ABOUTWHITEHOUSE
Australia's leading design school, teaching creative students since 1988. Whitehouse Institute of Design is a registered higher education provider and registered training organisation, with campuses in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
1988
teaching design since
3
campuses: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
20+
countries in our student community
92.1%
skills development, QILT 2025*
*QILT Student Experience Survey 2025, compared with institutions offering creative arts and design courses.
WHO WE ARE
A leader in higher education for the design and creative industries, with a culture that values scholarship, critical reflection, diversity and equity.
We nurture creativity and advance innovation, sustainability, leadership and entrepreneurship, so our students keep learning throughout their lives. Graduates leave ready to work as designers in Fashion Design, Creative Direction & Styling, and Interior Design, using current technology, fair business practice and close industry engagement to help grow the design economy.
THE WHITEHOUSE DIFFERENCEOUR COMMUNITY
Whitehouse is home to a creative community with diverse interests, talents and backgrounds, drawn from across Australia and more than 20 countries. Our campuses sit in central Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, close to transport and social hubs, and small class sizes mean close, lasting friendships form quickly.
Students push each other creatively, balancing focused studio time with hands-on workshops, and are encouraged to explore the wider community around them. Our alumni include Anna Dawson of The Balloon Diary, Bradhly Le and Nicola Dunn.
HOW WE MAINTAIN STANDARDS
Every Whitehouse course is delivered under national regulation, with independent oversight of academic quality and published policies that set out what students can expect.
Registration
Whitehouse Institute of Design is registered with the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) as a higher education provider, and its higher education courses are FEE-HELP approved. Vocational courses, including the Certificate III in Design Fundamentals (CUA30720), are delivered as a Registered Training Organisation. Whitehouse is also registered on CRICOS to enrol international students.
How quality is overseen
Whitehouse is governed by a Board of Governors with an independent external Chair, and an Academic Board chaired by an independent external academic. The Academic Board approves courses and changes to accredited courses, sets and monitors academic standards, reviews student, graduate and staff satisfaction surveys, and reports to the Board of Governors on the quality of education. Both boards normally meet three to four times a year. See Academic Governance.
Teaching and assessment
Courses are developed and reviewed under Whitehouse's Course Development and Curriculum Review, Learning and Teaching, and Assessment policies, with benchmarking against other providers and standing committees for teaching, learning, assessment and quality. Students' views feed into this too: in the QILT Student Experience Survey 2025, Whitehouse achieved 92.1% for skills development, the strongest result of any creative arts and design institution in the country.
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EMPLOY OUR GRADUATES
Connect your organisation with skilled, passionate graduates. Browse Graduate Portfolios and CVs across fashion design, illustration, pattern-making and construction, graphic design, fashion, event, interior and food styling, photography, creative direction, marketing and interior design.
The Bachelor of Design prepares graduates for work, with an understanding of business, the bottom line and industry relevance. Email enquiry@whitehouse-design.edu.au or call 1300 551 433.
CONTACT INDUSTRY LIAISONAdvertise a job
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