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Are you looking to learn a new language or brush up on your computer skills?

Atwea College is well known for its vast range of short courses that are affordable and interesting. With everything from tennis lessons to Italian cooking classes, Atwea’s Learn for fun classes has something for just about everyone.

Course areas

Business and money matters

Business and money matters

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Creative arts
and music

Creative arts
and music

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Fitness and outdoors

Fitness and outdoors

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Food, languages
and culture

Food, languages
and culture

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Hobbies, home
and handicrafts

Hobbies, home
and handicrafts

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Online learning

Online learning

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Photography

Photography

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Personal
development

Personal
development

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Computing
and IT

Computing
and IT

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News and events

Latest updates from Atwea College

Atwea news

Atwea student wins 2020 Student of the Year Award

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has announced the winners of the 2020 Community Education Student of the Year Awards that took place on 25 November via Zoom and involved about 120 people at more than 20 locations along the east coast of Australia. Atwea College student Kristal Barlow won the 2020 Community Education Student of the […]

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Anti-Poverty Week 2020

Atwea College and Alesco Senior College are proud to be taking part in activities that raise awareness for Anti-Poverty Week 2020. Anti-Poverty Week runs from 11th – 17th October 2020 and throughout this week we will be sharing information under the theme ‘Breaking the Cycle of Poverty through Education’. By bringing poverty to the forefront […]

Adult Learners Week

Adult Learners Week Awards 2020

While the achievements of the Atwea College community are celebrated annually, in 2020 the Adult Learners Week Awards have highlighted additional levels of resilience and commitment by both students and staff. Atwea College Chairperson, Chris Seysener and Executive Director Rowan Cox, announced five awards on Thursday 3 September at a small (CovidSafe) event and using […]

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Bringing music to the streets

Atwea College has joined forces with the business community to help create live music ambience across the City of Newcastle. Live Spots was launched in August and is a collaborative initiative of the Business Improvement Associations (BIAs) of Hamilton, Newcastle, Mayfield and Wallsend and will see the establishment of four sites initially that will be […]

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Atwea invests in region’s future

As our region continues to move into recovery and renewal, the Atwea College team remains focussed on providing the right education and training support for our community. For more than 100 years, Atwea (formerly WEA Hunter) has continuously provided education in good times and in bad, and it is no different in 2020. As Covid19 […]

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