Accreditations,
Quality Standards & Awards

ELC is fully accredited by the Australian government and meets the highest educational standards for international students. As a CRICOS-registered institution, ELC is authorized to welcome students on student visas, ensuring full tuition protection and compliance with government regulations.

ELC is a member of English Australia. EA represent the best English language colleges in Australia. Students travelling on a visitor or Working Holiday receive tuition insurance if they enrol at an EA accredited school like ELC

http://www.englishaustralia.com.au/

Since 2007, ELC has been recognized by Study Travel Magazine’s annual awards, voted by industry professionals. We won Star English Language School Southern Hemisphere five times (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013) and became an STM Superstar in 2013, a lifetime award in this category, and which placed us above competition ever since. To this day, this title hasn’t been reached by any other schools in the Southern Hemisphere.

With over 20 years’ experience preparing international students for the Cambridge ESOL exams and close to100 successful candidates each year, ESL is proud to be a recognised Cambridge Exam Preparation Centre.

We received Ryugaku Journal’s Best School Award in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. In 2020, ELC was voted top school in Australia and second best worldwide in these awards.

This distinction is awarded based on students’ ratings of their experience at the school, across areas such as quality of education, facilities and student support.

Every year one of Europe’s largest and most renowned education agencies, ESL, awards their “Excellence Award” to schools around the world who receive the best student feedback. We received this award in 2016 and 2017.

In 2016, ELC was highly commended in the NSW Export Awards in the Education & Training category.

We were also nominated as a finalist in this category in 2017, and again in 2022!

ELC was selected as one of only four finalists in the category of Education Provider at the Australia Brazil Business Council Awards in 2018

These awards recognise the success of companies with the highest quality standards across different industries.

In 2014 and 2015 ELC won the ASEAN Masterclass award for the most outstanding English language school in the region

The award recognises excellence and innovation in international education within the ASEAN region.

ELC is an accredited Green Standard School demonstrating commitment to environmental sustainability.

https://greenstandardschools.org/

ELC works closely with the Australian government initiative, Future Unlimited, to promote Australia as a study destination internationally.

https://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au

ELC’s Intensive General English course is Bildungsurlaub accredited in multiple German states, including Berlin, Hamburg, and Hessen. Eligible applicants can find more details here:

Bildungsurlaub Approval website
ELC FAQ page

ELC’s student services Manager of almost 15 years, Marcia Almeida, won the English Australia Language Teaching Management Award for excellence in student services . Almost 4 years on, Marcia continues to ensure the highest standards in the provision of accommodation, welfare support and social activities for students in 2022.