Expert education

What Expert education does

Expert Education is a private education, visa, and migration consultancy founded in 2003 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, operating under Expert Group Holdings Pty Ltd. The firm serves international students primarily from South Asia (India, Nepal) seeking to study in Australia, Canada, the UK, the USA, New Zealand, Germany, and Thailand, with an expanding secondary segment of skilled migrants and workers pursuing Australian permanent residency pathways. Service delivery is built around 80+ physical branch offices across 23 countries, complemented by country-specific websites (Expert Education Australia, India, Nepal, Global), online inquiry forms, and an events platform — a hybrid high-touch retail distribution model rather than a pure digital product.

The company's core offerings fall into four revenue streams: (1) study abroad consultancy including university/course selection, application processing, and scholarship guidance; (2) visa application services covering student, partner, visitor, skilled, employer-sponsored, and family visa subclasses; (3) English language test preparation (IELTS and PTE); and (4) ancillary post-arrival services (Overseas Student Health Cover, accommodation assistance, banking in Australia, Professional Year Courses, NAATI CCL prep, OBA for International Nurses, Skills Assessment, Individual Tax Return). The platform connects students to a network of 600+ partner educational institutions globally.

The business operates a professional services model with quote-based pricing rather than published fees, generating revenue per engagement through counseling retainers, visa filing fees, test prep tuition, and commissions or referral fees from partner institutions and related entities. The parent group has extended into adjacent services through related entities — Expert Telecom, Aussie Finance & Home Loans, Expert Business and Tax Advisory, Vantage Consultants, and Expert Visa Services — creating a post-arrival financial services and settlement ecosystem. The company holds Registered Migration Agent credentials (MARN) and industry memberships with NEAS, ISEAA, ICEF, and AECA. Across its operating history the firm reports assisting 150,000+ students, facilitating 18,000+ scholarships, enrolling 40,000+ students in IELTS/PTE preparation, and placing 10,000+ in Professional Year Courses.

Name

Expert education

Legal name

Expert Group Holdings Pty Ltd

Website

https://experteducation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Expert Education is a Sydney-headquartered education, visa, and migration consultancy founded in 2003, operating 80+ branches across 23 countries to counsel international students on study abroad placements, visa processing, and language test preparation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education and Migration Consultancy

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International Student Admissions Counseling (EDANAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Student Advising & Compliance (SEVIS/UKVI/IRCC) (EDALANAA), Dependent/Family Visa Support (Spouse/Partner/Children) (EDAIADAI), International Student Academic & Personal Support (case management, referrals) (EDALANAE)

Keywords

• Study abroad consulting
• Visa application services
• Education consultancy
• Migration consulting
• IELTS PTE training

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Education Consulting Services: Fees charged for counseling, university selection, and application support services for international students seeking to study abroad.
2. Visa Application Services: Charges for visa application preparation, documentation, and submission assistance for student, work, and migration visas.
3. Test Preparation Classes: IELTS and PTE test preparation courses with enrollment fees for language proficiency training.
4. Ancillary Services: Additional services including student health insurance, accommodation assistance, and banking services in Australia.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Expert Education provides study abroad and migration consultancy services to international students seeking to study in Australia, Canada, the UK, the USA, New Zealand, Germany, and Thailand. The company delivers personalized counseling for university and course selection, visa application assistance for student, partner, visitor, skilled, employer-sponsored, and family visas, language proficiency test preparation (IELTS and PTE), and post-arrival support including accommodation, health insurance, and banking guidance.

Product overview

Expert Education is an education, visa, and migration consultancy agency operating across 80+ branch offices in 23 countries under a unified brand with regional sub-brands (Expert Education Australia, Expert Education India, Expert Education Nepal, Expert Education Global). The core offering is study abroad consultancy combining personalized counselling with visa processing, supported by language test preparation (PTE, IELTS), student services (accommodation, health insurance, banking), and for Australia specifically, migration agent services including skills assessments, professional year courses, and PR pathway guidance. The company connects students with 600+ partner educational institutions across Australia, Canada, UK, USA, Germany, Thailand, and New Zealand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Study Abroad Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 150,000+ international students assisted
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Australian UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with over 600 education institutions including universities in Australia, Canada, UK, USA, New Zealand, Germany, and Thailand for student enrollment and placement services.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Edwise International: Long-established Indian overseas education consultancy with branch network across India placing students in Australia, Canada, UK, USA, and New Zealand. Closely comparable to Expert Education's India sub-brand in service mix, branch-led GTM, and target customer segment.

Emerging players

• Leverage Edu: India-born AI-driven study abroad platform offering university shortlisting, application support, financing, and visa assistance for students targeting US, UK, Canada, Australia, and Ireland. Comparable as a direct competitor in the Indian source market with overlapping destination coverage and an emerging tech-forward proposition.
• Yocket: India-focused study abroad platform combining graduate school admissions counseling, application management, and visa services. Overlaps with Expert Education's India sub-brand and represents a digital-native alternative for the same student persona.

Direct peers

• IDP Education: Australian-founded global education and migration services company placing students primarily into Australian, Canadian, UK, and US universities, with IELTS co-ownership and physical counseling centers across South Asia. Most directly comparable to Expert Education given shared Australian roots, multi-destination study abroad focus, and overlapping service lines (counseling + English testing + visa).
• AECC (Intake Education): International education consultancy with strong South Asia presence placing students into Australia, Canada, the UK, the USA, and New Zealand. Overlaps directly with Expert Education's core service portfolio, source markets, and destination mix.
• ApplyBoard: Tech-enabled international student placement platform partnering with thousands of institutions and recruitment agents globally. Directly comparable as a competing channel through which Expert Education's 600+ university partners receive applications, and represents the digital-native disruption to Expert's branch-led model.

Broad incumbents

• Sannam S4: International education and market-entry services firm operating across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Latin America on behalf of global universities. Comparable as a broader incumbent in international student recruitment and partnership services targeting similar source markets as Expert Education.
• QS Quacquarelli Symonds: Global higher education analytics and services provider (university rankings, student recruitment fairs, advisory). Comparable as a broader incumbent in international student mobility services, operating at scale across multiple geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eevsHQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/experteducationau

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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