How accessible is IB schooling? Evidence from Australia

Title: How accessible is IB schooling? Evidence from Australia
Creator: Dickson, Anisah; Perry, Laura B.; Ledger, Susan
Relation: Journal of Research in International Education Vol. 16, Issue 1, p. 65-79
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1475240917696037
Publisher: Sage
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2017
Description: This study examines access to International Baccalaureate schools in Australia. It is important to examine whether, as a highly regarded form of rigorous academic education, IB programmes are available to a wide range of students. We examine the location of schools in Australia that offer one or more of the IB Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme or Diploma Programme, their fees and admissions policies, and what types of students they enrol. The findings show that most schools in Australia that offer any of these three IB programmes are located in affluent communities of large cities, are privately-funded, charge moderate to high fees, and enrol mostly students from privileged socioeconomic backgrounds.
Subject: international baccalaureate; accessibility; Australian education; equity; school characteristics
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1441608
Identifier: uon:41479
Identifier: ISSN:1475-2409
Language: eng
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