The Tasmanian College of English

Study English on Australia's island state - The Tasmanian College of English

Tasmania is Australia’s southernmost state, separated from mainland Australia by the Bass Strait.

• Hobart - Tasmania’s capital city - is located in the south of the state.
• Many animals are unique to Tasmania. Some of these are the Tasmanian Devil; the Eastern Quoll; the Bettong and the Pademelon. These animals cannot be found in the wild anywhere else in the world except Tasmania.
• between 17 and 23 degrees Celsius (62 and 73 degrees Fahrenheit) and in winter daily 3 and 11 degrees Celsius (37 and 51 degrees Fahrenheit).
  Tasmania’s location below the 40th parallel means our summer evenings have long twilights.
• Time zone - Tasmania operates on AustralianEastern Standard Time. For daylight saving, clocks are advanced one hour between October and March.
• Retail opening hours are unrestricted in Tasmania. Large supermarkets are generally open from 0700 to 2100 seven days a week. Many smaller convenience stores are open longer. ATMs and EFTPOS facilities are widely available. Most banks are open 0930 to 1600, Monday to Friday. The Australian GST (goods & services tax) of 10% applies to most purchases.
• We have more than 1,000 mountain peaks, four mild seasons, more than 40 per cent of our Island is protected as national parks and reserves, and we have some of the world’s rarest animals. Our air is scientifically proven to be just about the worlds’ cleanest; our soils are rich and fertile. So our produce,
  seafood and wines taste wonderful.
• SACE Hobart is located in the top end of Hobart City on Liverpool Street. The nearest cross street is Molle Street. If you are coming from the bus mall walk
  towards Mount Wellington on Collins Street and then make a right after the Village cinemas and finally a left at the lights to Liverpool Street.
  SACE is up the hill on the left after Molle Street. SACE Hobart is in a cream coloured heritage building. There is no parking for students at SACE but there may be some limited street parking available.
• There are some cafes but no take away food shops near SACE Hobart so we
  recommend you bring your lunch to SACE. We have refrigerators, toasters, a sandwich press, microwaves and a snack machine for food preparation. Please write your name on your food containers if you are leaving them in the fridge. We do not supply coffee or tea.
• For more information on Tasmania, see the Tasmanian Tourism website at