Higher education · Australia

Group Colleges Australia

An Australian education group offering higher education and vocational training to international and local students. We repositioned GCA as a credible, modern education provider.

Client: Group Colleges Australia (GCA)
Industry: Higher education & vocational training
Services: UI/UX Design · Web Development
Colleges: Central College, UBSS and more

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Overview

Problems identified: 4
Goals set: 4
Mobile-first, wireframe to prototype: 100%

Group Colleges Australia (GCA) is an education group that offers higher education and vocational training to international and local students, through colleges like Central College and Universal Business School Sydney (UBSS).

The old site no longer matched the quality of the education behind it. We set out to make GCA look as credible as it is, and to guide students smoothly from first visit to enquiry.

UI/UX Design
Web Development

Problems & challenges

What wasn’t working.

We identified four problems with the existing website.

01
Outdated design and poor readability weakened trust.
02
Key information like courses and admissions was hard to find.
03
The site lacked professional, academic branding.
04
The mobile experience was clunky and unresponsive.

Goals & objectives

What we set out to do.

Four goals guided the redesign.

01
Position GCA as a credible, modern education provider.
02
Guide students smoothly to programs, admissions and contact points.
03
Improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility.
04
Streamline content to reduce overwhelm.

Our approach

How we approached it.

Research first, then structure, then pixels.

Conducted stakeholder interviews and competitor analysis
Developed student personas to guide layout and content flow
Created wireframes with simplified navigation and structure
Adopted a mobile-first mindset from wireframe to prototype

Design decisions

Two design decisions, explained.

Clean layouts, sharper interactions and a CMS that actually makes sense.

01 · Responsiveness
Mobile first approach
Why?
Most students browse on phones, so we designed mobile first for finding courses, filling in forms and getting in touch without friction.
02 · Interactivity
Subtle animations
Why?
Sticky navigation, real-time forms and gentle motion make the site feel modern and alive without getting in the way.

Outcomes

Clean layouts, sharper interactions.

This is what happens when Nomor gets involved.

Mobile-responsive
A fully optimised experience for mobile and tablet, consistent across every screen size.
Clean, minimal layout
A simple, intuitive layout that puts readability first and gets students to content fast.
Interactive elements
Sticky navigation, real-time forms and an interactive campus map that invite exploration.
Modern aesthetic
A card-based UI and subtle glass effects, inspired by high-end digital design trends.