Sydney · New South Wales140+ Google reviews

A driving school in eastern Sydney for people who have never held a steering wheel, and for drivers converting a licence from home. Same instructor, same car, from your first lesson to test day.

150+
licences won
140+
five star reviews
3
test centres covered
1
instructor, start to finish
Joey Driving School
The arc

Six weeks looks like this

Week one

Engine off, hands shaking

We sit in a quiet street in Botany and do nothing but seat, mirrors, pedals. No traffic, no pressure, no clever tricks. Everybody starts exactly here and nobody remembers it later.

We do not sell luck. We sell repetition, with somebody calm in the passenger seat.

3 beats
The car

Small, automatic, boring on purpose

A 2023 Suzuki Swift hatch with dual controls. It is short, it is light, and it turns inside spaces that make bigger cars sweat. You should be fighting the road, never the machine.

Spec sheet

2023 Suzuki Swift
01
Transmission
Automatic
02
Controls
Dual pedals on the instructor side
03
Assist
Reversing camera and sensors
04
Insurance
Fully covered during lessons and tests
05
Included
Every lesson, no extra charge

Test day hire

Sitting the test in a car you have never driven is a gift to the assessor. Hire this one fifteen minutes before and drive something your hands already recognise.

The routes

Each centre has its own personality and its own way of failing people. We rehearse in the one you are booked at, at the time of day you are booked for.

Centres we run 03

  1. 01Busy

    Bondi Junction

    Shop G2, 19 to 23 Hollywood Avenue, Bondi Junction NSW 2022

    Tight lanes, buses that own the road, and a hill start that quietly ends a lot of tests.

    Rehearse this route
  2. 02Steady

    Botany

    5 Lord Street, Botany NSW 2019

    Wide industrial roads and truck traffic. Speed control and gap selection decide this one.

    Rehearse this route
  3. 03Technical

    Eastgardens

    Westfield Eastgardens, Carpark Level 2 Red, Row S and T, Eastgardens NSW 2036

    Shopping centre entries, pedestrians everywhere, and a reverse park with an audience.

    Rehearse this route
The Pouch

Most schools hand you a verbal pat on the back in the car park and that is the whole feedback loop. Here every lesson is scored against the twelve competencies the assessor actually marks, and the score is in your pocket before you walk away.

  • Booking that respects your roster

    Pick the centre, the service and the slot. Reschedule up to 24 hours out without a phone call.

  • Written feedback, same day

    Twelve competencies, a score, and the one thing to fix before next time.

  • Modules that unlock

    Videos and eBooks open when your driving says you are ready, not on a timer.

  • A rank that only moves when you do

    Joey, Hopper, Bounder, Roo. It is not decoration, it maps to test readiness.

Every student gets a login on the first lesson. It stays yours after the test.

Open the portal
Proof

A hundred and fifty licences, and counting

0+licences on the road
0+five star reviews
0instructor, every lesson

Every quote below is a real Google review left by a student in the first year of teaching.

Google reviews
I could not have picked a better instructor. Daniel was super chill and so patient. I passed on the first try.
Janine Pereira de Souza
I was really nervous. He gave me every tip I needed and always fitted lessons around my schedule. Passed first time.
Maria Eduarda Tronco
Best instructor out there. With one week before my test he still fitted in the car hire and a lesson the day before.
João Victor Corrêa Freitas
Dedicated, humble, knows how to guide you. Two lessons and I passed.
Ruan Cardoso
Very patient and very clear about the rules and the little things that win you marks. I passed after just a few lessons.
Yamil Enrique Castro
One lesson and I passed on the first attempt. Patient and clear, which is what made me feel confident.
Ketherynne B
After a few failed attempts I took two lessons with him and got the confidence I needed. Today I am fully licensed.
Joel Nogueira
His tips and guidance got me through first time, with confidence.
Vitória Bueno
The instructor
Daniel, driving instructor, standing beside the school car in Sydney

Brazilian, in Australia since 2016. He drove for Uber for three years before deciding that explaining the roads was more useful than just using them, went through the NSW certification, and started teaching in 2025. In under a year he put more than one hundred and fifty people on the road and collected more than one hundred and forty five star reviews doing it.

  • Licensed driving instructor, NSW
  • Teaching in English and Portuguese
  • Eastern and southern Sydney
In his words

The lesson is the easy part. What actually decides your test is what you do in the six days between lessons, and that is what the portal is for.

Daniel
SydneySince 2016Licensed in NSW
What it costs

Three ways in

No packages you have to buy blind, no joining fee. Book one lesson, see if we get along, then decide.

Every price here is per session. No joining fee, and no package to buy before you know whether we get along.

  1. 01

    Driving lesson

    From your first time behind the wheel to the week of the test.

    • Car included
    • Pick up near your suburb
    • Scored feedback in the portal
    • English or Portuguese
    $9060 minutesBook
  2. 02

    Long lesson

    The one people book when the test is close and the nerves are real.

    • Car included
    • Full test route rehearsal
    • Manoeuvres block
    • Scored feedback in the portal
    $13090 minutesBook
  3. 03

    Test car hire

    Show up to the assessor in a car you already trust.

    • Arrive 15 minutes before
    • Fully insured for the test
    • Roadworthy paperwork sorted
    • Instructor on site
    $180test slotBook
04Test day pairing

Lesson plus car

A ninety minute warm up followed by the car for your test. Book it for one hour and fifteen minutes before your slot.

$260You save $50 against booking the two apart.
Book the pairing

Prices in Australian dollars. Payment on the day or through the portal.

Questions

The things people ask in the car

08 questions

Something here not covered? Send it straight to Daniel on WhatsApp and you will get a real answer, usually the same day.

Ask on WhatsApp
Next step

Booking takes about forty seconds. You will get a confirmation, a pin drop for the meeting point, and access to the portal on the same screen.

Forty seconds, no card needed

Or call the instructor0483 951 561

Straight to Daniel. No call centre, no queue.