English Courses at Impact English College
English courses at Impact English College run on 2 city campuses, in Melbourne and in Brisbane. Its English Only rule applies everywhere in the school, all day. Classes have 18 students at most, every course is 20 hours a week, and you can move between the 2 cities on one enrolment.

TL;DR: Quick summary
Impact English College is an Australian English school with campuses in Melbourne and Brisbane. It is best known for one rule: English Only, everywhere in the school, all the time, in class and out of it. So the whole building becomes practice. Every coffee break, every chat in the corridor and every lunch with a classmate adds to your hours. Classes have 18 students at most and run 20 hours a week, on a morning or an afternoon timetable. The rest of the day is yours to work, explore or sleep. Impact is accredited by NEAS and is a member of English Australia and IALC. It is also an official Cambridge exam centre, so you sit the exam in the building you studied in. It has won the Victorian International Education Awards 4 times. Both campuses belong to the same school, so a campus transfer is a simple internal form. Start in Brisbane for the sun and finish in Australia’s culture capital, all on one booking.
10 programmes: General English across 6 levels, Extreme English at Foundation and Excel, Cambridge B2 First and C1 Advanced, IELTS and academic English, Business English, Barista and Café English with a nationally accredited coffee course, the Demi Pair programme, and the Career Launch paid hospitality placement.
Every course is 20 hours a week, Monday to Friday. You choose the morning timetable, 8:30 to 12:55, or the afternoon one, 1:05 to 5:30. Classes have 18 students at most. You also get the Impactivities: free extra classes and clubs before or after your timetable. They go from pronunciation and vocabulary to a job club and a singing class.
- Maximum 18 per class
- Six levels, Elementary to Advanced
- 2 campuses: Melbourne and Brisbane
- NEAS accredited, English Australia and IALC member
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Why do students choose Impact English College in 2026?
Two campuses, one rule for the whole school, and clear figures Impact publishes openly. Here is what makes the difference once you are in the building.
Impact English College has taught English in Australia since 2002. It is accredited by NEAS, the Australian quality assurance body for English language teaching. It is a member of English Australia and of IALC, the International Association of Language Centres, and an official Cambridge exam centre. It won the Victorian International Education Awards for excellence in English language training in 2013, 2014 and 2018. It took the Premier’s Award for International Education Provider of the Year in 2015, and won again in 2016 for international student employability. It has been shortlisted 4 times for the StudyTravel Star Award for English school in the southern hemisphere.
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Melbourne or Brisbane, and you do not have to choose today
The 2 campuses teach the same courses, on the same timetable, with the same class size and the same English Only rule. So you choose the city purely for you, and you can change your mind once you are there.
What changes is the weather, the cost of living and the feel of the city. Brisbane is subtropical and warm nearly all year, easy to get around and kind to a student budget. Pick it if beaches, river ferries and weekends outdoors are part of the plan. Melbourne is Australia’s culture capital, with a huge student job market and the coffee scene the Barista course grew out of. Live music, festivals and galleries run all year. We talk you through both before you book, and either way you keep the option to switch.
What English courses does Impact English College offer?
10 programmes across both campuses. Every course runs 20 hours a week, Monday to Friday, on a morning or afternoon timetable. Every class has 18 students at most. The minimum age is 18.
The course most students book, and the base for everything else. It has 6 levels from Elementary to Advanced, covering grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and the four skills. The focus is on talking: your week is full of role plays, discussion and real-life situations. A level takes about 10 weeks, and you move up when you are ready. Choose the morning or the afternoon timetable, and keep the other half of the day for work or the city.
An intensive General English class for students who want to be pushed. The language is practical and general, and the style is academic: lots of reading and writing, regular tests and homework that takes real time. It runs as a closed class, so everyone starts and finishes together over 10 weeks. The group gets close, and you build momentum together. Finish it and you are ready for Excel.
The second half of the intensive track, and the course that opens the specialist classes. It is the same closed class of 10 weeks, with the same academic pace, one level higher. By the end you have the reading, writing and exam habits for Cambridge B2 First, IELTS and academic English, or Business English. That is exactly where most Excel students go next. If your goal is university in Australia, this is a direct route to the entry level.
Preparation for the Cambridge B2 First exam, over 10 to 12 weeks depending on the exam date. It covers all four skills plus Use of English, the part that sharpens your grammar and vocabulary most. A B2 First certificate shows you can live and work independently in English. Employers and universities recognise it worldwide, and it never expires. You sit it at the Impact exam centre, in your own building.
The next certificate up, and a serious one. Australian and British universities accept C1 Advanced for direct entry, and employers read it as real fluency. The course runs 10 to 12 weeks, timed to the official exam sessions. It works on flexibility and precision: saying exactly what you mean, in the right register. You sit it at the Impact exam centre, and it never expires either.
IELTS preparation and academic English in one course. It is the right mix if the test is a step towards something bigger. You work on the four IELTS papers and the exam technique that lifts your score. At the same time you build the skills a degree needs: lecture notes, essay structure, fast reading, referencing and citation. There are 2 levels, Upper Intermediate and Advanced. This course also leads into Impact’s pathway agreements. Finish it well and you can get a college or university place with no separate IELTS test.
English for working life, for you if you already have a career or are about to start one. You cover meetings, negotiation, presentations, business writing and marketing, with the vocabulary to match. Practice for the Cambridge Business English Certificate and TOEIC is built in. A team project ends in a presentation to the class. It is a great next step after Extreme English: Excel, and for anyone who wants to sound confident and precise at work.
5 weeks that end with a nationally accredited barista qualification and the English to use it. You learn the espresso machine, the grinder, milk texturing, coffee art and hygiene. You also learn how to take orders and describe food. The practical training runs at an accredited coffee academy, with supervised work experience in Impact’s own café, Impresso. The last week covers job applications, CV writing, interview role plays, and fair pay and tax in Australia. Café work is a classic student job in Australia, so these 5 weeks are very useful.
Study English and live with an Australian family. You help with the children for up to 15 hours a week, and in exchange you get a private room and 3 meals a day, 7 days a week. It is a very affordable way to spend a long time in Australia, and a deeply immersive one. You speak English at breakfast, at dinner and at school, so almost all day. Plan it early. You apply 12 weeks before you arrive, with a CV, an introduction letter, photos and a police check. You meet the family on a video call first. After you land, you complete a Blue Card in Queensland or a Working with Children Check in Victoria.
A paid job in Australian hospitality for 6 months, arranged for you after your English course at Impact. You study at least 12 weeks and reach Upper Intermediate. Impact matches you with an employer based on your level, your experience and where you want to be. You work around 30 hours a week at the Australian minimum wage, in food and beverage, kitchen, housekeeping or front office. It is for you if you want an Australian employer on your resume and 6 months of English at working speed.
Most students start with General English and move to Extreme English to push their level. Students who want their year to help pay for itself choose Barista, Demi Pair or Career Launch
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What should you know before enrolling at Impact English College?
The things worth settling before you book. We took the answers from Impact’s own brochure, price list and course pages, and from what students ask us every week.
Costs, Dates, Application Process and other Considerations
Application Process - Send us the contact form and an advisor gets back to you with the steps for your nationality and your dates. You take a level check test online before you travel, so you walk into the right class on your first morning and start learning straight away. Impact issues the offer letter and the confirmation of enrolment your visa needs. We prepare and submit the visa application with you, translations included. For the Demi Pair programme, start 12 weeks ahead. The family matching, the police check and the video call each take time, and starting early makes it all easy.
Dates of the Program - It depends on the course, so check before you book flights. General English, Business English and IELTS and EAP start any Monday of the year. Extreme English, both Cambridge courses and Barista and Café English are closed classes with fixed start dates for each campus. Barista starts roughly every 5 weeks and the others roughly every 10. The Cambridge dates follow the official exam sessions. Tell us the month you have in mind and we will send you the real calendar for that campus.
Length of the Program - The minimum is 4 weeks for General English, and 5 for Business English and for IELTS and EAP. The closed classes have a fixed length: 10 weeks per level for Extreme English, 10 to 12 for Cambridge, and 5 for Barista and Café English. Most students on a student visa book between 24 and 60 weeks, usually by stacking courses. The classic route is General English, then Extreme English, then an exam or Business class. Career Launch adds 6 months of paid work after your studies.
Costs - Impact publishes a full price list, and the weekly tuition is the same for every course on this page, at both campuses. That makes choosing simple: the Cambridge course costs the same per week as General English, so you pick the course you really want. The list also covers materials, the application fee, health cover, homestay, the student residences and the airport pickup. So you see the whole cost of your year in one place. Rates are set each year and promotions change, so use the form at the bottom of this page. You get the current quote in writing, itemised, before you commit to anything. If you want a figure first, our cost of studying abroad calculator gives you an estimate to start from.
Health Insurance - On a student visa in Australia you need Overseas Student Health Cover, for the full length of your visa. Impact arranges it with your enrolment, so the dates line up from day one. That is the easiest way to do it. On a visitor visa or a working holiday visa you do not need OSHC. Private cover is still worth budgeting for, so you can see a doctor quickly and affordably wherever you are.
Minimum Age - 18, for every course at both campuses. So Impact is a real adult school: the person next to you could be a 30-year-old chef or a 19-year-old on a gap year. Students love that mix. If you are travelling with someone under 18, tell us and we will point you to the schools on our site built for that age group.
Minimum English Level - You need no level for General English, which starts at Elementary and welcomes complete beginners. Every other course has an entry level, confirmed by the level check test. Extreme English Foundation and Demi Pair start at Pre-Intermediate. Excel and Barista and Café English start at Intermediate. Business English, IELTS and EAP and Cambridge B2 First start at Upper Intermediate, and C1 Advanced at Advanced. If you are close, a few weeks of General English first is the usual route. We will recommend it, so you start your specialist course at full strength.
Visa Regulations - It depends on how long you study. You can often do a short course on a visitor visa or an eTA. For full-time study of any real length you need a student visa, subclass 500, which requires at least 20 hours of class a week. Every Impact course is 20 hours a week, so they all qualify. Australia is one of our specialities. We prepare and submit the application for you, and our approval rate is high because your file goes in complete the first time. The ViveCampus translation team does any translations it needs at no extra cost.
Working While You Study: - Yes, in most cases. An Australian student visa normally lets you work, up to a fortnightly cap while your course is in session and with no cap during scheduled breaks. The cap changes from time to time, so we confirm the current figure for your dates. Impact is set up to help. A Job Club runs every week, on resumes, interviews, workplace rights and tax. The Barista course ends with a nationally accredited qualification. And Career Launch places you in a paid hospitality job for 6 months once your English is at the level.
Accommodation - You have 3 options, each for a different kind of stay. A homestay places you with an Australian family, with 2 meals on weekdays and 3 at the weekend. We recommend it for a first stay, and whenever speaking is the part you most want to improve, because you get several more hours of English every day. The minimum booking is 4 weeks, and the trip to campus is about 40 minutes on average. A student residence gives you your own room, a kitchen and a building full of other students, in Melbourne or Brisbane. It is where most of the social life happens. The third route is Demi Pair: a private room and 3 meals a day, 7 days a week, in exchange for helping a family with the children. Write to us and we will put a weekly figure on each one.
Extra Curricular Activities - The Impactivities are free extra classes and clubs that run either side of your timetable, and they add plenty of English to your week. There is Conversation Club, Pronunciation Club, Vocabulary Club, Listening Extra with TED talks, Exam Skills, and Study Help with a teacher one to one. There is also Singlish, a singing class that is great for your rhythm and stress. The Explorer Club takes you around Melbourne or Brisbane to practise English out in the city. And there are parties and events all year, from the Australian Open in January to an international food day, Halloween and Christmas.
Airport Pickup - It is available in both cities and priced on the published list: Melbourne Tullamarine and Avalon, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast if you fly into Coolangatta. Someone meets you at the airport and takes you to your accommodation, at any hour of the day or night. It is the easiest possible start to your trip. Book it with your course, so it is arranged and waiting for you on the day.
First day of classes - You will have taken the level check test online before you fly, so your first morning is orientation. You go through your enrolment details, how the school works and your responsibilities as a student visa holder. You tour the building and learn to log into ICON, the online system with your class materials and homework. Homestay students get their own orientation session. Classes start the same day. After that, you have a student and teacher interview every 5 weeks and a written progress report every 10. So you always know how you are doing and what to work on next.
Keep in mind that the biggest cost is usually not the course itself, but living costs. So before you choose the cheapest school, look at the whole picture
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Impact campuses
Melbourne or Brisbane is the choice that shapes your daily life, and it comes down to weather, cost and the size of city you want to wake up in. A ViveCampus advisor will talk you through both. And since a campus transfer at Impact is a simple internal form, you can change your mind once you are there.
- Impact Melbourne
Melbourne is Australia’s culture capital and often ranks among the world’s most liveable cities. It earns that with coffee, live music, laneway restaurants and an arts calendar that never really stops. The campus is on Little Collins Street in the middle of the city, one block from Southern Cross Station, with trams passing the door. So the whole city and the airport are easy to reach. Melbourne has a huge student job market and is the home of the café culture the Barista course came from. It is also your base for weekends on the Great Ocean Road or the Puffing Billy railway in the Dandenongs. You get 4 real seasons, and a winter made for the city’s cafés, galleries and live music.
Location: Level 5, 595 Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
- Impact Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital of Queensland, the Sunshine State. It is warm, green and subtropical nearly all year, so students who come for the Australian outdoors love it here. The campus is on Eagle Street in the city’s Golden Triangle, minutes from the Queen Street Mall, Central Station and the river ferries at Eagle Street Pier. The city is compact, easy to get around and kind to a student budget. It is also a great base for beaches: Moreton Island, Noosa and the Gold Coast are all day trips, and so are Australia Zoo and the rainforest at Mount Tamborine. Here, weekends happen outdoors.
Location: Level 1, 110 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia
Impact students come from more than 35 countries, and the school manages the nationality mix in each class on purpose.
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What do students say about studying at Impact?
Two Impact students, in their own words. Ignacia is from Chile and Seo-Yeon from South Korea. Together they cover most of what people ask us about: the teachers, the friends, the IELTS score and the coffee.
Hi! I’m Ignacia from Chile. I really loved my experience at Impact English College in Melbourne. The school is in a great location, and I really enjoyed everything about it. My English improved a lot, but the best part was also meeting people and making friends from all over the world. I would definitely recommend the school to anyone thinking about studying in Melbourne. And I also want to thank ViveCampus for helping me with my enrollment and taking care of my visa process. They made everything so much easier.
I’ve had such a great time at Impact English College. I’m really going to miss my daily coffee at school! I studied here for six months and managed to get a 7.0 in IELTS, which was the score I needed to continue my studies in Australia. The teachers are amazing. They always encouraged me and motivated me every day. I also loved the activities at school and getting to know other students. I’m really happy I chose Impact.
Student testimonials from Impact English College share students’ experiences at the language school.
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