Australian College of Theology

Welcome to the Australian College of Theology
The Australian College of Theology was established in 1891 by the General Synod of the Church of England in Australia. In 1899, there were four awards of the College - the Associate in Theology, the Licentiate in Theology, the Scholar in Theology, and the Fellow of the College of Theology - and about 30 students.

Today the College offers a wide range of accredited higher education awards catering not only for the specialised needs of ministerial and missionary candidates but also for the needs of lay people interested in an understanding of the Christian faith and its implications for contemporary life. We have almost 20 higher education awards and approximately 2000 students around the world enrolled with us.

Affiliated Colleges
The Australian College of Theology exists as a partnership between the Anglican Church of Australia and a confessionally diverse, national network of 20 Bible and theological colleges delivering the awards of the College on its behalf. This relationship is given expression in the ACT's Institutional Approval Procedures (PDF) and a Memorandum of Understanding signed by each affiliated college and the Board of Delegates, which is the governing body of the College.

Our Mission

View the ACT's Mission, Objectives, Values and Vision (PDF)

The Australian College of Theology (ACT), as a cooperative partnership of the Anglican Church of Australia and Christian theological colleges, each with their own church and agency stakeholders, will

(1) exercise leadership in providing programs of demonstrable quality in Christian theological education,

(2) assist affiliated colleges to deliver those programs and to maintain and improve institutional academic quality,

(3) support each affiliated college in the task of equipping students for the practice of Christian ministry,

(4) facilitate each college’s realisation of the full potential of its formational, educative and scholarly endeavour, and

(5) foster a culture of research and scholarship across the ACT network.

Accreditation
The Associate Degree of Theology is accredited by the following government departments and authorities: the New South Wales Department of Education and Training; The Victorian Department of Education and Training and the Department of Education, Training & Employment, South Australia. The following courses—the Diploma of Theology, the Diploma of Ministry, the Advanced Diploma of Theology, the Advanced Diploma of Ministry, Bachelor of Christian Studies, the Bachelor of Ministry, the Bachelor of Theology, the Graduate Diploma of Christian Studies, the Graduate Diploma of Divinity, the Master of Divinity, the Master of Arts (Theology), the Master of Arts (Ministry), the Master of Arts (Christian Studies), the Master of Theology, the Doctor of Ministry and the Doctor of Theology—are accredited by the following government departments and authorities: the New South Wales Department of Education and Training; The Victorian Department of Education and Training; Department of Education, Training & Employment, South Australia; the Office of Higher Education Queensland; the Minister for Education and Training, Western Australia and the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority.

Australian College of Theology Office Location
Suite 4, Level 6, 51 Druitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Map:
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Parking:
Commercial parking stations are within walking distance.

Public Transport:
Town Hall Railway Station and a significant Bus terminal at the Queen Victoria Building are within walking distance.