Diploma of Accounting
Every international student application is considered for a scholarship
Whether you’re living in Australia or overseas, you’re automatically considered for a scholarship of up to 30% off your course fees. Please check our updated entry requirements.
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Duration
6 Month/s (Students are required to complete the Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping prior to commencement of the Diploma of Accounting. Combined duration of this approved course sequence is 1 year.)
Intakes
Hawthorn (March, August) - View application and start dates
CRICOS code
099233J
Fees
A$10270 (total for 2022)*
The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

This is a nationally approved vocational course that is recognised throughout Australia.

Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.
Course structure
Units of study
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities and course aims and objectives.
Career opportunities
This qualification reflects accounting job roles in financial services and other industries requiring accounting support functions, including reporting on business performance, preparing financial reports and statements, maintaining internal control systems, preparing tax returns and providing management accounting information.
Aims and objectives

Pathways and scholarships
- Pathways.
Course fees and requirements
- Fees and entry requirements.
Course fees
Entry requirements
A prerequisite for many courses, the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) can now be done on campus in Hawthorn at Room 132, Building TD. Book now or call +61 3 9214 3584 for more information.
How to apply
Find out more
Tel: +61 3 9214 8444 (outside Australia)
Training Organisation Identifier (TOID): 3059