Make friends and practice English while you discover Sydney and Australia. The ELC student services team offers a great activities program. There is so much to see and do and discover in and around beautiful Sydney with a great range of social, cultural and sporting activities offered on weekdays and weekends. We also offer you a full-service travel desk inside the school with experienced and knowledgeable travel experts to help you plan and book your travel in Australia.

We know that where you live is just as important as where you study so we offer a great range of accommodation options to suit everyone so you can be confident before you arrive that you will have a great place to live in Sydney. You can choose to stay with one of our Australian homestay families or with other ELC students in one of the many student residences and apartments we offer.

Depending on your visa type, you can work while you are studying. Take our free online work preparation course to get ready and join our Work Ready program face to face in the school to get the help and advice you need to get a job to support yourself while you study. Attend our regular workshops designed to help you get your CV ready, practise interviewing and get the job you need.

These fun 4-week programs are fully organised before you arrive by ELC using quality local providers to make you can have the best experience with English plus Yoga, English plus Surfing as well as our unique English plus Discovery program which includes pre-booked visits to 8 attractions and destinations in and around Sydney.

Our modern school is right in the heart of Sydney, close to Darling Harbour and Sydney’s major transport, tourist, shopping and entertainment districts. The campus itself is a standalone 4 storey building conveniently located right next to the main train station in the centre of Sydney city with unlimited high-speed WiFi and large comfortable student lounges

ELC is famous for its outstanding mix of nationalities, and we believe that it’s an important part of your experience. Every year we welcome students from over 50 countries to our vibrant campus. Our daytime adult programs in particular offer Australia’s richest, and most diverse and balanced nationality mix. This means that you will need to speak English all the time while making friends from all over the world, and our English only policy means that you will only ever speak English at ELC.

ELC is proud to be Australia’s first accredited member of Green Standard Schools. GSS is a global, not-for-profit association of language schools that are seriously committed to protecting the environment.

Join one our pathway programs giving you direct access to one of our many high-quality university and vocational college partners. Get the academic English preparation you need to ensure your success with your further studies.