Teachers play an important role in preparing the next generation for the future. Our education degree ensure you can step into your career with confidence and make a difference. Be prepared to teach in the classrooms of today and the future, and explore a world of opportunities. Latest figures show 95% of undergraduate education graduates were employed four months after graduation.
Primary Major
Primary teaching is a stimulating and rewarding career. As a primary school teacher, you will provide the foundation for lifelong learning in young minds. You’ll also be entering an industry in demand, with roles in primary teaching expected to grow. Data from the Australian Government’s Job Outlook (June 2023) indicate that primary teaching roles will grow by 5.1% between 2021 and 2026.
This course will prepare you to create learning experiences that will encourage, challenge, support and extend all learners. You will develop your own creative approaches to respond to the diverse needs of your students. You’ll be qualified to teach primary subjects in the Australian Curriculum and other frameworks.
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Delivery mode
This course is available in the following study modes:
Locations
Victoria Park Rd, Kelvin Grove 4059
Entry Requirements
You must meet ONE of the following requirements:
Completed Year 12 (ATAR optional) with ATAR score 70.00 or equivalent.
Prerequisites
- English, or literature, or English and literature extension, or English as an additional language (units 3 & 4, C)
- General mathematics, mathematical methods or specialist mathematics (units 3 & 4, C)
- At least one of Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Marine Science, Physics, or Psychology (Units 3 & 4, C)
Non-academic entry requirements
You must demonstrate possession of key competencies outlined by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) as those attributes and motivations common to effective teachers.
To demonstrate this you must complete an online questionnaire to demonstrate your motivation for and understanding of, the course and profession.
If you've achieved a satisfactory result for one or more components of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) at another institution, the satisfactory result can be carried across with your admission application. You are not eligible to apply for a place in this course if one or more components of LANTITE remains at unsatisfactory after two test attempts for that component.
Overseas qualifications
We will consider equivalent overseas qualifications for admissions purposes. If you have tertiary qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction, you must provide evidence of English language proficiency.
English language proficiency
We require students to demonstrate they can speak, write, read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.
Our English proficiency requirements for this course are:
- IELTS (Academic): 6.4 or better overall with no subscore below 6.0
The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.
Course fees
Course fee
$22,000
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About Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a major Australian university with a truly global outlook. Home to nearly 50,000 students, we’re providing real-world infrastructure, learning and teaching, and graduate skills to the next generation of change-makers.
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