Start Beyond: Transport classrooms. Transform teaching

September 1, 2026

Educators today are facing unprecedented challenges driven by complex curriculum requirements, declining student attention spans, and diverse learning needs.

Inspire your students to see the world differently with virtual and augmented reality.

Start Beyond overcomes these problems with Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) experiences that captivate students of all ages.

Why it works

In a world where the attention economy is at a premium – VR locks in the user.

There is nowhere else to look, and students’ attention is captured 100%. VR experiences are so rich that 3 minutes in VR feels like 10.

Benefits of VR and AR learning

Creates knowledge that sticks
Increases speed to proficiency
Delivers real world experience without the physical or emotional risk

How it works

Through a combination of slice-of-life storytelling, interactive 360° videos, 3D models and gameplay mechanics, our VR and AR programs transport students out of the classroom and into the real world.

The VR headsets are pre-loaded with the course content and can be used independently as a solo learner or in a lecture learner format with the teacher viewing and controlling multiple devices.

The immersive content can be accessed in VR headsets, as well as via mobile and desktop for added versatility and scale.

Plus, Start Beyond uses a range of specialist VR techniques to place the learner “inside the action”.

Who we are

Start Beyond is Australia’s leading immersive learning studio. Since 2015, we have delivered over 1.9 million experiences via VR, AR, mobile and desktop. And now we bring enterprise-level educational programs to the classroom.

We create immersive experiences that are evocative and visceral, because feelings create memories and memories become knowledge.

A 2024 finalist for the Global AIXR Award for Education and Training Solution of the Year; we provide a range of immersive learning experiences which align with STEM and agriculture curricula for high school students through to tertiary students.

The mixed reality programs cover industries such as health, agriculture, engineering, retail, hospitality, and aged care. The suite of vocational content includes:

Minaca VR: Manage aggressive customers in retail, hospitality, and health and aged care
Sacadi VR: Better care for aged and disabled individuals
Open wide; speech pathology for children
Learn how to lift, push and pull correctly
Farming best practice in the face of climate change
Experience first-hand shearing a sheep
An avocado’s journey from farm to store
A day in the life of a cotton farmer
The world of Australian wool
Step inside Australia’s nuclear reactor
Auto-innovation revealed in RYCO’s Lab Tour
Dig deep into the earth’s core with Geoscience

10,000+ Australians complete training every month through our proprietary training platform with learners reporting two times faster training and 97% increased confidence in deploying practical skills compared to traditional methods.

Every experience is dynamic, practical and drives deeper connection to the subject. By delivering physically and emotionally complex situations via VR, students learn through experience without the real-world risk.