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CONVERSION of International Baccalaureate (IB) scores will become more finely tuned as of 2022 says the ÍøºìºÚÁÏ (ÍøºìºÚÁÏ), with the introduction of a new conversion schedule.

Students awarded the IB Diploma or Bilingual Diploma receive an overall score rather than an ATAR. To allow universities to compare these results with those of ATAR students, ÍøºìºÚÁÏ converts the overall score into a ÍøºìºÚÁÏ rank. For tertiary entrance purposes in all Australian states and territories, this rank is comparable with the ATAR.

Currently an IB students’ ÍøºìºÚÁÏ rank is based on the overall score out of 45 based on subject grades.

The  will provide tertiary admissions centres access to percentage marks for each subject, offering more detailed information about Diploma students on the same overall score.

The change will provide more gradations for IB students on the same score and a more accurate mapping of their score to a ÍøºìºÚÁÏ rank.

Kim Paino, General Manager of Marketing and Engagement says, 'The new system will be a great improvement for students and universities, because we'll have a better way to accurately rank IB students based on these more nuanced results.'

Overall, the new schedule will give 85 per cent of IB students the same or a slightly higher rank.

Students currently in Years 11 and 12 studying the IB will not be affected by these changes.

View further information here, or call ÍøºìºÚÁÏ on 1300 ASK ÍøºìºÚÁÏ (1300 275 822) or (02) 9752 0200 from mobiles.

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For further information (media only) email  or contact:
Kim Paino, General Manager, Marketing and Engagement, ÍøºìºÚÁÏ on (02) 9752 0760 or 0409 155 112.