About Study Gold Coast
Study Gold Coast aims to educate the community about the value of the education and training sector and provide meaningful student experiences which add depth to the city’s social fabric. Study Gold Coast promotes the economic value of the industry in order to expand the city’s talent pool. We seek to attract employers to engage directly with the education sector by facilitating pathways between students and industry to deliver better career outcomes for our graduates.
The organisation is membership based and represented by a Committee, chaired by former Queensland Premier Rob Borbidge AO. Institutional members include Southern Cross University, Griffith University, Bond University and TAFE Queensland Gold Coast. The organisation has more than 50 ordinary members, which includes a collective of Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), English Language Schools and High Schools. Study Gold Coast also holds more than 10 associate members, inclusive of tourism operators and homestay networks.
About Study Gold Coast
Study Gold Coast aims to educate the community about the value of the education and training sector and provide meaningful student experiences that add depth to the city's social fabric. Study Gold Coast also promotes the economic value of the industry in order to expand the city’s talent pool.
Study Gold Coast Board
The Hon. Rob Borbidge AO retired from the Queensland Parliament in 2001 after serving over 20 years as MP for Surfers Paradise. He was the 35th Premier of Queensland from 1996 to 1998.
Mayor's Student Ambassadors Program
Designed to develop and strengthen your personal and professional skills, the Mayor’s Student Ambassador Program gives you the opportunity to engage with the local community and make your difference to the City of Gold Coast through unique student experiences.
A message from our Mayor
Whether you are an international or domestic student, as Mayor of the City of Gold Coast, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our city. Australia’s Gold Coast is not only famous for sun, surf and sand, but the city offers the greatest education choice of any city of its size, with ongoing investment strongly positioning us as an ‘Education City’.