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Bachelor of Education (Primary)
University of Tasmania, Hobart/Launceston, TAS, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Education (Primary) qualifies graduates to teach in Tasmanian primary schools and, with mutual recognition, in other Australian states, and it's shaped in part by Tasmania's specific education challenges: the state has historically had lower rates of Year 12 completion and adult literacy than the national average, and the university's teacher education faculty has built a reputation around place-based and community-engaged approaches to literacy and numeracy teaching as a direct response to that local context, rather than importing a generic national curriculum framework unchanged.
The degree includes substantial supervised professional experience placements in schools across the state, satisfying the practicum requirements set by the Teachers Registration Board of Tasmania and the national Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership standards, and students move through progressively more independent teaching placements from first observation-based rounds to a final extended internship.
Graduates are registered to teach in Tasmanian government and independent primary schools, with the state's own persistent teacher shortages in regional and rural areas meaning local graduates are often recruited directly out of their final placement school.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- Year 1: Introduction to Teaching and Learning
- Child Development
- Literacy Education I
- first classroom observation placement
- Year 2: Numeracy Education
- Curriculum and Pedagogy
- Inclusive Education
- expanded classroom placement
- Year 3: Assessment and Reporting
- Science and Technology Education
- Health and Physical Education
- extended professional placement
- Year 4: Professional Practice and Ethics
- capstone internship placement
- portfolio for teacher registration
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
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
Completion of Australian Year 12 (or equivalent) with satisfactory results in English; in 2026 the lowest ATAR to receive an offer into this course was 65.4.
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