Selected design students from grades 8, 9 and 10 participated in a robotics workshop in December 2016 hosted by FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics program in Australia.
UK university admissions officers consider the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to be the best preparation for university, according to the 11th annual University Admissions Officers Report.
On 26 August 2013, representatives from nine Canadian universities came to the Academy to talk to the Diploma Programme students about opportunities for studying in Canada.