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Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
WSU's combined Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Education (Primary) is a 320-credit-point program built around embedding professional experience from the very first year rather than saving classroom placements for later in the course. Students are in schools observing and assisting well before they're leading lessons themselves. Before students can undertake Professional Experience subjects, they need Working with Children clearance and Child Protection Awareness training, and the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education students has to be cleared before the final placement subject, both NESA requirements rather than university-specific hurdles.
WSU trains a very large share of NSW's primary teaching workforce, particularly for schools across Greater Western Sydney, and the program's placement network reflects that. A meaningful number of graduates end up placed, and later employed, in the same public school systems across Western Sydney where the university itself draws much of its student body from.
The degree is NESA-accredited and meets the national Australian Professional Standards for Graduate Teachers, qualifying graduates to teach Kindergarten to Year 6 in NSW government and non-government schools.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 7 parts
- 4 years full-time
- 320credit points
- Year 1: Foundations of Teaching and Learning
- Child Development
- Literacy Education 1
- Numeracy Education 1
- early Professional Experience placement
- Year 2: Curriculum studies (English, Mathematics, Science, HASS)
- Inclusive Education
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
- ongoing placements
- Year 3: Advanced curriculum and pedagogy subjects
- Classroom Management
- Assessment and Reporting
- Professional Experience block
- Year 4: Capstone Professional Experience (extended placement)
- Professional Practice seminar
- Working with Children Check
- Child Protection Awareness training
- NESA Literacy and Numeracy Test (before final placement)
- NESA-accredited
- meets Australian Professional Standards for Graduate Teachers
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 65 or equivalent, Working with Children Check required
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