About Us
Your Partners in IELTS & Career Success
IELTS is our core. At WA IELTS Academy, we coach you to your target
band—fast—and the outcomes that matter: visa approval, university entry, job offers and everyday confidence.
Based in Perth, WA, we deliver high-quality, results-driven IELTS preparation for Academic and General Training. Learn online Australia-wide (and worldwide) or in person with expert coaches, personalised plans, mock exams and detailed feedback.
Why We Exist
IELTS can feel overwhelming. Whether you’re aiming for university admission, migration or professional registration, your result changes your life.
We turn pressure into a plan: expert coaching, personalised strategies and practical tools that lift your band score and confidence—so you can secure the visa, offer or registration you’re working for.
Learn online Australia-wide (and worldwide) or in person in Perth, WA.
Our Approach
Student-centred. Results-driven. We start with an IELTS diagnostic to map your quickest
path to your IELTS target band, then coach with focus and feedback.
Private IELTS Coaching 1 : 1
Group Classes
Mock Tests and Feedback
Flexible Scheduling
Personalised lessons targeting your gaps. Online
Australia-wide & worldwide; in person in Perth, WA.
Interactive sessions that build confidence, communication
and exam technique.
Real test conditions, writing/speaking band
estimates and step-by-step improvements.
Structured tasks, model answers and techniques for Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.
Meet Our Team
Qualified IELTS coaches
Valentina Gallina
Founder, CEO, &
Lead Coach
Focus: IELTS coaching and personalised study plans that build confidence fast.
Experience: Founder, head coach and business developer; passionate about empowering learners.
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Qualifications: Degree in Languages (University of Verona, Italy);
Cert IV in TESOL (Australia)
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Approach: Clear communication, practical strategies, results you can feel.
Aiko Kawasaki
ESL & English Assessment Educator
Focus: General English, IELTS, PTE, and CCL Preparation, English for Employment
Experience: Over 15 years in the industry across Australia and Japan, teaching online and at leading colleges.
Qualifications: Double Master’s Degrees in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, and Translation & Interpreting Studies (Macquarie University)
Approach: Engaging and student-centred, with practical and current approaches to support learners from diverse backgrounds in achieving exam success, confidence, and effective communication skills
Oliver Godwin
MA, BSc (Hons)MA, BSc (Hons) IELTS & Academic English
Focus: Academic English, IELTS exam preparation, Cambridge exam prep.
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Experience: Perth local; taught in Australia and South America over the last six years.
Languages: Native English; proficient Spanish; reads Latin and Ancient Greek.
Approach: Structured practice with targeted feedback to lift bands.
Craig Marks
IELTS Specialist &
TESOL Educator
Focus: IELTS preparation for academic, professional and personal goals.
Experience: 7+ years teaching; lived and taught in Japan and Malaysia; now based in Perth.
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Qualifications: Postgraduate degree in education (TESOL); IELTS and TEFLcertifications.
Approach: Combines classroom expertise with extensive online coaching for global learners.
Wesley Meller
IELTS Writing & Adult Education
Focus: IELTS writing and practical communication for adults.
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Experience: Began teaching in South Korea; continued in Australia.
Qualifications: TESOL, CELTA, Cert IV in Literacy and Numeracy.
Author: Best-selling book on IELTS writing.
Approach: Highly interactive
“Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember, involve me and I understand.”
Gianluigi Mazzilli
Celta, Tesol and TEFL Teacher
Focus: General and Conversational English
Experience: young learners teaching in Vietnam for several years before specialising in general and conversational English for adults in Australia.
Languages: Native Italian, English and intermediate Vietnamese
Qualifications: CELTA, TESOL &TEFL international certificates, currently undertaking IELTS coaching training.
Approach: Engaging and interactive, focused on daily use of the English language and grammar modules.
Trusted Partner of
We collaborate with organisations that share our mission: helping learners reach their IELTS
target band and the outcomes that follow—visa approvals, university entry and job offers.
Proud partners include:
