Narrabundah College
Years 11 & 12 · Canberra

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Australia's first IB school, right here in Canberra.

Narrabundah College is a senior secondary college of around 1,000 Year 11 and 12 students. Alongside the ACT Senior Secondary Certificate, it's one of only a few schools in the country teaching the International Baccalaureate and the French Baccalauréat side by side.

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1000+Year 11 & 12 students
60+Countries represented
2Diploma pathways: IB & FB
99.95Top 2025 ATAR in the ACT, shared by two of our Dux

About the college

Narrabundah College draws students from across Canberra and from more than 60 countries. As well as the ACT Senior Secondary Certificate, it offers the International Baccalaureate and the French Baccalauréat as full parallel programs — with strong take-up of higher-level maths and an extra language well beyond what most colleges see.

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The college's street entrance, 2008.

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Programs

IB

International Baccalaureate

A two-year program for ages 16-18, run under IB World School authorisation, sitting the November exam session.

FB

French Baccalauréat

Continues the Lycée Franco-Australien pathway from Telopea Park School, taught entirely in French, with its own wellbeing support stream.

IP

International Program

Around 60 international students from Asia, Europe and South America, with bridging courses and nine languages taught.

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There's more than one path in: standard local enrolment through the ACT Education Directorate, a separate application for the IB, and a separate process again for the International Program.

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