Transitioning to ECU City

The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) is moving from the Mount Lawley campus to ECU City.

The School of Business and Law is moving from Joondalup to ECU City.

The School of Education is moving from Mount Lawley to Joondalup.

Creative Humanities programs from the School of Arts and Humanities, including visual arts, design, communications, broadcasting, and the WA Screen Academy will move from Mount Lawley to ECU City.

Kurongkurl Katitjin, ECU's Centre for Indigenous Australian Education and Research, will move from Mount Lawley to ECU City. A continued presence will remain at Joondalup and South West campuses.

ECU is undergoing an exciting transformation with our new campus opening in the heart of the Perth CBD in Semester 1, 2026.

More than 10,000 students and staff will move to the new campus which will become the new home of:

• The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)
• The School of Business and Law
• Creative Humanities programs from the School of Arts and Humanities, including visual arts, design, communications, broadcasting, and the WA Screen Academy
• Selected postgraduate technology programs from the School of Science, with the Joondalup campus remaining the home base of cyber security and computing
• UniPrep, which will also continue to be offered at the Joondalup and South West campuses
• Kurongkurl Katitjin, ECU’s Centre for Indigenous Australian Education and Research will have a presence in the city, Joondalup and the South West.

Other courses and programs currently located at Mount Lawley campus, such as the School of Education, will move to the Joondalup Campus.

Teaching at our Mount Lawley Campus is due to end in late 2025, and some of ECU’s programs and courses will relocate to ECU City or to the Joondalup Campus.

Our South West and International Study Centres will remain open with their range of courses and programs not expected to be impacted. Online study is also not expected to be impacted.

If your course or specialisation (major or minor) is not listed here, it may mean that it will continue to be delivered from its existing location in Joondalup, South West, internationally or online.

What is the difference between a major and a minor?

If your course is moving to ECU City or Joondalup Campus in 2026, we will write to you to formally advise you of this from mid-2025.

If you have questions about your student visa, please contact the Department of Home Affairs.

The School of Education will be delivering all of their courses from the Joondalup Campus, starting in Semester 1 of 2026.

Some specialist units will be provided at ECU City from Semester 1, 2026.

We’ll provide more information on these as we finalise them in the coming months.

Some programs from the School of Arts and Humanities, particularly those that are related to Education, will move to Joondalup from the Mount Lawley Campus.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet will also move to Joondalup Campus.

All other schools and programs currently based at the Joondalup Campus, will remain.

In time, facilities at the Joondalup Campus will be upgraded to match the technology offered at ECU City.

Student accommodation will not be offered at ECU City, however there are several student accommodation providers near ECU City offering many options.

ECU is also aware of two new private student accommodation high-rise buildings in the CBD, very close to ECU City. One is under construction and the other has recently received development approval, signalling that more accommodation options are on the way.

ECU's student accommodation at the Joondalup and South West campuses will also remain open. And the Mount Lawley accommodation will remain until December 2027.

Please visit our Accommodation Resources page for more information on finding accommodation.