Stories about us

We’re heading into another Aussie winter and you’re planning your escape to warmer climates. Overseas holiday — here we come!

“When we came to Australia, we had no friends, we couldn’t have any communication with society because we didn’t know English, and so this college took us from our cave and brought us out into society.”

Kudawashe Chakanyuka started her Certificate III in Individual Support six months after fleeing Zimbabwe. Her life had been in imminent danger after she dared to host a meeting for the Movement for Democratic Change, an opposition party to authoritarian leader Robert Mugabe.

Macquarie College Disability Programs in Sydney – After more than 20 years, one college continues to do what they do best: provide community and friendship to people with a disability.

Macquarie College Computer Courses Sydney –  are providing older Australian’s with new job hopes. When older Australians lose a job, they find themselves in no man’s land if they’re not prepared to bridge the digital literacy divide. Macquarie Community College provides the right scaffolding to do this.

Macquarie Community College has just released its Term 2 Catalogue 2017. We have a variety of affordable courses available in Leisure, Self Improvement, Business, Community Services, Digital Literacy and Language.

Among the guest speakers at Bowman Hall on International Women’s Day last week was our very own Aleksandra Malbasa. She told a crowded room about coming to Macquarie Community College as a refugee for English language classes.

Start Autumn off with a new hobby or activity. Take it on by yourself or with a friend or family member. We have lots of Leisure courses to choose from in Sports/Fitness/Arts/DIY/Self Improvement and much more. Check out the new range of courses below set to start off in Term 2.

Ever wanted to learn how to read dog behaviour and to understand dog communication? Do you want to go on to a career working with dogs or just learn how to care better for your canine companion?…then this Pet First Aid and CPR course is for you. You can learn all these valuable pet life saving techniques and much more in this invaluable course, whether you want to work as a vet nurse, animal trainer or carer or just learn how to better care for your own pet animal. This course will take you right through the First Aid care of your pet.

Our IT and computer courses in the Sydney region are perfect if you wish to expand and refresh your skills for the workforce, learn up to date software, or just want to become more tech savvy. Our courses teach you how to navigate, evaluate and create information using a range of digital technologies that enrich your work and home life.