When choosing an English school, it is important to pay attention to the school’s accreditations, awards, program range and learning environment. But equally as important as those school features are the students you will meet there: your classmates will play a very large part in your classroom experience and social life in Sydney!

At ELC, you will get to study within the best nationality mix of any English language school in Australia, and you will meet highly motivated students from a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and cultures, enriching your language travel experience even further.

Australia’s best nationality mix

ELC students truly come from all over the world, with typically:

  • Over 30 nationalities attending the school at any one time
  • Students from over 50 countries enrolling over a year

You will speak English all day, every day

Being immersed in such a diverse environment every day means that you – and everyone else at school – truly need to speak English to communicate with each other. This practice outside of class time is essential to accelerate your progress.

Open up to the world

Beyond this linguistic aspect, our rich and diverse nationality mix also means that you will get to experience the most amazing cross-cultural exchanges and make your stay at ELC all the more enriching.

Meet your classmates

Nationality Mix

ELC’s daytime adult courses are well-known for having an absolutely exceptional nationality mix. Students from all over the world join our daytime courses, with a remarkable balance of different continents, countries and mother tongues represented at school.

If being immersed in an amazing cross-cultural experience is something you are looking for, you can be assured that this will what you will experience in our adult daytime programs.

This mix pie represents our average nationality mix in 2024  – keep in mind that enrolments are different every year and the nationality mix may be seasonal.

The majority of our daytime adult program students are aged 18 to 25, but ELC is also very popular with more mature students, looking for a serious school that offers high standards.

Nationality Mix

Evening courses tend to appeal to students who prefer to work during the day. As a general pattern, we find that students from Latin America, Brazil, Turkey and Mongolia make up the majority of our evening students. However, if you choose to study your evening course at ELC, you will most likely meet students from a dozen other countries, albeit in smaller proportions. What is important to know is that if you really want to study in the evening, you will find that ELC offers by far the best nationality mix of any schools’ evening courses in Sydney. This means that by choosing ELC for your evening course, you do not need to compromise on being immersed in a multi-cultural environment.

This mix pie represents our average nationality mix in 2024 – keep in mind that enrolments are different every year and the nationality mix may be seasonal.

The majority of our evening program students are aged 22 to 28, having typically completed their higher education program in their home country and living a busy life combining work during the day and studies in the evening.

Nationality Mix

Every year, over the course of just 9 weeks, ELC’s junior program attracts students from over 20 countries! Typically, in addition to individual students from this wide range of countries, the program also welcomes organised groups (study tours) that may make up to 25% of the students’ cohort that particular week. This means that one week could have many students from Hong Kong and Russia, while the following week could have many students from Japan and France. Overall, over the course of 4 weeks, a student can typically expect to have been in class or on activities with fellow teenagers from over 15 countries!

This mix pie represents our average nationality mix in June-August 2025

Our Junior program is specifically designed for students aged 12 to 17

Serious school,
highly motivated students

ELC is well-known as a top-quality English school, offering intensive programs delivered by highly experienced teachers. As a result, students who choose to study at ELC are typically highly motivated, engaged learners, who are serious about their studies. This means great learning synergies in class, and faster progress for all.

Different enrolment lengths, visa class and student profiles

With course lengths ranging from 1 to 70 weeks, and very different reasons for learning English, ELC students have a very wide range of profiles and life stories. You will meet students who:

  • Are dedicating a full year to their English studies before going back to their studies in their home country;
  • Are brushing up on their English for 6-12 weeks to kickstart their backpacking experience;
  • Are travelling on a short holiday, wanting to combine sightseeing and English lessons;
  • Are studying English as part of their migration plan, intensively preparing for a high score at their IELTS exam;
  • Are preparing for a vocational or university course in Australia, dedicating 20 weeks to learning Academic English;
  • Are on a 2-week break from work, focussing their efforts on workplace English;

Diverse & inclusive school

We all smile in the same language

ELC welcomes students of all backgrounds, ages, gender identity, sexual orientation and religion. We strive to offer a safe, supportive and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and enjoy their language travel experience to the fullest.

What our students say

Momoko Nakazawa

Momoko Nakazawa

Japan

I studied at ELC for four months. There are many shops and historical landmarks around my school. I always hung out with my friends after school. I think ELC is the best school. People from many countries are studying here. They are really friendly and kind. When I first came here, I couldn’t speak English well, but my classmates always tried to help me.

And I could meet some great teachers. I’ve already graduated there but I’m really glad I chose this school.

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Andres Felipe Valencia Gonzalez

Andres Felipe Valencia Gonzalez

Colombia

Studying the English language abroad was one of my personal goals and came to Sydney AU, and choosing ELC was the best option. In these six months, ELC was my second home, everything was amazing from the beginning to the end, the staff was friendly, and the teachers were really nice and very professional, I liked the methodology and the environment.

I had the opportunity to meet people from different backgrounds which was fascinating.

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Julia Jamin

Julia Jamin

Switzerland

I spent 3 months at ELC, and it was 3 months with great meetings. ELC allowed me to meet people from all over the world and create real friendships. Concerning the classes, the teachers were always engaged and offered varied lessons. The school also organized lots of activities, both paid and free, like museum visits, and outings to Surf Camp, and Port Douglas. I’ll always remember my time at ELC fondly, with all the wonderful people I met and the fun we had.

I remembered my first time at the Kent street, I went with other students of my class and I met a lot of other students of the school, it was a very good time.

I also went to conversation class many times and it was a great occasion to meet other students and improve our speaking skills, the topic changed every time and it was very useful to learn new vocabulary.

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Carlo Casari

Carlo Casari

Italy

Hi my name is Carlo Casari, I’m an Italian student currently in Sydney to improve my English at ELC. Since the first day that I arrived I have felt very welcome thanks to the amazing and incredible teachers and staff at the school. They’ve helped me a lot especially during the first few weeks when the adjustment for international students can be a bit challenging due to cultural shock. Furthermore, their help didn’t finish there because they provided help and care each day, asking about how I felt and how my days were going. Since I’ve been there, I can definitely say that this is the best experience of my life! I’ve met hundreds of students from all around the world and I have had several unique experiences with them for which I’m truly grateful! A particular thanks goes to Alexandra, my angel, that always has believed in me and has provided me the best student service! Xoxo

“…Grazie alla guida e assistenza dei professori e dello staff ELC mi sono sentito come a casa fin dal primo giorno. Mi hanno aiutato molto, in particolare durante le prime settimane quando si hanno più difficolta nell’adattarsi alla nuova vita in Australia. Inoltre, mi hanno seguito passo a passo ogni giorno assicurandosi che stessi bene e che la mia esperienza stesse andando al meglio. Senza ombra di dubbio, posso confermare che è l’esperienza più bella della mia vita fino ad ora!…”

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Naohiko Tanaka

Naohiko Tanaka

Japan

I wanted to express my appreciation for the exceptional experience I had with the teachers and staff at ELC. Without a doubt, All the teachers and staff were kind and passionate! Especially my teacher, Jamie; he’s such a nice guy.

Furthermore, the private lessons were incredibly valuable in helping me improve my English skills, and I’m truly thankful for Terence and Matthew’s patience in addressing my questions, even when I asked them multiple times.

The diversity of students at the school played a significant role in making my experience truly enriching, and I must say it was excellent. Students came from various countries, allowing me to learn a lot from them.

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Adèle Wajda-Rodriguez

Adèle Wajda-Rodriguez

France

I studied at ECL Sydney for 3 months and it was one of the best experiences of my life!
I could meet amazing friends from all over the world. Teachers are so kind, they explain and make sure we understand the English rules (Special dedication to Brenton).
The students team is truly caring, they make every student feel good in the school and in this big city!
The activities offered by the school are really good, it allows you to easily integrate with a group, visit a neighborhood of Sydney or a place further away from Sydney!
Sydney is an amazing city, there is a lot to see, you can’t get bored!!

This is an experience I highly recommend to everyone !

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Anastasiya Zenkova

Anastasiya Zenkova

Ukraine

I’m very happy to have studied at ELC! In this school everything is perfect.

I have made many friends and many of these I hope to keep the friendship for a long time. I was surprised how much passion every teacher puts into their work. I studied for just a short time but I’m sure I will miss this school very much.

In just a short time I improved my English a lot because the course is very intensive. The classes were also very easy to understand. The teachers are all wonderful!

Thank you, ELC!

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Ajeng Fitrianingsih

Ajeng Fitrianingsih

Indonesia

I am very happy I can be a part of English Language Company. It’s an amazing place where I can meet so many students from different countries all around the world. In my class I’m the only Indonesian so I can practice and improve my English more and more because I didn’t have a chance to speak my language. The students are very friendly and easy going. Also the teachers are very kind and patient in giving lesson materials. ELC is the best choice for learning and improving your English.

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