Web Design
Education website design for Australian colleges and training providers: course pages students can filter, compare and enrol from.
Part of Education MarketingEducation providers
Rock Solid Marketing provides education website design for colleges, registered training organisations and training providers across Australia. It's part of our education marketing.
For an education provider, the website is mostly a course catalogue with a front door. Students want to filter by qualification, study mode and intake, compare two courses and enquire. Parents and employers paying the fees want costs, outcomes they can trust and someone to call. A site that buries courses in PDFs loses all three.
Website packages start from $5,000 + GST. The first step is a free 30-minute discovery call.
9+
Years serving Sunraysia and the Mallee
10+
Years’ minimum experience for every specialist
10
Marketing specialists on your team
6
Core digital channels, one joined-up strategy
Common problems
We turn each course into a web page with its code, intakes, delivery mode, fees and entry requirements, so students can compare without downloading anything.
Enquiry and enrolment forms ask for the course, intake and contact preference, then send each enquiry to the right person.
What we build
Every course page answers the questions students, parents and employers ask before they enrol.
Students filter by qualification level, study area, delivery mode, location and intake, then land on a course page that answers their questions.
Official course name and code, intakes, duration, delivery mode, fees and funding, entry requirements and how to enrol, laid out the same way every time.
Forms that capture the course and intake, send to the right inbox or CRM, and confirm receipt, so no enquiry sits unanswered.
Clear information on costs, payment options, support services and how training is delivered, for the people funding the study.
Built to WCAG 2.2 AA and designed for phones first, because students research courses on their phones and some live with disability.
Intake dates, fees and course details are simple for your team to change, so the site stays accurate from one term to the next.
Who it’s for
Your specialists
Saimul IslamDeveloper & AI expertBendigo VIC
Rachel EhratCreator Of All Things Amazing!TasmaniaHow it works
Four stages, with your feedback built in before anything goes live.
A free 30-minute call to scope your pages, features and budget against our website packages.
We design the site around your brand and content, with rounds of feedback along the way. Essentials includes three rounds.
We build on a content management system you can update yourself, set up the search basics and test the site on phones and desktops.
Keep the site secure and up to date with Australian hosting from $400 + GST a year and a care plan from $275 + GST a month (minimum 6 months).
Courses and compliance
Course pages are marketing, so they carry the same rules as your brochures. RTOs show their RTO code and describe nationally recognised courses accurately. Providers enrolling overseas students show their CRICOS code. No page should promise a job or an income.
We build course pages from the details your compliance team supplies, in a template that keeps codes and fields consistent across every course. Your team signs off before launch, and updating an intake later takes minutes rather than a developer's time.
Accurate course pages, every intake.
What's included
A provider with 10 to 25 pages fits our Standard package (from $6,500 + GST). A larger course catalogue of 25 to 50 pages, with email marketing and CRM links, fits our Advanced package (from $12,000 + GST). You get a fixed quote after the discovery call.
Website packages
Every package includes a responsive design, SSL, contact forms and 12 months' hosting.
Essentials
From
$5,000+ GST
Up to 5 pages for a complete website design. Theme designed based on your industry. 3 rounds of feedback revisions.
Enquire NowStandard
From
$6,500+ GST
Design a comprehensive website, themed to suit your industry with all the necessary plug-ins to ensure security and SEO.
Enquire NowAdvanced
From
$12,000+ GST
Design a bespoke industry specific website, with all necessary plug-ins to ensure security and SEO.
Enquire NowWebsite maintenance
From
$275+ GST a month
We’ll keep your plugins and certificates up to date, monitor your website activity, fix any bugs or breaks that may arise, and keep your website backed up and secure.
Basic care for 3 to 5 page sites. Larger sites: Essentials $395 + GST a month; e-commerce and complex sites: Premium $549 + GST a month (minimum 6 months).
Enquire NowWork in this industry
Illawarra Shoalhaven NSWRock Solid Marketing helped the Illawarra Shoalhaven Joint Organisation (ISJO) refine its messaging, redesign its website and run community campaigns to show its regional impact to councils, partners and residents.
Mildura VICRock Solid Marketing designed the website and runs the marketing partnership for Princes Court, a community-owned aged care provider in Mildura, with social media, storytelling and community campaigns across its three services.
Strengthened Princes Court’s reputation as a community-first organisation
Broken Hill NSWRock Solid Marketing designed and built a new website for Tristate Tours, a small-group Outback tour company in Broken Hill NSW. Its 36 travel posts and WeTravel bookings came across, and every old page address still works.
Murray Darling regionRock Solid Marketing built the first website for Capogreco Winery Estate, a family-owned boutique winery in the Murray Darling region established in 1976, with online wine sales and an SEO foundation for regional discovery.
The estate’s first website, built around its heritage
Working with Janine and the Rock Solid team was wonderful. No matter the idea I had, Janine and the team brought it to life and always exceeded expectations. It was a joy and pleasure working and I learnt so much along the way too.
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FAQ
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All FAQsWebsite packages start from $5,000 + GST for up to 5 pages, or 6 monthly payments of $833 + GST. Most training providers fit Standard (from $6,500 + GST) for 10 to 25 pages. A larger course catalogue with CRM links fits Advanced (from $12,000 + GST). If your current site only needs better course pages, we'll tell you before we quote.
A new website turns your course list into pages students can find, compare and enquire from, which every other channel then points to. Ads, social posts and email work better when they land on a clear course page. It also lets you measure which courses attract enquiries and which need more promotion.
Most schools and colleges run their public website on a content management system such as WordPress, with separate platforms for student portals, learning and enrolments. The public site handles information and enquiries, and links out to those systems. We build the public site and link it to the platforms you already use. Academic website design, for faculty and research pages, usually sits on the same system.
An educational website is the public site of a school, college, university or training provider, or a site that teaches people something. For a provider, its job is to explain courses, answer questions from students and families, and turn interest into enquiries and enrolments. University website design follows the same idea at a larger scale, with faculties and research added.
Start with the course catalogue: decide how students will filter and compare courses, then design one template every course page follows. Add clear paths for parents, employers and international students where relevant. Keep text plain, build to WCAG 2.2 AA and test every form on a phone.
Promote it with search, ads and email aimed at each intake. Course pages should rank for the qualification and location, ads should point to the matching course page, and enquirers should get follow-up emails until the intake closes. Track enquiries by course so you know what's working.
Gather every course's details first: code, intakes, fees, delivery mode and entry requirements. Choose a platform your team can update, then build the course template, finder and forms. Load the courses, check each against your compliance records and launch well before your next intake. Website development for education also means agreeing who updates what.
Look for a team that understands course compliance, builds course finders that actually filter, and leaves your staff able to update intakes. Ask to see similar work. Searches for 'best education website design' turn up plenty of good-looking sites; the ones that work are easy to update and honest about outcomes.
Let’s start by scheduling a free discovery call so we can get to know each other and see if we’re a good fit for your marketing needs.
