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Contacts:

Viv White AM, CEO and Co-Founder
0409 120 749 / [email protected]

Joanne Pettit, Communications and Publications
0418 603 830 / [email protected]

About the Big Picture Design for Learning

Operating in Australia since 2006.

A not-for profit organisation that works largely with public systems to support an innovative new design for learning and secondary school.

Offers a new non-ATAR credential for its graduates that is warranted by the University of Melbourne and accepted by 17 Australian universities.

2024 National data:

  • 3,329 students are enrolled
  • 46 schools around Australia (38 public, 8 independent)
  • 75.5% of our schools have an ICSEA below 1000
  • 14.7% of students identify as Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
  • (compared with 6.5% of the total school population nationally)*
  • 24.7% of our students have a diagnosed disability
  • (on a par with 24.2% of total enrolments nationally)*

*Source: ACARA – Ch 2, National Report on Schooling in Australia, 2023

New Ways, New Forms, New Measures
https://www.bigpicture.org.au/about-us/our-purpose

A Learning Design for Everyone

https://www.bigpicture.org.au/file/big-picture-learning-design-everyone

The International Big Picture Learning Credential (IBPLC)

IBPLC Explainer Brochure
https://www.bigpicture.org.au/sites/default/files/2022-ibplc-explainer.pdf

IBPLC Explainer Video

https://www.bigpicture.org.au/file/ibplc-explainer-short-2023mp4

2023 IBPLC National Data

  • 307 credentials were issued in 2023
  • 101 of these gained entry to university
  • 11.8% of graduates identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  • 35% of graduates had a diagnosed disability.

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    6.4% of all those who went to university identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

    44.7% of all those who went to university had a diagnosed disability

    (Source: Destination Study 2023, BPLA)

    Note: LTI = Learning Through Internship

     

    Which universities currently accept the IBPLC?

    1.  Australian National University
    2.  Avondale University
    3.  Charles Sturt University
    4.  Flinders University
    5.  La Trobe University
    6.  Murdoch University
    7.  RMIT University
    8.  Southern Cross University
    9.  Swinburne University
    10. University of Canberra
    11. University of Newcastle
    12. University of New England
    13. University of Tasmania
    14. University of Technology Sydney
    15. University of Wollongong
    16. Victoria University
    17. Western Sydney University

    Research

    https://www.bigpicture.org.au/research-projects

    Longitudinal Study of BPLA Graduates on University Pathway (2023)

    This study tracks the progress of Big Picture Learning who gained entry to university and examines aspects of the Big Picture design that have contributed to their performance at university.

    https://www.bigpicture.org.au/longitudinal-study-big-picture-learning-au...

    2023 Destination Study

    This is an annual study that tracks the destinations of all Big Picture Learning Year 12 students  who use their IBPLC to transition to work, further training and university.

    https://www.bigpicture.org.au/destination-study-2023

    Further information

    www.bigpicture.org.au

    Upcoming Events

    The Senior Years - 5 Day Training Program
    March 24th, 2025
    Member schools are invited to join us as we spend five days exploring the (more...)

    The Big Picture Learning 5 Day Foundation Program - Yule Brook WA
    April 7th, 2025
    The BPLA Foundation Program is on again!

    BPLA International Conference May 2025
    May 7th, 2025
    The ticket options for this event are for our AUS & NZ network. For those (more...)

    The Big Picture Learning 5 Day Foundation Program - Murwillumbah NSW
    June 23rd, 2025
    The BPLA Foundation Program is on again!

    The Big Picture Learning 5 Day Foundation Program - Yeronga QLD
    August 4th, 2025
    The BPLA Foundation Program is on again!

    The Big Picture Learning 5 Day Foundation Program - Newcastle area NSW
    December 8th, 2025
    The BPLA Foundation Program is on again!