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Sydney & Melbourne · VET, degree and English programs

An institute small enough that someone knows your name.

ACME Education teaches information technology, leadership and management, and English to about 1,400 students a year. Classes cap at 24. The person who teaches you marks your work. If you fall behind, we notice in the same week — not at the end of term.

24
Maximum students in a class
1,400
Students enrolled each year
2009
Teaching since
1 day
We answer every enquiry within
How it works

Five steps, and you always know which one you are on

  1. Enquire

    Tell us what you want to study. An admissions officer — not a call centre — replies within one business day.

  2. Apply

    Send us your qualifications, ID and English evidence. We tell you what is missing rather than leaving the application to lapse.

  3. Get your offer

    We assess against published entry requirements and put the reasoning in writing, including any conditions.

  4. Accept and enrol

    Accept the offer, pay the first instalment, and we confirm your place, timetable and orientation date.

  5. Start and keep going

    Orientation, then class. Attendance and progress are monitored weekly so support arrives early, not after you have failed.

The ACME Education campus building
Why students choose us

Small on purpose

We are not trying to be a university. We are trying to be the place where a person who did not thrive in a lecture theatre finishes a qualification and gets a job.

  • Classes cap at 24. Every class, every term. It is a scheduling constraint we hold to, not a marketing average.
  • Your teacher marks your work. No tutors you meet once, no marking farmed out to people who never taught you.
  • Practical assessment. Most units are assessed on tasks you actually perform, not written exams about performing them.
  • Weekly progress monitoring. Attendance and results are reviewed every week, and someone contacts you the moment they slip.
  • A real pathway. English to diploma to degree, with credit that is published up front rather than negotiated later.
An English language class in progress
International students

Study here without sitting an IELTS test first

Our English program is an entry pathway, not a side business. Finish Upper Intermediate and you meet the English requirement for the diploma; finish Advanced and you meet it for the degree.

  • Placement test on your first day, and re-testing every five weeks.
  • Start dates most Mondays rather than twice a year.
  • Airport pickup and first-week accommodation help arranged before you land.
  • A dedicated international student adviser for visa, work-rights and welfare questions.
Student support

Support that starts before you need it

Every student has a named contact from day one. Nobody has to work out which office to call.

Learning support

Free academic skills sessions, one-to-one tutoring and assignment help. Booked online, usually within 48 hours.

Wellbeing and welfare

Confidential counselling, and practical help with housing, money and work rights. Referral to external services where we are not the right people.

Careers and placement

Resume and interview coaching, and the industry placement in the final year of the degree is arranged by us, not left to you.

Not sure which course fits?

Tell us what you want to do afterwards and we will tell you which program gets you there — including when the honest answer is that we are not the right provider.