About this program
A four-year honours degree that qualifies graduates to teach primary school, Reception to Year 6. It is a standalone undergraduate route into teaching, not a graduate-entry program. Placement is substantial and starts in first year, building to 640 hours of supervised professional experience across the degree. Before the final placement, students must pass the national LANTITE literacy and numeracy test and complete child protection training, and a Working with Children Check is required. Entry requires IELTS 7.0 with no band below 7.0 for international students. On graduation students are eligible to apply for registration with the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia. Adelaide also offers early childhood and secondary teaching routes, with secondary teaching taken as a graduate-entry master's. It suits students committed to primary teaching from the start of their undergraduate study.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 6 parts
Year 1, Semester 1
6 units- 6 unitsLearning About Language
- 6 unitsLanguages Education
- Technologies Education
Year 1, Semester 2
6 units- 6 unitsThe Brain and Learning
- Discipline courses
- 6 unitsHealth and Physical Education
- Professional Experience 1: Professional Identity and the Role of the Teacher
Year 2, Semester 1
6 units- 6 unitsDigital Literacy and Artificial Intelligence for Learning and Societal Change
- 6 unitsScience Education
- Discipline courses
- Humanities and Social Science Education
Year 2, Semester 2
6 units- 6 unitsLearning About Reading
- 6 unitsMathematics Education 1
- 6 unitsClassroom Management in Primary Contexts
- Professional Experience 2: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
Year 3, Semester 1
6 units- Effective Pedagogical Practices for Primary Contexts
- Professional Experience 3: Planning, Teaching and Assessing for Diversity
Year 3, Semester 2
6 units- Learning about Literacies and Text Production
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Secondary School TeacherANZSCO 241411
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Needs an AITSL skills assessment and registration with a state teacher regulatory authority (such as VIT or NESA) to work.
Assessed by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
Primary School TeacherANZSCO 241213
On STSOL and CSOL, so it supports the 190, 491, and the employer-sponsored 482/494/186, but not the 189 on its own. AITSL assesses at least one year of full-time equivalent primary-education study within the qualification.
Assessed by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
ATAR 75; personal-capacity interview typical for teaching entry (secondary-qualification equivalents apply for international applicants)
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