I didn’t get the IELTS score that I need to gain direct entry into an Australian university, so I am going to consider some alternatives. When this happens most domestic students either do a vocational course or complete a recognised award certificate course (certificate 1 – certificate IV) or an associate diploma at a TAFE college, before reapplying to university. Also, most universities have a pathway program where you can improve your English score on campus like a regular student, so this is another option that is worth investigating. The best part here is that, most universities will give you credit for the studies that you have undertaken and you will not have to do all of the foundation programs.
This option is also open for international students as well. So I am going to apply for the Australian college system, and upon successful completion I will apply for direct entry to university again. A system established to improve your skills before going to university. An alternative is to apply to one of approximately 5000 recognised institutions that offer short courses in Australia using a study visa.
But study options don’t stop here. There are a large number of Government approved courses that students can do as alternatives to full university degrees. Some are award course and some are non award. Search the institution to see what they can provide. There is a list below. If you choose to study by using one of the course providers below, make sure that the course you choose is recognised and is related to the course that you want to study at university.
If you want to study IELTS in Australia, then contact us and we can shortlist the colleges below that offer this service
| Institution Name | State | |
| 1 | Ability Education Pty Ltd (01530K) | NAT |
| 2 | Academies Australasia Polytechnic Pty Limited (02439G) | VIC |
| 3 | Academy of Design Australia Limited (02201G) | VIC |
| 4 | Accredited Education & Training Australia Pty Ltd (03712K) | VIC |
| 5 | Acknowledge Education Pty Ltd (00197D) | NAT |
| 6 | AIWT Pty Ltd (02645B) | VIC |
| 7 | ALPHA INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. (03633J) | VIC |
| 8 | Angad Australian Institute of Technology Pty Ltd (02970M) | VIC |
| 9 | ANIT Australia Pty Ltd (03553J) | VIC |
| 10 | APLUS EDUCATION GROUP Pty. Ltd. (03631M) | VIC |
| 11 | Ashton College Pty. Ltd. (03142F) | VIC |
| 12 | Australasian Lawrence Aged Care College Pty Ltd (02933E) | VIC |
| 13 | Australian Academy of Vocational Education and Trades Pty Ltd (02634E) | VIC |
| 14 | Australian Careers Education Pty. Ltd. (03219A) | VIC |
| 15 | Australian Catholic University Limited (00004G) | NAT |
| 16 | Australian Centre of Further Education PTY LTD (03377J) | VIC |
| 17 | Australian College of International Studies Pty Ltd (03781G) | VIC |
| 18 | Australian College of Natural Medicine Pty Ltd (00231G) | NAT |
| 19 | AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF TECHNICAL TRAINING PTY LTD (03676J) | VIC |
| 20 | Australian College of the Arts Pty Ltd (03392K) | VIC |
| 21 | Australian College of Theology Limited (02650E) | NAT |
| 22 | Australian College of Trade Pty Ltd (03082B) | VIC |
| 23 | Australian Education Academy Pty Ltd (02633F) | VIC |
| 24 | Australian Education Group Pty Ltd (01867G) | VIC |
| 25 | AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS AND TRADE PTY. LTD. (03742D) | VIC |
| 26 | Australian Institute of Engineering Pty Ltd (03685G) | VIC |
| 27 | Australian Institute of Management Education and Training Pty Limited (03769D) | VIC |
| 28 | Australian Institute of Technical Training Pty Ltd (02868J) | VIC |
| 29 | Australian International Academy of Education (Inc) (01335B) | VIC |
| 30 | Australian International Institute of Technology Pty Ltd ATF AIIT Unit Trust (03754M) | VIC |
| 31 | Australian Learning Group Pty Ltd (03071E) | NAT |
| 32 | Australian National Academy of Education Pty Ltd (03747K) | VIC |
| 33 | Australian National College of English Pty. Ltd. (03134F) | VIC |
| 34 | Australian National College Pty Ltd (03009M) | VIC |
| 35 | Australian National Institute of Business & Technology Pty Ltd (02506B) | VIC |
| 36 | Australian National Memorial Theatre Ltd (01551E) | VIC |
| 37 | Australian Online Institute Pty Ltd (02679C) | VIC |
| 38 | Australian Pilot Training Alliance Pty Ltd (02844F) | VIC |
| 39 | Australian Professional Education Institute Pty Ltd (03069K) | VIC |
| 40 | Australian Technical And Management College Pty Ltd (03013D) | VIC |
| 41 | Australian Tertiary Institute Pty Ltd (03691K) | VIC |
| 42 | BJSB Pty Ltd (02858M) | VIC |
| 43 | Business Aviation Australia Pty Ltd (03557E) | VIC |
| 44 | Central Australian Institute of Technology Pty Ltd (03217C) | VIC |
| 45 | Choice Business College Pty Ltd (03444C) | VIC |
| 46 | Christine Walsh Enterprises Pty Ltd (02020B) | VIC |
| 47 | Colleges Australia International Pty Ltd (03000J) | VIC |
| 48 | Creative’s New Edge Pty Ltd (03688E) | VIC |
| 49 | Discover English Pty Ltd (03262J) | VIC |
| 50 | DOLPH LEARNING PTY LTD (03642G) | VIC |
| 51 | Eastlink Consulting Pty Ltd (03776E) | VIC |
| 52 | ECHO Education Technology Pty Ltd (03541B) | VIC |
| 53 | Education Centre of Australia Pty Ltd (02644C) | VIC |
| 54 | Education Hub Pty Ltd (03472K) | VIC |
| 55 | Education Training & Employment Australia Pty. Ltd. (02925E) | NAT |
| 56 | Engineering Institute of Technology Pty Ltd (03567C) | VIC |
| 57 | F & Z EDUCATION PTY LTD (03657A) | VIC |
| 58 | Federation Technology Institute (02919C) | VIC |
| 59 | Federation University Australia (00103D) | NAT |
| 60 | Global Business College Of Australia Pty Ltd (03443D) | VIC |
| 61 | Golf Training Australia Pty Ltd (03550A) | VIC |
| 62 | Greenwich English College Pty Ltd (02672K) | VIC |
| 63 | Health Careers International Pty Ltd (03386G) | VIC |
| 64 | Holmes Commercial Colleges (Melbourne) Limited (00898G) | VIC |
| 65 | Holmes Commercial Colleges (Melbourne) Ltd (00067C) | VIC |
| 66 | House of Learning Pty Ltd (03760B) | VIC |
| 67 | ILSC (Brisbane) Pty Ltd (02137M) | VIC |
| 68 | Impact English College Pty Ltd (02995B) | VIC |
| 69 | Insight Academy of Australia Pty Ltd (03706G) | VIC |
| 70 | Institute of Training and Further Education Pty Ltd (02737J) | VIC |
| 71 | Intellect English Pty Ltd (03711M) | VIC |
| 72 | International Institute (Aust) Pty Ltd (03445B) | VIC |
| 73 | INUS Australia Pty Ltd (03341K) | VIC |
| 74 | ITHEA Corporation Pty Ltd (02892J) | VIC |
| 75 | Kalamatta Pty. Ltd (03698C) | VIC |
| 76 | Kaplan Business School Pty Ltd (02426B) | NAT |
| 77 | Kaplan International (Melbourne & Adelaide) Pty Limited (03008A) | NAT |
| 78 | KAPS Institute of Management Pty Ltd as trustee for the KAPS Institute of Management Unit Trust (02855C) | VIC |
| 79 | Kent Institute Australia Pty Ltd (00161E) | VIC |
| 80 | KFQ Partners Pty Ltd (02999J) | VIC |
| 81 | Kontea Pty Ltd (02838D) | VIC |
| 82 | Lawson College Australia Pty Ltd (03406J) | VIC |
| 83 | Le Cordon Bleu Australia Pty Limited (02380M) | NAT |
| 84 | Learning Victoria Pty Ltd (03785D) | VIC |
| 85 | Level Up English (03617J) | VIC |
| 86 | M.S Aviation Pty Ltd (03489A) | VIC |
| 87 | MEGT (Australia) Ltd (02517K) | NAT |
| 88 | Melbourne Centre for Technology Studies Pty Ltd (03737A) | VIC |
| 89 | Melbourne City College Pty Ltd (03592B) | VIC |
| 90 | Melbourne City Institute of Education Pty Ltd, as trustee for MCIE Unit Trust (03024A) | VIC |
| 91 | Melbourne City Institute Pty Ltd (03684J) | VIC |
| 92 | Melbourne Institute of Business & Technology Pty Ltd (01590J) | VIC |
| 93 | Milestone English Academy Pty Ltd (03496B) | VIC |
| 94 | Modern Communications Australia Pty Ltd (02819G) | VIC |
| 95 | Monash College Pty Ltd (01857J) | VIC |
| 96 | Moorabbin Aviation Services Pty Ltd (02530B) | VIC |
| 97 | NATIONAL AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD (03743C) | VIC |
| 98 | National Training Centre of Australia Pty Ltd (03399C) | VIC |
| 99 | Navitas Bundoora Pty Ltd (03312D) | VIC |
| 100 | Navitas Professional Institute Pty Ltd (01328A) | NAT |
| 101 | New Horizons Learning Centres Holdings Pty Ltd (03641J) | VIC |
| 102 | OAKHILL EDUCATION GROUP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (03002G) | VIC |
| 103 | Ozford Business College Pty Ltd (02573B) | VIC |
| 104 | Ozford English Language Centre Pty Ltd (02501G) | VIC |
| 105 | Pass Global Pty Ltd (02926D) | VIC |
| 106 | Platinum Properties Melbourne Pty Ltd (03433F) | VIC |
| 107 | Proteus Technologies Pty Ltd (03581E) | VIC |
| 108 | Rabarl Pty Ltd (02494A) | NAT |
| 109 | Rabbinical College of Australia and New Zealand (01031G) | VIC |
| 110 | RACHI SYSTEMS PTY. LTD. (03511G) | VIC |
| 111 | RANSFORD COLLEGE PTY LTD (03614A) | VIC |
| 112 | RMIT Training Pty Ltd (01912G) | VIC |
| 113 | RTO Connect Pty Ltd (03483G) | VIC |
| 114 | SA Adelaide Language Centre Ltd (01307F) | VIC |
| 115 | Shiv Sans Pty Ltd (03223E) | VIC |
| 116 | SMEAG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (03718D) | VIC |
| 117 | South Australian College of English Pty Ltd (00094M) | VIC |
| 118 | Spice Telecom Australia Pty Ltd (02924F) | VIC |
| 119 | SRAGILL Pty Ltd (02826G) | VIC |
| 120 | ST AEROSPACE ACADEMY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (03354E) | VIC |
| 121 | Stanford College Australia Pty Ltd (03752B) | VIC |
| 122 | Study Group Australia Pty Limited (01682E) | NAT |
| 123 | The Australian Ballet School (00253A) | VIC |
| 124 | The Australian Institute of Music Limited (00665C) | VIC |
| 125 | The Malka Group Pty Ltd (03397E) | VIC |
| 126 | Think: Colleges Pty Ltd (00246M) | NAT |
| 127 | Torrens University Australia Limited (03389E) | VIC |
| 128 | Training Australia First (03499K) | VIC |
| 129 | Transformations – Pathways to Competence and Developing Excellence Pty Ltd (03521F) | VIC |
| 130 | TT Institute Pty Ltd (03746M) | VIC |
| 131 | United Business College (03514E) | VIC |
| 132 | United POP Australia Pty Ltd (03749G) | VIC |
| 133 | Unity College Australia Incorporated (02160A) | VIC |
| 134 | Universal English Pty Ltd (03750D) | VIC |
| 135 | Universal Institute of Technology Pty Ltd (02946M) | VIC |
| 136 | Veritas Education Pty Ltd (03762M) | VIC |
| 137 | WHITEHOUSE INSTITUTE PTY LTD (02863C) | NAT |
| 138 | Young Rabbit Pty Ltd (01331F) | VIC |
University foundation programs or pathway courses
Deakin has a lot of information for international students. You can apply directly or through an educational agent. Tou need to check the individual course that you want to study for the IELTS English level requirements.
Federation university has detailed information on its locations, documents and how you can apply. You will need to select a course to see the IELTS English requirements. you can go through their website.
After you receive your IELTS test results, LA Trobe has a page set up where you can search see how your test results compare with other tests. You can also search for the course that you want on this page.
As you would expect from one of the big 8 Australian universities, Monash has 3 pathway programs offering foundation, English & Diplomas for students who have finished grade 11 at high school.
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
RMIT has a lot of pathways available to students. One of them is to study grade 11 and 12 in Australia and use this to gain entry into the Australia university system. It also has foundation programs and IELTS English courses. This university has a lot of opportunities.
Swinburne Institute of Technology
One of the pathway options that many students use is to study a course at an Australian government approved institution prior to applying to the university of Melbourne. Two such institutions for the University of Melbourne are Hawthorn and Trinity College. For students it is easy to know each other because the teacher will put you into groups and students also have a lot of writing that they need to do as a team. This is the perfect way to both improve writing and to make friends, but it is a little stressful and there is a lot of h.w. every day.
Trinity college – Established in 1872 as the first college of the University of Melbourne, Trinity College is a vibrant, diverse community, inspiring and enabling students of exceptional promise from Australia and around the world. Our divisions include the Pathways School, Residential College and Theological School. Trinity College is committed to the safety of all students, including those from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.
VU has a program called block teaching. This essentially where students get taught one subject at a time over a shortened term in the foundation year. It claims that this method increases the chances of passing the courses as students only have to focus on one thing at a time. This is a plus. To apply to this university you can register on their site or go through one of their overseas agents.