International Baccalaureate

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma is an internationally recognised, comprehensive and in-depth two year program of study designed for university entrance. For further information please visit the International Baccalaureate Organisation

Deakin University accepts IB Diploma graduates as satisfying the requirements for university entrance. Applicants who have completed the IB Diploma and wish to apply for study in trimester 1 should apply through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC).

Applications for trimester 2 and 3 entry study can be made directly to the University. For further information visit the undergraduate applications page.

Prerequisites

From 2009, Deakin the study score for students who complete VCE English as a second language as part of their VCE will be five points higher than for other VCE English students. This means that IB students who undertake English B which is deemed equivalent to VCE ESL shall also be required to achieve the equivalent of a study score five points higher than IB students who undertake English A1/A2.

List of 2009 IB prerequisites (84KB)

Conversion table

The following table converts IB scores to the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) ENTER. For more information please visit the the IB equivalency table on the VTAC website (30KB).

2008 passing IB score including bonus points	2008 Notional ENTER

45	99.95
44	99.90
43	99.80
42	99.65
41	99.30
40	98.85
39	98.25
38	97.60
37	96.70
36	95.45
35	94.20
34	92.90
33	91.40
32	89.50
31	87.35
30	84.50
29	81.85
28	79.95
27	77.75
26	75.35
25	72.65
24	69.40

Source: VTAC website

International Baccalaureate

Prerequisites

Conversion table

2008 passing IB score including bonus points

2008 Notional ENTER