Sunshine Coast

The beautiful Sunshine Coast region spans over 60 kilometres of pristine coastline and lush sub-tropical hinterland. It includes the picturesque coastal hub of Mooloolaba, as well as the inland town of Nambour. The region also incorporates the newly opened Sunshine Coast Health Institute located in the suburb of Birtinya.

Sunshine Coast locations

The Sunshine Coast region offers a wide range of study areas including beauty and hairdressing, building and construction, business, child care, community services, fashion, graphic design, horticulture, hospitality and cookery, information technology, music, nursing and health, photography, sports and fitness, and tourism and events.

Featuring specialised training facilities, Mooloolaba offers a wide range of study areas.

Featuring a range of purpose-built facilities, Nambour offers a wide variety of study areas.

Sunshine Coast Health Institute

SCHI features dedicated and integrated research and learning spaces in health, all equipped with the latest technology.

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Sunshine Coast Health Institute

Sunshine Coast Health Institute (SCHI) features dedicated and integrated research and learning spaces allowing students to participate in learning, research and clinical practice in one convenient location. SCHI has dedicated workspaces as well as specialised learning spaces equipped with the latest in audio-visual technology.

Training restaurants

Our Mooloolaba campus has two on-campus restaurants which give our hospitality students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a real-world environment. You will learn the workings of a real restaurant, serving paying customers, in state-of-the-art facilities under the guidance of industry-experienced teachers.

Hairdressing and beauty training salon

Our fully operational hairdressing and beauty salon in Mooloolaba offers a range of services using the same products, equipment, and facilities found in a real salon and work with real, paying clients. You will have the opportunity to put theory into practice and gain practical skills in a real-world environment.

Latest News and Events

Sunshine Coast teenager takes out top award

Graduating students from across the Sunshine Coast gathered to celebrate the culmination of all their hard work and the exciting next step in their careers, with 15-year-old Phoenix Easton taking out the top honour of the night.

Nature lover finds new path with focus on photography

Fuschia Darling is helping shine a light on local flora and fauna through art, after swapping her career in horticulture and conservation to focus on photography.

Barb helps next generation carve out careers caring for animals

Animal studies teacher Barb Bailey-Dahlheimer has turned her love for helping creatures great and small into a career supporting high school students to do exactly that.

Capturing life through a new lens

For Nicola Haggart, family is at the heart of everything she does. As a mother, her children are the centre of her universe. In her previous role as a paediatric nurse, she was dedicated to supporting children and their families through times of need. And now, as the owner and photographer behind Nicola Haggart Photography, she’s using her skills and creativity to help families capture precious memories that will last a lifetime.

Mikayla finds her spark

From having no idea what she wanted to do, to working behind-the-scenes at gigs such as P!nk, Coldplay and Post Malone, apprentice electrician Mikayla Jodvalkis has followed her curiosity into an unexpected career.

Sunshine Coast creatives shine

The collective works of the Sunshine Coast’s next big creatives were put on display for the community to enjoy, with TAFE Queensland hosting its Creative Showcase on Friday 14 November at its Nambour campus.

Nambour engineering program wins big at industry awards night

TAFE Queensland is celebrating the success of two students and an educator from its Nambour engineering program, after the trio were recognised at Weld Australia's 2025 Queensland and Northern Territory Welding Excellence Awards.

Teenage marathon runner kickstarts career in health with help of scholarship

Seventeen-year-old elite junior athlete Willem Curwood is turning his passion for health into a career after earning a TAFE Queensland scholarship.

Lynda finds purpose in her passion

From nurturing young cooks to leading the kitchen at food rescue organisation OzHarvest, Lynda Morrison has always been guided by her passion.

TAFE Queensland hosts national cyber security challenge across five regions

On Sunday, 24 August 2025, five TAFE Queensland campuses buzzed with curiosity, strategy, and competition as Year 10 to 12 students dove into PECAN+ Capture the Flag (CTF) 2025.

Martin's film skills gains global attention

Diploma of Screen and Media graduate Martin Doyle is earning recognition for his creativity and vision, with his short film A Dog’s Tale selected for screenings at the West End Film Festival Brisbane, New York Indie Film Festival, and now, the NZ Indie Film Festival.

Engineering students help prepare Sunshine Coast for future disasters

Engineering students from TAFE Queensland’s Nambour campus are doing their part to assist in the prevention of future flood disasters, donating 10 sandbag filling stations created during their studies to the Sunshine Coast division of the State Emergency Service.