Cairns has a number of academic institutions covering a wide variety of courses. They include:

• James Cook University: general tertiary courses and English language studies. For more information visit their website www.jcu.edu.au
  
  
• Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE: general vocational courses and English language studies. For more information visit their website www.tnqit.tafe.net
  
  
• English language colleges: there is a wide range of English courses available around Cairns. For more information visit the Australian College of English website www.studygroup.com, the Kaplan Aspect website www.ihqld.com, the section on English Language Courses at the JCU website www.jcu.edu.au, the TAFE website www.tnqit.tafe.net, the GEOS Cairns College of English www.cce.qld.edu.au, or the Information for English College Students on this website
  
  
• More information on English Language Colleges and other educational institutions can be found via the dedicated Study Cairns website www.studycairns.com.au