General Information

Established in 1969 by the Australian Government, IDP has more than 50 years’ experience helping students achieve their international education goals.

IDP is a leader in global education services. As an Australian listed company, we have operations in more than 50 countries and our websites attract 100 million visits a year.

About IDP Student Placement

IDP combines experience and technology to help students get into their dream international course. Our global digital platform connects leading institutions, services, alumni with prospective students.

IDP has more than 120 offices based in over 30 countries. More than 1,300 expert education counsellors around the world.

Our highly trained counsellors are by our students' side from the first course search until day one in the classroom, and beyond. All of them are experts in ensuring students can submit quality, verified applications, resulting in a world-class education for our customers, and genuine students for our institution clients.

IDP partners with more than 800 quality universities and institutions across Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the US.

In 2017, we acquired the Hotcourses Group, a leading course search database and student placement company.

About IELTS
IELTS (the International English Language Testing System) is the world’s most popular English language test for work, study and migration. More than 10,000 organisations trust IELTS as a reliable indicator of true to life ability to communicate in English.

IELTS assesses a test taker’s English language proficiency across four skills: listening, reading, writing and speaking. Delivered on either a computer or paper, IELTS is the only high-stakes language test recognised for migration across Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK.

IDP has more than 1,400 test locations across 56 countries. This includes more than 260 computer-delivered IELTS centres.
In August 2021, IDP acquired British Council’s IELTS business in India.