IDP Education Ltd

F:03F

Business Description

Sector

Consumer Discretionary

Industry

Diversified Consumer Services

Headquarters

Australia AU

Employees

6 000

IPO date

Nov 26, 2015

IDP Education helps students find and enter overseas universities and colleges, with a strong focus on English-speaking countries. It runs student placement services that match applicants with schools, guide them through admissions and visas, and support them before departure. It also sells English-language testing services, most notably through its role in IELTS testing.

The company makes money mainly from fees paid by education institutions, test takers, and students using its services. Universities and colleges pay for access to IDP’s recruitment channels, while students pay for test registration, application support, and related services. Its business sits between schools that want international students and people who want to study abroad.

What makes IDP different is that it combines student recruitment with language testing and admissions support in one business. That gives it a direct role in the international education pipeline: helping students prove their English level, choose a destination, and enroll in a school. This makes IDP less like a traditional school and more like a specialist middleman that connects students and education providers.