About this program
A two-year graduate-entry teaching degree for people whose bachelor's degree includes at least one year of full-time study relevant to a primary curriculum learning area. It is registered by the ACT Teacher Quality Institute and recognised as a teaching qualification across Australia.
Students complete 60 days of supervised professional experience in Canberra partner schools and must pass a moderated Teaching Performance Assessment to graduate, as well as both parts of the LANTITE literacy and numeracy test. All applicants attend a suitability interview (CASPI). The English requirement for entry and for later registration is high: IELTS 7.5 overall with 8.0 in speaking and listening. It suits graduates moving into primary teaching who can evidence relevant prior study.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
Year 1, Semester 1
5 units- 11336Curriculum and Assessment in Primary Education G
- 11696Engaging with LANTITE G
- 11349Positive Learning Environments in Primary Education G
- 11337Teaching Primary Australian Curriculum - The Arts PG
- 11921Teaching Primary Science PG
Year 1, Semester 2
4 units- 11918Language, Literacy and Literature 1 G
- 11340Learning and Development in Primary Education G
- 11341Primary Mathematics -Teaching for Understanding G
- 11920Teaching Primary Australian Curriculum - Technologies PG
Year 2, Semester 1
4 units- 11344Education for Diversity in Primary Education G
- 11347Indigenous Teaching and Learning Perspectives in Primary Education PG
- 11919Language, Literacy and Literature 2 PG
- 11346Primary Mathematics - Differentiated Classroom Practice PG
Year 2, Semester 2
3 units- 11350Professional Practice Capstone Project Primary Education PG
- 11343Teaching Primary Health and Physical Education PG
- 11348Teaching Primary Humanities and Social Sciences PG
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
Please be advised that Applications closes three (3) weeks before the start of semester and offer must be accepted one (1) week before the start of semester. Entrants to graduate entry programs have a discipline-specific bachelor or equivalent qualification relevant to the Australian Curriculum or other recognised areas of schooling provision including for primary teaching, at least one year of full-time equivalent study relevant to one or more learning areas of the primary school curriculum. . Note: Enrolment into the full-time or part-time study is conditional on the study patterns being followed. Any variation to these patterns must be approved BEFORE enrolment by the respective Faculty of Education Program Director.
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