Driving lessons across the southern Sunshine Coast, from the Caloundra beaches back into the Glass House Mountains hinterland. Automatic or manual, picked up from your door, with a school teaching Queenslanders since 1965.
The part of the Sunshine Coast we cover runs from the coast at Caloundra back into the Glass House Mountains hinterland, and the two are quite different to learn on. Around Caloundra and Little Mountain the streets are flat and steady, with the beachside roads and the Caloundra Road traffic to get used to. Inland at Beerwah, Landsborough and Maleny the country turns hilly and green, with winding roads and long climbs that take real practice.
Our instructors live across the area and teach on the roads you will actually use, whether that is the coastal run around Caloundra, the campus streets at Sippy Downs, or the climbs up towards Maleny. You keep one instructor the whole way, a parent can handle the booking and keep track, and the aim is a driver who is at ease on both the flat coast and the hinterland hills long after the test.
The Caloundra coastFlat, steady beachside streets around Caloundra and Little Mountain, an easy place to begin.
Hinterland hillsBeerwah, Landsborough and Maleny bring winding roads and long hill climbs that need proper practice.
The Sippy Downs campusThe university roads at Sippy Downs are handy for students learning to drive between classes.
Your local test centreThe Caloundra centre holds the practical test for the area, booked through Transport and Main Roads.
Metro has taught Queenslanders to drive since 1965, and across this part of the coast that means an instructor who is as comfortable on the Caloundra flats as on the climbs up to Maleny. One instructor stays with you, at the pace that suits.
Automatic and manual lessons with instructors based across the area. Beginners tend to start on the flat coastal streets before taking on the winding hinterland hills.
Mock tests, car hire and test-day packages, built around the Caloundra test centre and the roads near it, so nothing on the day is new.
Buy your lessons as a 5 or 10-pack to bring the cost of each down, and pay it off over time where the package allows.
Straightforward rates, the same for automatic and manual, with door-to-door pick-up on every lesson from the coast to the hinterland. Pay online and you are booked.
One hour with a local instructor, pick-up included, and no commitment beyond the single lesson. The simplest way to start.
Two longer lessons to give a newer coast driver a solid first go behind the wheel before settling on a package.
Five lessons at a lower price each, which tends to suit a learner who is set on getting through to their test.
Ten lessons at the keenest price each, for a learner working steadily through the hours towards the Caloundra test.
Every price covers that lesson or pack, and a pack always comes in under the same lessons booked separately. See all packages or book online.
Getting a lesson booked with a Sunshine Coast instructor is four short steps online.
The path from a learner permit through to your Ps in Queensland runs like this, and here is where our coast lessons come in.
Pass the learner theory test and collect your learner permit.
Book a first lesson with a Sunshine Coast instructor who drives to you.
Clock up your supervised hours, 10 at night. Lessons count too.
Rehearse test conditions on the Caloundra roads and fix the last habits.
Sit it in the same dual-control car you trained in, with support on the day.
Provisional licence sorted. Refresher lessons are here if you want them later.
The Queensland logbook comes with a real leg-up. Your first 10 hours of professional lessons are each logged as three, turning 10 into 30, which knocks close to a third off the 100 supervised hours before you have done much driving.
Your coast instructor records each lesson so the hours are counted right. Past the first 10 they log as ordinary hours, and they are usually the most useful practice before the test. If a parent is supervising, it also eases the run of night drives.
Transport and Main Roads, not Metro, books and runs the practical test, and for this part of the coast it is held at Caloundra. It helps to know the ground before test day, so your instructor can take you over the roads near the centre first.
The practical test is held at the Caloundra centre on Canberra Terrace, covering the coast and the hinterland behind it. The carpark has a height limit, so allow a little time to park nearby if you need to.
A centre's services and hours can shift over time, so check what is current and make the booking directly with Transport and Main Roads.
From the Caloundra coast back into the Glass House Mountains hinterland. Choose a suburb for local lessons and pricing.
A few notes from the Sunshine Coast learners and parents who have booked with Metro.
Jody always went above and beyond to find time for me, and she was a great instructor the whole way through. I could not have asked for better.
We used Timothy and he was fantastic, easy to talk to and very encouraging. He explained everything clearly and corrected the little things you do not realise are an issue.
Hats off to Sunny. If you want an instructor who tells you the truth and gets you through the test and beyond, book with him. I could not have passed without him.
A great driving school. The instructors help you understand how the car actually works and make sure you have really got it before moving on.
Amazing teaching, great communication and the best instructor. If you want to pass your test, go with Metro.
For this part of the coast the practical test is held at the Caloundra centre on Canberra Terrace. You book the test with Transport and Main Roads, and your instructor can take you over the roads near the centre first. One thing to note is the carpark height limit at Caloundra, so allow time to park nearby if needed.
Yes. We cover Beerwah, Landsborough, Maleny and the smaller hinterland towns, where the winding roads and long hill climbs are genuinely different to the coast and take a bit more practice. We teach the coast and the hinterland alike.
Yes. Free door-to-door pick-up is included, so we can collect students from the Sippy Downs campus, or from home, work or school anywhere across the area, and drop you back.
Yes. The flat, steady streets around Caloundra and Little Mountain are a calm place to start, before building up to the beachside traffic and Caloundra Road. It is a good place to find your feet.
Both, at the same price. Automatic is the quickest path to a licence; manual earns the full unrestricted one. One hour comes to $93, and the 5 and 10-lesson packs lower the price of each lesson.
Queensland learners log 100 supervised hours, including 10 at night, and pass the hazard perception test before the practical. The first 10 hours of professional lessons each count as three, so they go in as 30.
Learning somewhere other than the Sunshine Coast? Metro covers these South East Queensland regions too, with the same local instructors and door-to-door service.
Wherever you are, from the Caloundra beaches to the hills around Maleny, a local instructor will meet you at your door and teach on the roads you actually drive.