Northern Sydney Institute is located in the northern suburbs of Sydney from the Harbour Bridge north to Hornsby and out to the coast at Manly. It has 52,000 students, including international students from 65 countries, studying at six different campuses.

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What's it like to live there?

Sydney's northern suburbs are known as the North Shore. This area is known for its picturesque, leafy streets and comfortable suburban lifestyle and is within easy reach of Sydney's central city business area and the international airport. The North Shore offers great cafes, restaurants, shopping, beaches and clean and reliable public transport.

Specialist facilities

• The Centre of Excellence in Hospitality
• The Sydney Wine Academy
• The Sydney Coffee Academy
• The Sydney Academy of Hair, Beauty and Make-up
• Film and Television studios
• Training Restaurants (Fusion, The Ambassador, The Pittwater)
• State-of-the-art Information Technology Laboratories
• TAFE English Language Centre (TELC) at Crows Nest

Student testimonials

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International Student Award

Since her arrival in Australia from Japan, Megumi has not only mastered the English language at the TAFE English Language Centre at Crows Nest College but has completed the Certificate 4 in Tourism, the Diploma of Tourism and the Advanced Diploma of Tourism at Northern Beaches College. While Megumi was completing the Advanced Diploma, she commenced work with a major Japanese inbound tourist company volunteering at a number of special events. This work experience, combined with her fluent skills in English and hands-on training with TAFE NSW, has enabled this seasoned traveller to move into her tourism career as a confident professional. Megumi is currently employed at a large Australian tourism organisation and is a tour guide in Uluru, Northern Territory. She has a passion to remain in the tourism industry and would like one day to travel and work around the world.

Megumi Takayanagi, Japan – 2012 International Student of the Year
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Campus locations and transport links

Campus	Address	Train	Bus	Parking
Crows Nest Campus*	149 West Street, Crows Nest NSW 2065
Hornsby Campus	205 Pacific Highway, Hornsby NSW 2077
Meadowbank Campus	See Street, Meadowbank NSW 2114
North Sydney Campus	213 Pacific Highway, St Leonards NSW 2065
Northern Beaches Campus	154 Old Pittwater Road, Brookvale NSW 2100	-
Ryde Campus	250 Blaxland Road, Ryde NSW 2114

*TAFE NSW English Language Centre. Find out more about English courses.