual curriculum that blends the Victorian Curriculum with the Thüringen curriculum, enabling a smooth transition between systems. The school is VRQA-compliant and KMK/ZfA-recognised as a German Auslandsschule, emphasising cross-curricular connections and bilingual, intercultural learning. In Foundation Year, about 80% of instruction is in German and 20% in English; by Year 3 the German component balances to 50/50. Core subjects include German, English, Mathematics (German in the early years, bilingual from Year 3), Sachunterricht, HPE, Art, Music, Ethics and Class Council, with French introduced from Year 5. The program uses immersion, CLIL and explicit language instruction with a one-teacher–one-language approach, taught by German and English native speakers. Facilities at 96 Barkly Street include a library with German, English and French resources, an Instrumental Program, and after-school care. Extra-curriculars span sport, choir, chess, circus, theatre and garden clubs.

Geelong Grammar School is an Australia-based co-educational day and boarding school spanning four campuses—Corio, Timbertop, Toorak, and Bostock House—catering to students aged 3 to 18. The curriculum combines the International Baccalaureate from the Primary Years Programme at Toorak (Victoria's first PYP) and the Diploma Programme in Senior School with VCE, including VCE with Vocational Focus. Year 10 prepares students for the IB Diploma or VCE, with a Chinese language option for second-language learners. Timbertop, the remote Year 9 campus, blends rigorous academics with outdoor education and a dedicated Bunker as a classroom. The school supports a substantial boarding community at Timbertop and Corio, hosting Australia's largest co-educational boarding population. Facilities across campuses include SPACE, an 800-seat performing arts forum and 270-seat studio; Glamorgan Centre science labs; a 25m pool; Equestrian Centre; and a dedicated wellbeing hub. Mandarin is offered as a specialist language within PYP. This supports international-minded learning globally.

Genazzano FCJ College is a Catholic girls' school in Kew, Victoria, educating students from age 3 to 18 with day and boarding options. The college offers an international curriculum across IB Primary Years and Middle Years Programmes, together with the Australian Curriculum, delivered on a 17-acre campus. A standout feature is Studio Beyond, a personalised learning program that tailors support for university pathways, internships, work and study, backed by flexible delivery across Traditional, Studio Online/Face-to-Face and Learning Hub modes. Careers services run from Year 7 to 12, including guest speakers, course sessions, VTAC assistance and a Careers Expo, with microcredentials to build practical skills. VCE and VCE VM pathways are available, with University of Melbourne Matching for Success for students completing a VCE course. The Madeleine Centre hosts music and performing arts, while a full health centre, sport precinct and boarding house support wellbeing and achievement for students across the years.

German International School Sydney (GISS) is a private, co‑educational day school in Terrey Hills, Sydney, serving children from Preschool to Year 12 (ages 0–18). It offers three curricula: the Australian Curriculum, the German Curriculum, and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Years 11–12. The school is Germany‑affiliated and part of the Deutsche Auslandsschule network. A key feature is its intensive language immersion, enabling bilingual English–German proficiency from the start, with no prior German required. The Terrey Hills campus covers about 16,200 square metres across 10 buildings and has Passivhaus classrooms (2018, 2022). Facilities include specialist science, arts and music spaces, an on‑site IB Study Centre, and a central library, plus air conditioning and BYOD from Year 7. Extracurriculars include Extend after‑school care and a GISS Football Academy with Borussia Dortmund; an Exchange Program with Germany; and German language support with CLIL. The school emphasises development and prepares students for life after school.

Glenunga International High School is a public secondary school in Adelaide offering a diverse, modern curriculum for students aged 12 to 18. In Years 7–10, the school follows the Australian Curriculum, while Years 11–12 can pursue the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. Students may combine Vocational Education and Training with SACE studies. The school also offers a bespoke curriculum that supports 21st‑century skills and international mindedness, with IB courses a distinguished feature since the early 1990s. The campus includes the Learning Hub, a flexible resource center with staff support, and The Pod, a multidisciplinary space for academic, social and emotional wellbeing. The Wellbeing space, and on‑site dining through Rory's School Lunches, underline a strong pastoral program. Extracurriculars are extensive, including STEM clubs, language groups, arts showcases and community service initiatives, reflecting a culture of student leadership and global engagement for curious, global learners.

Good Shepherd Lutheran College is an IB World School in the Northern Territory with three campuses: Howard Springs, Palmerston, and Leanyer. The school offers Early Learning through Senior Years with German language (DSD), a house system, bus service, and outside school hours care.

Hunter Valley Grammar School (HVGS) is an independent, non-selective, co-educational IB World School in Ashtonfield, NSW, serving Preschool to Year 12. The school emphasises that every student is known, nurtured, and safe, with green open spaces, STEM/Robotics, outdoor education, and an Elite Athlete Programme.

International School of Western Australia (ISWA) is an independent, non‑denominational international school in Perth, established in 2005 with Chevron's support. It is a not‑for‑profit organisation governed by the Australian Association for International Education Incorporated and is an IB World School accredited provider of the Diploma Programme alongside US College Board Advanced Placement. ISWA follows the Western Australian curriculum from Kindergarten to Year 10 and offers the IB Diploma Programme in Years 11–12, with DP subjects including Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Environmental Systems & Societies, French Ab Initio and French B, History, English Language and Literature, English Literature, Mathematics Analysis and Mathematics Applications, Physics, Spanish Ab Initio and Spanish B, Theatre Arts and Visual Arts. AP subjects include Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Economics, and US History. The 2020 relocation to 193 St Brigids Terrace, Doubleview, has created a campus that blends heritage buildings with modern facilities across Kalinda, Heritage and Village, Early Years, Arts Precinct, and a Sports Centre.

Ivanhoe Grammar School is a private, co-educational day school in Australia with four campuses and a single, connected learning community. The curriculum combines the Australian Curriculum with the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, offering a broad range of subjects from Early Learning to Year 12 across multiple campuses. In the Early Learning and Primary Years, literacy and numeracy are taught alongside specialist subjects such as Visual Arts, Music, Japanese, Physical Education and Library. In the Middle Years, core subjects are studied with elective options in Arts and Design, allowing students to begin exploring personal interests. In Year 9, the University Campus program brings real-world experiences through a university partnership. Senior Years students tailor their courses to future pathways. The One School approach links Buckley House, Ridgeway, Plenty and University Campus, enabling cross-campus projects and co-curricular participation, including Round Square exchanges, international trips and service initiatives that foster leadership and global citizenship.

John Paul College is an independent co-educational day and boarding school on 33 hectares of native bushland in Daisy Hill. It delivers the Australian Curriculum from Kindergarten to Year 12, with Primary units of inquiry that foster curiosity and interdisciplinary thinking, and Secondary Years 7–10 offering broad electives to shape a personalised senior pathway from Year 11 to 12. The senior program provides about 37 subjects across QCAA, VET and TAFE routes, and a Diverse Learning Program supports inclusive education with specialist teachers; the Accelerate Excel program offers enrichment within a differentiated classroom. Digital learning is embedded, with Years 4–12 receiving personal notebook computers, Year 3 using iPads, and a campus-wide network with cybersecurity safeguards. Facilities include the Noelene Munns Learning Centre, the Dame Joan Sutherland Music Centre with the Stephen Bean Theatre, the Coleman Centre, and the Stephen Paul Aquatic Centre. The college runs extensive co-curriculars, language offerings in Spanish and Chinese, and international exchanges with Japan and New Zealand.

Kambala is a girls' day and boarding school in Sydney's Rose Bay offering Years 7–12 that blend the IB Diploma Programme with the NSW HSC. The IB pathway began in 2010 and sits alongside NSW HSC subjects, giving students a choice of university-style study or NSW HSC. In the early years, students follow a broad core—English, History, Mathematics, Science, Music, PDHPE, Religious Education, Technology and Visual Arts—with two languages (French, Latin or Mandarin). Year 8 adds Geography and the Altius program to develop higher-order thinking; Years 9–10 widen elective options. In senior years, students may pursue either pathway or both. The campus includes Hampshire House (Early Learning), sport facilities such as an indoor pool, playing fields and a gym, and spaces for drama and music, with performance opportunities at Sydney Opera House. Kambala runs the Duke of Edinburgh Award and a Global Citizenship Diploma to foster leadership and global awareness.

Kardinia International College is an independent, coeducational, non-denominational K–12 school in Geelong, Australia serving students from ages 3 to 18. It offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme for Kindergarten to Year 6 and the Diploma Programme for Years 11–12, with a vertical curriculum aligned to the Victorian Curriculum for Years 7–10 and both the Victorian Certificate of Education option. The campus spans 52 acres in Bell Post Hill, with a second Kardinia Grove Year 5 Campus on farmland for place‑based learning, permaculture and green energy. Facilities include the Goodfellow Aquatic Centre, a one‑to‑one device program, KICOnline and a laptop program in the Senior School. Kardinia was established in 1996, founded by Yoshimaro and Kiyoko Katsumata, and has grown to accommodate hundreds of students. The co‑curricular program covers sport, drama, music and many clubs, including French and Japanese language groups, debating and robotics. It emphasises international mindedness and community service.