Awards
A 2026 Export Awards finalist — for the seventh time
John Paul College International is a finalist in the Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards, for International Education and Training. It is the state’s highest export honour, and a category we won outright in 2022.
The record
Seven times since 1998
Very few schools appear in these awards at all. The Queensland Government has put John Paul College International in front of its judges seven times since 1998. Once, it handed us the category outright.
- 1998 Special mention
- 2000 Finalist
- 2001 Finalist
- 2019 Finalist
- 2022 Winner
- 2024 Finalist
- 2026 Finalist
Earlier still, John Paul College was a finalist with a special mention in the 1995 Awards, before the International College opened. The 2022 win also took us to Canberra as a national finalist at the 60th Australian Export Awards.
What is assessed
A whole-of-College examination
The Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards are the state’s highest honour for businesses that trade internationally. In our category, the judges look at four things — not at a single program.
How we recruit
Our authorised agent network, our in-market partnerships, and the way families are advised before they commit.
How we teach
English preparation on our own campus, the pathway into mainstream classes, and the results students go on to achieve.
How we care
Accommodation, welfare for students under 18, and the support around a young person living far from home.
What it returns
The benefit our international work brings to Queensland — jobs, local host families, and the state’s standing as a place to study.
This year’s submission
What we put on the record
An award submission is a rare thing in a school year. It asks us to prove, with evidence, what we usually just get on with. Here is what this year’s submission put in front of the judges.
- Nearly 30 years of delivery. John Paul International College (JPIC) opened in 1997. It has welcomed students from overseas every year since.
- Programs that set the standard. Our High School Preparation course was the first in Australia to receive the “Gold Standard” Premium endorsement. It came from NEAS Australia, the body that accredits English language courses here.
- Results families can check. Our 2025 graduates recorded a median ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) of 91.00, the highest on record. More than half the cohort placed in the state’s top 10%.
- Growth alongside our partners. Our combined international enrolments grew 52% from 2022 to 2025. Our students come from across Asia-Pacific, Europe and now Latin America.
- A new market, opened together. In 2026 we welcomed our first Study Abroad students from Brazil, through state-supported programs and our work with Trade and Investment Queensland.
- Expertise shared beyond our campus. Since 2023 our curriculum licensing partnerships have opened our preparation programs to other providers. Our Transnational Education (TNE) Preparation course followed in 2026.
Thirty years, one story
Our international journey began in 1997, with a small group of students in small classrooms. Today it runs from Primary School Preparation to Year 12 and the Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE). Students finish with an ATAR that opens doors to leading universities.
You can follow that journey, decade by decade, on Our Story. Every award is listed on Awards and Recognition, with the body that assessed us.
Thank you
This shortlisting belongs to our partners
Our education agents, partner institutions and host families are the reason families around the world trust us with their children. None of this record exists without you.
Work with us
Education agents, partner institutions and government programs — our international team would like to hear from you.