The Best Dive Centres in Sydney

An Eastern Suburbs PADI 5 Star IDC on Bondi Road teaching through Instructor and technical levels, with air, Nitrox and Trimix fills and manufacturer-approved servicing.

Listed by PADI as a 5 Star Instructor Development Centre, with training from Learn to Dive to Instructor and technical diving.

Gas services listed include air, Nitrox, Trimix, mixed gas and CO2 absorbent; DPV and freediving equipment rental are listed.

A Willoughby PADI 5 Star IDC founded in 1985, teaching recreational through Trimix and rebreather courses with PADI, SDI and TDI, and testing cylinders in-store.

Listed by PADI as a 5 Star Instructor Development Centre; founded in 1985.

Gas services listed include air, Nitrox, Trimix, mixed gas and CO2 absorbent; rebreather (CCR) rental is listed.

A Sydney operation associated with training across recreational and technical levels, boat diving and equipment services.

Located at Ramsgate in southern Sydney; advertises over 50 dives per month.

Lists scuba gear retail, courses, guided shore and boat dives, gear hire, equipment servicing and social dive events.

Geo Divers

Sydney, New South Wales

A Sydney PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre running small-group courses with two PADI professionals, from Discover Scuba through Instructor training.

Listed by PADI as a 5 Star Instructor Development Centre with nine PADI instructors.

Offers Discover Scuba, Open Water and 15 PADI specialty courses; courses run with two PADI professionals.

Dive Centre Manly

Manly, New South Wales

A Northern Beaches operation with a long-standing presence at Shelly Beach, offering recreational training, boat diving and technical pathways.

Listed as a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre, operating in Manly since 1993.

Operates two facilities: the dive centre in Manly and a purpose-built dive training centre at Manly Vale.

Pro Dive Brookvale

Brookvale, New South Wales

Pro Dive's Northern Beaches centre at Brookvale, running the 43-foot dive boat Sea Life V alongside courses, hire, air fills and servicing.

Operates the 43-foot custom dive boat Sea Life V, with hire and Nitrox available on board.

Frequently dives Shelly Beach, Fairy Bower and Freshwater; transport can be provided on most courses.

An SSI Career Development Centre five minutes from Bare Island, with two full-time Instructor Trainers, air and Nitrox, servicing and a large showroom.

Describes itself as one of Sydney's leading SSI Career Development Centres, with two full-time SSI Instructor Trainers on staff.

About five minutes from Bare Island; runs guided shore dives, boat dives, weekends away and overseas trips.

Pro Dive's inner-Sydney training centre at Alexandria, close to Camp Cove, Clovelly, Gordons Bay and Bare Island, with courses to Divemaster, hire and servicing.

Part of the Pro Dive group, which dates its diving operations to 1969.

Located in Alexandria, a short bus ride from Central station, within about 20 minutes of Camp Cove, Clovelly, Gordons Bay and Bare Island.