Biba Academy

BIBA Academy’s two locations, in Fitzroy and Melbourne, were founded by Pavlos Divitaris and are now run by a team of leading industry figures including Simon and Ben Divitaris, Lyndal Salmon and Mirella Heuperman.

At BIBA Academy, you’ll find a hand-selected team of award-winning educators who are passionate about Pavlos’ philosophy that one must push everything “to the next level”—hair, education and your own abilities. Our mission is to produce graduates who love their craft, who love being a part of our team and who can become the next generation of industry leaders.

The Divitaris family established their network of professional salons in 1975 and then the two training campuses in 1999. It’s safe to say that the BIBA brand has an established history with the Australian industry.

BIBA Academy fosters a self-paced approach to learning hairdressing or barbering by offering salon-simulated opportunities where our students are expertly guided through the theoretical and practical aspects of their new trade. Unlike other training schools in Melbourne, Biba provides a hands-on experience with clients throughout the duration of a student’s course. In fact, we estimate that our students only use their mannequins for about 20% of the practical training component. We conduct the rest of a student’s training on real people who continually return as clients to our Fitzroy and city-based locations. They know that our students learn in a supervised, yet enjoyable, atmosphere that is both a fun and professional experience for the customer.