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Australian Catholic University (ACU)

  • 12% international / 88% domestic

Bachelor of Education (Primary)

  • Bachelor

As a primary teacher you will have a creative, challenging and rewarding career helping and inspiring children to develop important lifelong skills. You will become adept at managing social, cultural and developmental diversity.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
4 years full-time
Course Code
040836B
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Apr, Jul
ATAR
70

About this course

As a primary teacher you will have a creative, challenging and rewarding career helping and inspiring children to develop important lifelong skills. You will become adept at managing social, cultural and developmental diversity. You can choose from a range of subject areas in English, mathematics, health and physical education, Indigenous education, languages (Spanish or Italian), science and technologies, religious education and arts. These subject areas enable the development of deep knowledge and highly effective classroom teaching. By selecting religious education and/or theology units, you will be eligible to teach in Catholic and other faith-based schools.

Away From Base (Strathfield): If you are of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent you may be eligible to participate in the Away From Base program following an interview with the course coordinator and staff from the Indigenous Higher Education Unit.

Read about Away from Base and check your eligibility

Entry requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.

In addition, applicants will be required to demonstrate suitability for teaching.

All applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed:

  1. the following prerequisites at year 12 level or equivalent:

Study locations

Ballarat

North Sydney

Canberra

Strathfield

Melbourne

Brisbane

Career pathways

Our graduates have pursued careers in:

  • primary school education
  • policy development
  • community centre education
  • private colleges
  • inclusive education settings
  • adult education
  • education and training roles in other sectors - e.g. zoos
  • correction facilities for youth or adults
  • research
  • special education
Employment rates

87% of Primary Teaching students are employed full-time within 4 months of graduating.
(2019 Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) Graduate Outcomes Survey )

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at Australian Catholic University (ACU).
77.6%
Overall satisfaction
79.1%
Skill scale
59.3%
Teaching scale
83.8%
Employed full-time
$67k
Average salary