We provide individualised driving lessons suitable for all ages and skill levels, with a focus on preparing you for your VORT.

A comfortable and supportive environment for learning all aspects required for safe and competent driving skills.

• Preparation for obtaining your P’s,

• Student’s very first driving lesson.

• Refresher and reaccreditation for medicals.

• International licence transfer.

• Students with anxiety and confidence barriers.

• Neurodivergent and students with learning barriers.

Lessons are offered 6 days a week, Monday - Saturday. At peak times, Sundays and Public Holidays may also be scheduled.

Times can be booked or requested between 7:30am - 7pm Mon-Thurs, 9am-3pm Fri-Sat.

Students can begin lessons at any with a Learner’s Permit.

However, we have found that the best outcomes are from students who gain some hours on the road, without doing too many before having their first lesson (think 15-20 hours).

This enables confidence to build, yet not too long to learn incorrect driving procedures, which can be difficult to teach if strong habits have already been formed.

After an initial 2-3 lessons*. a student can then take their correct skills to the roads to practice for the majority of their remaining required driving hours, before another few lessons to ‘polish’ them up prior to sitting their VORT.

*Actual amount of lessons will depend on individual student.

Patience! Students who require a level of patience, guidance, understanding and empathy are particularly satisfied with our lessons structure.

All students are guaranteed a calm, comfortable environment, learning at their own pace, with complete support from beginning through to completing their test.

For each lesson, you must bring your Learner’s Permit (digital or physical is fine), your Learning Companion Book to log your progress, and any questions you may have!

Please also ensure you wear enclosed shoes to all of your lessons.

Our Mount Barker lessons begin and end at the Homemaker Centre in Mount Barker.

Alternate arrangements can be made, such as meeting after school, or being dropped home at the end of a lesson, but please contact us directly to make these arrangments.

The Vehicle On Road Test ((VORT) will test your skills and knowledge as a driver and goes for approximately 45 minutes.

During the VORT, you must demonstrate the 5 slow vehicle manoeuvres and a general safe and competent drive to a satisfactory pass of at least 90/100.

If you are unsuccessful, feedback will be provided by the examiner, and additional lessons can be sought if required. By law you will need to wait 14 days to resit the VORT.

All lessons are booked on the understanding that they must be paid for in full at least 24hours prior to commencement.

Rescheduling within 48 hours of the lesson will require a 50% cancellation fee. Lessons cancelled within 24hours will be charged the full lesson fee.

In certain circumstances, an alternate arrangement may be made but is at the complete discretion of Hill Start Driver Education.