Hutong School Melbourne specializes in teaching Mandarin Chinese to learners of all levels and backgrounds. Through our wide range of courses, we offer those looking to learn Chinese in Melbourne the chance to experience authentic language and culture without going far. All of our teachers are highly qualified native speakers with several years’ experience teaching Chinese in Australia.
Discover Melbourne's diverse suburbs, each offering unique opportunities for community, culture, and lifestyle:
- Box Hil and Doncaster, vibrant hubs with high Chinese-speaking population, offering authentic eateries, shopping, and a dynamic multicultural atmosphere.
- Glen Waverley and Mount Waverley, known as affluent family-friendly suburbs.
- Brunswick and Northcote, a culturally diverse and family-friendly suburb.
- Melbourne CBD and Southbank, with a vibrant community of professionals and university students, particularly international residents.
Our courses in Melbourne follow the innovative teaching method used in our other schools across China and the world. This helps students to quickly start conversing in Mandarin whilst gradually recognizing characters.
Our Chinese courses have been specially designed to suit different levels, ages and aims. Classes can be adapted to focus on daily conversational practice, exam preparation or vocabulary and grammar to help you achieve your personal or professional goals.
![]() CHINESE FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERSOur methodology is designed to help learners with no background in Asian languages quickly grasp the foundations of written and spoken Chinese. This course is available for all levels, in groups or private. | ![]() BUSINESS CHINESE COURSESNeed to learn Chinese for work? Our experienced teachers can help. Take specialized courses tailored to your sector and simultaneously improve your vocabulary and knowledge of doing business in China. |
![]() COURSES FOR CHILDRENHelp your child stand out from the crowd with our Chinese courses for children. Specially designed to make learning Mandarin fun, these courses are tailored to suit the age, and level of your child whilst introducing Chinese culture. | ![]() TOURIST CHINESE COURSESPlanning a trip to China? Enhance your experience by joining our Tourist Chinese course. Learn some useful phrases for getting around, eating out and bargaining as well as some cultural tips to make your trip more rewarding. |
In addition to language courses, we also offer the following at Hutong School Melbourne:
![]() | CHINESE CULTURAL COURSESAre you interested in learning more about Chinese culture? Join us as we explore the history, art, cuisine, language and politics of China. CULTURAL ACTIVITIESYou can dive deep into Chinese culture through the activities including Chinese painting, calligraphy and cooking classes. These interactive events aim to help give our students a deeper understanding of Chinese culture. |
All of our teachers in Melbourne are native Mandarin speakers with academic degrees from universities in Australia and China. They all have a minimum of 2 years teaching experience and have successfully passed an intensive training period. Our teachers share a passion for teaching and helping foreign learners discover China without leaving Australia through a range of Chinese courses and cultural activities.
Hutong School Melbourne follows the same teaching methodology as our schools in China and around the world. Based on 18+ years’ experience teaching Mandarin, our unique teaching methodology has been proven to speed up the language learning process. By separating spoken Chinese from character recognition and promoting total immersion, we encourage students to start speaking from the very beginning. As you progress in spoken Chinese, you develop an understanding of the logic underpinning Chinese character construction and begin laying a solid foundation for character memorisation.