Tasmanian College of English - Hobart

Location

SACE Tasmanian College of English is located in Hobart, Tasmania & is a 10 minute walk from the city centre, Elizabeth Mall & the café precinct of Salamanca Place & city wharf area.

Hobart, Tasmania

Hobart is the capital city of Tasmania & has a population of 200,000 people. It is Australia’s 2nd oldest city. Hobart is 1 ½ hours flying time from Sydney or 1 hour from Melbourne. It is located between Mt Wellington (1270m) on the mouth of the Derwent River. Hobart is a great location for lovers of nature & the wilderness, as well as sailing enthusiasts. Ho r the harbour & city wharves. Hobart city centre is located near the harbour and city wharves. There are several beaches within a short distance of the city centre & more within a 30 minute drive of the city. Studying in Hobart gives students the opportunity to experience an unhurried Australian lifestyle & meet a cross section of Australian people. Tasmania is Australlia’s wilderness state & eco-tourism capital. It is said to have the cleanest air in the world. It was voted the 2nd most popular island destination in the world by Leisure Travel & Leisure Magazine 2002.

Courses At SACE

• Full-time courses are 25 hours per week & part-time courses are 17 hours per week.
• General English
• Academic English (IELTS)
• English & Volunteering
• Work Experience/Internship
• Teacher Training
• Study Tours

Accommodation
SACE offers homestay, farmstay, hostel, bed & breakfast serviced apartments.

SACE is a boutique college which offers courses to approximately 100 students at any one time providing more individual student attention & support.

Things to do….

• Enjoy the superb coastal views, beaches, fishing & seafood.
• Go snow skiing at Ben Lomond National Park, 2 1/2 hours north of Hobart, or cross country skiing on Mt Wellington, overlooking Hobart.
• Go white water rafting.
• Try sailing & canoeing on the Derwent River.
• Try youth hostelling & bike riding around Tasmania, an economical, accessible & fun way of discovering Tasmania in your own time.
• Trekking & camping in nearby national parks.

Club Tassie – Student Activity Program
Club Tassie offers a minimum of 3 activities per week. Typical activities include film afternoons, weekend trips to Port Arthur, Coles Bay & Freycinet National Park, horse riding on the beach, sea kayaking, bushwalking & visits to the Cadbury Chocolate Factory.

THREE CAMPUS OPTIONS
SACE students may transfer courses between campuses. This provides great opportunities to experience quite different environments whilst continuing studies at SACE.

ENGLISH PROGRAMMES
SACE Colleges provide General English, Academic English, Cambridge Exam courses and a variety of special studies options. We also prepare students for IELTS, TOEIC and TOEFL tests. Cambridge and TOEIC tests are conducted on SACE campuses in each location.

Other programmes of special interest include: English and Work Experience, English and Volunteering, English Plus Diving and Sailing and Evergreen Programme.

SACE Adelaide, Hobart and Whitsundays are Cambridge CELTA Teacher Training Centres. We provide special courses for non-native speaking teachers of English as well as programmed courses for native speakers.

NATIONALITY MIX
SACE students come from more than 35 countries in Asia 45-55%, Europe 45-50% and Latin America. There is no dominant nationality.

SACE offers a well-managed homestay programme with other options such as farmstay and hostel accommodation.

SACE CREDENTIALS
The high quality of SACE courses and service to students has been built upon many years of experience and a continuous improvement process since inception in 1987.

SACE Colleges are registered by State and Federal Governments and accredited by NEAS in the cases of SACE Adelaide and SACE Whitsundays and by the Tasmanian Government in the case of SACE Hobart. SACE Adelaide is a longstanding member of English Australia.

In addition, each SACE College is a member of the prestigious International Association of Language Centres (IALC).

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