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Benefits of studying at CMI

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Our Campus

391-393 Tooronga Road, Hawthorn East, Victoria.

Tooronga train station is only 400 meters away, and the campus is a short walk from major bus and tram routes.

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Many car park spaces are also available onsite for FREE. We have lecture, tutorial and counselling rooms that are fully equipped to meet student needs (including audio-visual facilities, overhead projectors, Wi-Fi, and video cameras for provisional psychologists and counselling and psychotherapy students).

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Student Support

We understand that student life can be challenging at times. We offer a comprehensive range of support services to help you succeed both academically and personally.

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We value personal connections and strive to ensure that our students feel seen and heard. CMI provides an environment where students can connect with their teachers and peers, building meaningful relationships that extend beyond the classroom. Our goal is to provide a supportive community where students feel welcomed, valued and empowered to reach their full potential. 

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What Students Said About Their Experience

82.6% had a positive overall experience

(7.8 percentage points above national average)*

94.4% found employment!

(1.6 points above national average)*

84.5% rated support services positively

(10.1 percentage points above national average)*

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“The Cairnmillar Institute’s Master of Clinical Psychology (Post Registration) course offered exactly what I needed. I had already heard great things about the institute, and I can honestly not speak highly enough of them.”

James S

2022 Graduate
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"I have had nothing but positive experiences so far in my time at Cairnmillar. From the beginning every staff member I have met has been so lovely and supportive. The lecturers in the Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling are all incredibly passionate about what they teach and have always been very approachable when I need anything. I am so happy with my decision to study at Cairnmillar."

2022 Student

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri and Bunurong Peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the lands on which The Cairnmillar Institute is located, and we pay our respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging. We also extend these respects to any First Nations peoples engaging with these materials, and our services

Sometimes in life there’s lots of things goin’ on that can be hard and trying, or easy and happy, but my artwork gives me strength to see out the bad times. This is my Country before colonisation. The lines are like a map representing how our people shaped the Country with their spiritual connections told in songs and stories. The blue water and the red oxide land show my journey line with places I’ve stopped along the way. The small linear patches of dots are all the different mobs and families around Country. The brown patterns and shapes are mountain ridges and waterholes representing time past. The diamond patterns are from patterns on our old shields. Their colours represent connection to culture and the red dirt and many coloured sands that make up our beautiful Country. The group of Elders sitting with their spears are telling stories of Bunjil the eagle, our Creator, and passing down their knowledge of tracking and hunting. The goannas are my Ancestors watching, mesmerised, over their Country and culture.

Ash Thomas Yorta Yorta/Wiradjuri people There's a Lot Goin' On, 2025

Sometimes in life there’s lots of things goin’ on that can be hard and trying, or easy and happy, but my artwork gives me strength to see out the bad times. This is my Country before colonisation. The lines are like a map representing how our people shaped the Country with their spiritual connections told in songs and stories. The blue water and the red oxide land show my journey line with places I’ve stopped along the way. The small linear patches of dots are all the different mobs and families around Country. The brown patterns and shapes are mountain ridges and waterholes representing time past. The diamond patterns are from patterns on our old shields. Their colours represent connection to culture and the red dirt and many coloured sands that make up our beautiful Country. The group of Elders sitting with their spears are telling stories of Bunjil the eagle, our Creator, and passing down their knowledge of tracking and hunting. The goannas are my Ancestors watching, mesmerised, over their Country and culture.

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This artwork was created through The Torch, a not-for-profit organisation that provides art, cultural and arts industry support to First Nations people currently in, or recently released, from Victorian prisons.

* For more stats, visit: compared.edu.au/institution/the-cairnmillar-institute