Fact check
“Private colleges are offering discounts to rush students into the graduate diploma of management.”
Reasoning
The Guardian article reports that ads posted on social media and shared among immigration education agents explicitly encourage students to join or expedite enrollment in the graduate diploma of management before its cancellation, and that these ads include discount offers. This directly corroborates the claim.
On confidence: Multiple excerpts from a reputable news source directly state that private colleges are offering last‑minute discounts to encourage students to enroll quickly in the graduate diploma of management.
Important context
The discounts are being offered in the context of an upcoming government deregistration of the graduate diploma of management, which is alleged to be misused by non‑genuine students seeking to remain in Australia.
Evidence
Supporting (3)
- Tier 1 — Primary sourcePrivate colleges around Australia offering last-minute discounts for diploma allegedly ‘misused by shonks’ | Australian education | The Guardian
colleges around Australia offering last-minute discounts for diploma allegedly ‘misused by shonks’ Federal government to deregister graduate diploma of management in October over fears it was being used by ‘non-genuine’ students to remain…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourcePrivate colleges around Australia offering last-minute discounts for diploma allegedly ‘misused by shonks’ | Australian education | The Guardian
Ads posted to social media and shared among immigration education agents and students in recent days encouraged students to join the graduate diploma of management (learning) or expedite their start date before cancellation on 5 October.…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourcePrivate colleges around Australia offering last-minute discounts for diploma allegedly ‘misused by shonks’ | Australian education | The Guardian
concerns it is being “misused by shonks”. The government announced in early September it would deregister the graduate diploma of management (learning) which it suspected was being used by “non-genuine” students to remain in Australia. The…
Limitations
All evidence comes from a single news outlet; no independent verification from the colleges themselves or additional sources is provided.
- Last verified:
- Sep 27, 2026, 4:52 AM CDT
- Pipeline:
- 2.1.0
- Claim type:
- Factual
Where this claim appeared
Private colleges around Australia offering last-minute discounts for diploma allegedly ‘misused by shonks’The Guardian · Krishani Dhanji