Secondary teachers have the unique distinction of being able to nurture, teach and empower students at a critical period of their development. Study a degree in secondary education, and be at the forefront of tomorrow, directly influencing and enabling future generations at the cusp of their maturity. Learn how to inspire high school students to make the most their education, and excite their passions for your particular subject area.

Combine your passion for education with your chosen areas of interest – choose your teaching specialisations from a range of NESA Accredited Teaching Areas. Gain in-depth expertise, professional teaching accreditation, confidence and skills to empower high school students and change their lives.

UON education graduates are both qualified high school teachers and highly skilled specialists who work across teaching and non-teaching roles in education and related industries.

What you will study

Gain a stronger competitive edge and widen your career opportunities with our secondary education degree. You will be able to choose a diverse range of study and pathway options allowing you to specialise in more than one teaching area in the creative and performing arts, humanities, physical health and personal development, technology or sciences.

Bachelor of Education (Secondary) graduates benefit from an integrated, experience-based approach to becoming skilled, knowledgeable and innovative secondary school teachers. At the same time, your studies will ensure you become a confident specialist in your chosen areas of expertise.

Teaching Areas

Specialise and diversify with up to three teaching areas – choose from 29 teaching areas and increase your knowledge, expertise and career pathways.

• Complete one first teaching area; and
• Choose to complete one or two additional teaching area/s;
• Extended studies are also an option in some majors: Health and Physical Education, and Mathematics.

To focus your studies and gain flexibility in your degree, you may combine your first teaching area with additional teaching areas under any of the three streams – Humanities; STEM (Science Technology, Engineering Studies and Mathematics) and Health & Physical Education.

Our education graduates are well prepared and enjoy great employment prospects with 97% securing jobs within four months of completing their degree.

Our Bachelor of Education graduates are both qualified teachers and non-teaching professionals who work in classrooms, various education settings and across related industries in Australia and around the world. For instance, you could find yourself encouraging a student to follow their passions in Mathematics to help them get into MIT; or encouraging the quiet student to find their voice in public speaking and debating; or nurturing the leadership qualities of the next CEO of Qantas.

When you study secondary education at UON, your flexible skillset and specialist expertise will widen your employment prospects. Below are some typical jobs available to our graduates:

• high school teacher (in subject specific areas)
• special education
• English as a second language teacher
• health and fitness trainer
• community educator
• educational researcher
• education publication writer or editor
• education policy analyst
• education consultant
• curriculum developer
• educational materials developer
• curriculum evaluator
• educational administrator.