Southbank Institute of Technology is the largest Government learning institute in Queensland and the third largest institute in Australia. Established in 1863, it now has over 29,600 enrolled students, including over 2,200 international students.

Many of the Institutes diplomas have links with bachelors degrees at Queensland universities and so form a pathway to further study. For students whose eventual aim is to gain a university degree, Southbank’s diplomas provide unrivalled access to leading universities in the state, including Griffith University, the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australian Catholic University, and QUT (Queensland University of Technology).

Southbank Institute’s academic faculty is drawn from industry and supported by industry specialists. Our teachers regularly return to work in their industry to ensure they remain up-to-date with the latest techniques and knowledge in their field.

Southbank’s modern training facilities give students ‘real world’ work experience in purpose-built classrooms and laboratories. The campus recently underwent a $250million redevelopment, and is located just a short walk from Brisbane’s central business district. 

Over 260 programmes are available, in the following areas:

Accounting, marketing and management

Event management, tourism, hospitality (commercial cookery, pâtisserie, cake and pastry, retail bakery and retail meat)

Nursing, aged care, children’s services, community welfare work, beauty therapy, paramedic science (anaesthesia) and laboratory technology

Civil engineering, building design and interior technology

Information technology and multimedia

Music (performance), music (technical production), graphic design and visual arts

Dental technology

TESOL

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