Overview

• ABC’s 7.30 report aired whistleblower allegations that rapid growth from 200 to over 2,000 students per unit and 6,000 total enrolments has strained course quality.
• Internal emails described an urgent placement shortfall requiring 400 spots by May and 2,381 by July, prompting staff “phone sprints” to secure childcare placements.
• The exposé accused SCU of placing students in centres failing national safety standards, revealing gaps in child protection protocols, mandatory reporting and hygiene.
• Vice-Chancellor Tyrone Carlin defended the diploma as a rigorous, research-backed qualification fully accredited by TEQSA and ACECQA.
• Regulators TEQSA and ACECQA remain listed as program guarantors and politicians are calling for tighter oversight of student-visa pathways used for residency.