Avondale University has been pioneering holistic education since 1897. Established as a missionary college, Avondale set out to prepare people for service in the developing mission work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Since the 1950s, we have been providing Christian higher education with our course offerings expanding in 1974. Our values of Excellence, Spirituality, Wellbeing, Integrity, and Service are woven throughout our history. We want to empower our students to serve their world for good.
Our focus is on delivering a high-quality educational experience for every course on offer. Students, graduates and employers recognise the quality of our courses in Nursing, Teaching, Business, Ministry and Theology, Arts, Counselling, Outdoor Leadership and Individual Support. Inclusive and personalised student support via small classes with easy access to lecturers helps students get the most out of their study. They show this by ranking us number one in Australia for overall educational experience and teaching quality. Our Nursing course is rated #1 undergraduate nursing course in Australia on all educational experience indicators. Our Teaching course is Australia’s #1 teaching course for learner engagement and #1 for teaching quality (The Good Universities Guide 2024). The Graduate Outcome Survey for 2023 shows that the undergraduate full time employment rate for Avondale University is 97.7%, making us the highest rank in that category (2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey National Report – QILT 2024).
Address: 582 Freemans Drive, Cooranbong, NSW 2265 Australia
Phone: +61 2 4980 2377
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