Step into our classroom to gain the skills to become a leader in your own right. You’ll graduate with two teaching areas and with the confidence, skills and practical experience to teach across all stages of secondary school. These teaching areas enable the development of deep knowledge and highly effective classroom teaching. Studies may be extended by pairing this course with other degrees allowing you to graduate with diverse career options.

Professional experience

You will be required to complete 80 days. Year 1: Community engagement in an educational setting, minimum of 35 hours. Year 2: 10 days, 15 days. Year 3: 20 days. Year 4: 5 days, 30 days.

Work placement

All initial teacher education programs must include a defined period of professional experience, where pre-service teachers practise teaching in a school under the direct supervision and guidance of an appropriately qualified teacher. 

Supervised professional experience is at the heart of all our pre-service teacher education courses and the faculty will find appropriate placements to suit the needs of your course.

Professional recognition

Graduates are eligible for registration as a secondary teacher in government, independent, Catholic, and other faith-based schools. This program is pending accreditation. Once accredited the program will meet the teacher education component of the qualification requirements for registration in all states and territories.

Our graduates have pursued careers in:

• secondary school education
• community centre education
• private colleges
• inclusive education settings
• policy development