The latest OECD report underlines the key role of education in the inclusion of immigrant students.
Many Australian schools are a melting pot of cultures, reflecting the full breadth of Australia's diversity.
Yousif Barbo, who recently settled in Sydney after coming from Iraq with his parents, says he appreciates Australia's education system.
"The system here is a lot more supportive to the people who are going to be the future. So they give a big amount of support for them whereas in (my) past there was some support but not as much as here."
Peter Wade is the principal of Patrician Brothers' College, a Sydney school that has students from over 38 different nationalities.
Mr Wade says the school works to make sure those who've recently arrived in Australia are well-integrated into the school and feel a sense of belonging.
"Many of their parents are coming with academic backgrounds from overseas and they're certainly wanting their boys to find their direction and their way, and we have many many pathways here in the college so students taking vocational pathways and academic pathways."
The latest OECD migrant education review, entitled "The Resilience of Students with an Immigrant Backrgound", has found migrant students are making the grade at greater rates than their Australian-born classmates.
Australia ranks 7th out of 64 nations assessed, based on the academic performance of migrant students.
It's ahead of New Zealand, Britain and the United States.
Emma Campbell is the CEO of the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia.
Dr Campbell says it's an example of the positive impact migrants have on Australian society.
"We should just use this to celebrate the contribution that migrants bring to Australia. These kind of statistics are reflected in the other areas of our economy and society."
The report also found children from certain migrant groups performed better than others.
Those from China, India and the Philippines significantly outperformed their Australian classmates while those from New Zealand and the United Kingdom were less likely to reach baseline standards.
Migrant students are also 11 per cent more likely to have ambitious career expectations to become managers, professionals or technicians.
Dr Campbell says she's not surprised, given most migrant parents want the best future for their children.
