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IDP Education Ltd.

International student placement services and co-owner of the IELTS English test.

🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia · Founded 1969 · 1,000+ people

EstablishedEducationInternational student placementEnglish language testingEducation services

IDP Education is an Australian listed company that provides international education services. It helps students choose courses, apply to universities and arrange visas for study in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. It is a co-owner of the IELTS English language test and runs English language teaching schools in Southeast Asia. It was founded in 1969 and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2015.

Open to

  • Hiring

IDP runs a careers site with a call to join its team.

Services

Service

Student placement

Counselling and application support for students who want to study abroad.

Who it's for: Students planning to study in another country

  • Course search and university application help
  • Visa guidance, pre-departure briefings and post-arrival support
  • Student essentials such as accommodation, health insurance, banking and money transfer
Service

IELTS testing

English language testing as a co-owner of IELTS.

Who it's for: People who need an English test for study, work or migration

  • Test administration and preparation
  • 2,000+ test locations across 60+ countries
  • 260+ computer-delivered test centres
Service

English language teaching

English language teaching schools in Southeast Asia.

Who it's for: English language learners in Southeast Asia

Customers

Students who want to study abroad, people taking an English test for study, work or migration, and the universities and education institutions that recruit international students.

Traction

Updated Oct 2026
6,500+people employed
50+countries of operation
210+offices
2,200+education counsellors
2,000+IELTS test locations
100 millionwebsite visits a year