The Advisory Centre for Australian Education was founded in 1988 on the principle that we should do our best to assist our students to achieve their aim of further study in Australia (or on the mission of providing the best possible services to our students), not just sending them to any institution but the best suited. Over the past two decades, we have been searching for excellence and achieved many firsts (or reached many milestones). The following are some highlights:
| 1988 | ACAE was founded in Bathurst St, Sydney » |
| 1993 | Also registered as a migration agent » |
| Published ‘Education & Living in Australia » | |
| 1995 | First ACAE Education Exhibition » |
| Office relocation to Sussex Street » | |
| 1997 | Opening of the Sydney Study Centre » |
| 1998 | ACAE 10th Anniversary celebration » |
| 1999 | Pioneer to assist institutions for PQI applications » |
| 2000 | ACAE was featured in TV documentary » |
| 2003 | Office relocation to Manning Building on Pitt Street » |
| 2004 | Opening of the Sydney Student Centre » |
| Lodge visa application by eVisa system » | |
| 2008 | 20 years anniversary celebration » |
| 2009 | September 2009 Canberra Foriade » |