Australia, Canberra
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Narrabundah College delivers a senior secondary curriculum to approximately 1000 year 11 and 12 students and welcomes many international students each year. The college has an international atmosphere with students from many different cultural backgrounds from over 60 countries of origin. There are strong partnerships with parents/carers and the community.
The Narrabundah College Parents and Citizens Association Incorporated is a non-profit organisation (Association No: A00693) that supports Narrabundah College and provides a forum to further the educational and social needs of the students and the community at large. It notifies the College Board and other authorities of administrative and other matters relating to the education and wellbeing of the college community. It raises funds by any appropriate practical means to effect its aims and initiates projects while cooperating with other organisations in projects involving Narrabundah College. It provides for community members to be elected to the Narrabundah College Board in accordance with the Act and Regulation. It provides a canteen in accordance with current guidelines and requirements. Membership is open to parents and/or guardians of a student enrolled at Narrabundah College or any other interested citizen, with no annual membership fee; the College Principal may be appointed as an Ex-Officio member.
Narrabundah College is a senior secondary college in Canberra offering three pathways for students aged 16–18: the Australian Senior Secondary Certificate with ATAR, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) for Years 11–12, and a French Baccalaureat pathway delivered in a French-language stream. The college educates about 1,000 Year 11–12 students and provides a curriculum anchored in the Australian framework while offering IB and French-language routes to broaden university options. The IB Diploma is a two-year program with six subjects (three Higher Level and three Standard Level) plus core components—Extended Essay, CAS, and Theory of Knowledge. In Year 12, ATAR and IB assessment tasks are integrated within timetabled courses. The French Baccalaureat pathway is taught in French as part of the French-stream pathway. A new Design, Arts, Technology and Science building (DATS), valued at about $31.9 million, is under construction with completion planned for 2027 and a subsequent move-in for staff and students. Seven languages are taught, and the school hosts students from more than 60 countries.