IELTS Preparation

Non AQF Award

Duration

1 month – 1 year

Indicative Cost

$1,640 – $21,610

AUD — confirm with college

Colleges

NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA

Median cost

$9,235

Half charge more, half less

What this course is

IELTS Preparation is a non aqf award that typically takes 1 month – 1 year and is offered by 52 accredited providers across NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA in the field of Society and Culture.

Estimated total cost of study

Based on tuition from the CRICOS register, DHA living cost figures, and the current student visa application charge. Duration: 0.1 years – 1 year.

Tuition

Total course cost as registered on the CRICOS register. Confirm current fees directly with the provider before applying.

$1,640 – $21,610

Living costs

DHA financial capacity figure — $29,710/year × 0.1 years – 1 year. This is the amount DHA requires students to demonstrate access to; actual living costs vary by city and lifestyle.

$2,285 – $28,567

Student visa application charge (Subclass 500)

Government fee, primary applicant. Effective 1 July 2026.

$2,500

Estimated total

Range reflects different providers offering this course.

$6,425 – $52,677

Not included: Health cover (OSHC) and medical exam costs. OSHC cost varies by approved provider and policy length. There is no government-set price — each provider (ahm, Allianz Care, BUPA, CBHS, Medibank, nib) sets their own rates independently. No verified figure is available for medical exam and biometric costs either.

Tuition source: CRICOS register (Commonwealth of Australia). Retrieved from the Australian CRICOS register. Not guaranteed current — confirm fees directly with the provider.

Living costs source: Migration (LIN 19/198) Amendment (LIN 24/042) Specification 2024 — Federal Register of Legislation (F2024L00529). Retrieved 2026-08-07. Effective 2024-05-10.

Visa charge source: Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2026 (F2026L00874). Retrieved 2026-08-07. Effective 2026-07-01.

Where you can study this course

52 colleges on the CRICOS register offer this course. Narrow the list, or sort it by a figure that matters to you.

Colleges shown: 52
Median cost: A$9,235

What colleges charge for this course (select a column to narrow the list)

A$0median A$9kA$20k+

The same course, the same register. Each column is the total fee recorded against the course, in dollars. Where a college sits on this spread is worth asking them about.

State

Type

Sort

New England Institute of Technology Pty LtdQLD1 monthA$1,640A$410/week
Whitsundays College of English Pty LtdNSW3 monthsA$3,200A$267/week
Nithi College Pty LtdWA3 monthsA$3,400A$243/week
Prime Education Group Pty LtdVIC3 monthsA$3,600A$300/week
The Business School Pty LtdNSW3 monthsA$3,965A$330/week
Burleigh Heads Language Centre Pty LtdQLD3 monthsA$4,550A$379/week
Young Rabbit Pty LtdNSW3 monthsA$4,700A$362/week
English Unlimited Brisbane Pty LtdQLD3 monthsA$4,700A$392/week
Future Language School Pty LtdNSW4 monthsA$4,950A$309/week
Ashley English Language Institute Pty LtdNSW3 monthsA$5,060A$422/week
Navitas English Services Pty LtdNSW2 monthsA$5,170A$646/week
Central Queensland UniversityQLD3 monthsA$5,340A$445/week
Hawthorn Learning Pty LtdVIC3 monthsA$5,895A$421/week
SMEAG AUSTRALIA PTY LTDVIC6 monthsA$6,680A$278/week
Australian Institute of Advanced TechnologiesSA5 monthsA$6,750A$338/week
Sarina Russo Schools Australia Pty LtdQLD5 monthsA$6,950A$316/week
Dynamic Education Group Pty LtdWA6 monthsA$7,050A$294/week
South Australian College of English Pty LtdSA6 monthsA$7,200A$300/week
You Study Pty LtdQLD6 monthsA$7,200A$300/week
Eastlink Consulting Pty LtdVIC5 monthsA$7,300A$365/week
Barton International College Pty LtdNSW5 monthsA$7,350A$334/week
Innovative College Pty LtdNSW6 monthsA$7,500A$288/week
Native English Pty LtdSA8 monthsA$8,100A$231/week
Global Education Ministry IncorporatedNSW7 monthsA$8,400A$263/week
Riverton English Academy Pty LtdQLD8 monthsA$8,500A$236/week
Lexis Sydney Education Pty LtdNSW6 monthsA$9,120A$380/week
Cairns College of English Pty LtdQLD9 monthsA$9,350A$246/week
Sydney College of English Pty LtdNSW8 monthsA$9,550A$265/week
Imagine Education Australia Pty Ltd as trustee for The Imagine Education Australia Unit TrustQLD5 monthsA$9,650A$483/week
Enjoy English Pty LtdVIC6 monthsA$9,720A$405/week
City Language Institute Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$10,500A$292/week
Clinton English Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$10,500A$292/week
OPERA EDUCATION GROUP PTY LTDNSW8 monthsA$10,500A$292/week
Crumps International Pty LtdQLD6 monthsA$10,530A$405/week
Vigil International College Pty LtdNSW8 monthsA$11,100A$308/week
The Academy of Business and Management Australia Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$11,100A$308/week
Sydney English House Pty LtdNSW7 monthsA$11,150A$372/week
RMIT Training Pty LtdVIC5 monthsA$11,160A$558/week
Victorian Skills College Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$11,200A$311/week
Kaplan Business School Pty LtdNSW6 monthsA$11,820A$493/week
Logic Entity Australia Pty LtdNSW8 monthsA$11,950A$332/week
AEC EDUCATION GROUP PTY LTDVIC8 monthsA$11,950A$332/week
Unison Education and Training Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$12,000A$333/week
Orange English Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$12,800A$356/week
Bright Side Education Group Pty LtdVIC8 monthsA$13,450A$374/week
Sragill Pty LtdVIC10 monthsA$13,460A$320/week
AUIPT GROUP PTY LTDVIC8 monthsA$13,850A$385/week
Apeiron Asia Pty LtdVIC9 monthsA$15,900A$418/week
Platform 1 Group Pty LtdNSW5 monthsA$19,200A$873/week
TAFE QueenslandQLD1 yearA$19,300A$386/week

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Source: CRICOS register, Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 2.5 AU. The register is authoritative for registration, provider and course code. It is not authoritative for fees, duration or intake dates — those are provider-published, and the college is the one to confirm them with.

Entry requirements

The CRICOS register does not publish entry requirements. They are set and published by each provider. Open the provider's own page for the requirements that apply to a given course and intake.

Course details and pricing are from the Australian CRICOS register. Providers may have updated their offerings, confirm directly with the provider before applying.

Questions about IELTS Preparation

Answered from the records on this page.

How much does this course actually cost?

Across the 52 colleges with a fee recorded, this course runs from A$1,640 to A$21,610, with a middle figure of A$9,235. That is the same qualification on the same register — the spread is real, and it is the reason the list above can be sorted by price and by cost per week. Fees come from the CRICOS register, which is not authoritative for what a college charges today.

Why does a price here differ from the college's own website?

The register records what the provider lodged. The provider's own page records what they charge now. Where the two differ, the college is the one to trust — always confirm the fee, the course length and the intake dates with them before you apply or pay anything.

Does it matter which state I study this in?

This course is registered with colleges across 5 states and territories, and the fee varies between them — you can see the spread above. Living costs also differ by city, and that difference is often larger than the difference in tuition. What we cannot tell you is which is right for you; that depends on things this register does not record.

What does this page not tell me?

Entry requirements, English language levels, intake dates and what the course leads to afterwards. The CRICOS register does not publish any of those, so neither do we. Entry requirements are set by each college. For anything about a visa, a registered migration agent is the person to ask — every one of them holds a number issued by the Migration Agents Registration Authority.