[1][2] The school first opened in 1982 as the Commercial Arts Training College.

[7] CATC Design School has campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

[8] In 2014, the college relocated two of its campuses to new sites in Brisbane (Fortitude Valley) and Sydney (Ultimo).

[9] Ultimo campus and its builder, JDV Projects, were recognised by the New South Wales Master Builders Association in December of that year by receiving an Excellence Award for ‘Best Interior Fitout’.

Gold Coast campus is home to CATC Design School exclusively.