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University of Western Australia

Perth , Western Australia ,Australia

Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Honours)

Make a real difference to young children’s lives and equip them with the skills, knowledge and values needed to succeed in the world, now and in the future. This distinctive undergraduate teaching degree prepares you to be a teacher from Pre-primary to Year 6 and gives you the skills and knowledge to be profession-ready.

You'll develop in-depth knowledge of the primary curriculum, be exposed to a range of teaching strategies, and undertake professional placements supervised by a practising teacher. You'll also be taught by inspiring and innovative lecturers, be given experiences in schools across a diverse range of settings, and will develop your knowledge, confidence and skills through both classroom and experience-based learning. You'll be required to pass the National Literacy and Numeracy Test (LANTITE) as well as a Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA).

Campus Information

Perth (Crawley campus)

Situated on the Swan River in Crawley, UWA is one of Australia’s most picturesque campuses

Albany (Regional campus)

UWA has a regional campus in the south-coast town of Albany - a four-and-half-hour drive from Perth

Intakes

  • Feb

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Application Process

More information Required
10 Days
possible interview call
10 Days
Conditional offer
20 Days
Visa process
20 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Teaching in government and non-government schools in WA and Australia.

It’s a portable qualification that can be used for teaching positions overseas. Additional opportunities in a range of education-related industries.

Job titles

  • Primary school teacher
  • Educational administrator
  • Community educator
  • Education publications writer
  • Professional tutor

PSW Opportunity

Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.

  • Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
  • Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
  • Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
  • The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants

Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:

  • Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
  • Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
  • Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
  • PhD students can stay upto 4 years.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have - 

(a) achieved an ATAR of at least 75, or equivalent as recognised by UWA; or
(b) an assured pathway offer; or
(c) achieved a score of at least 100 in UWA's Experienced-based Entry assessment; or
(d) a place in a relevant UWA access program

English competency

  • English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.
  • This course has higher ELC requirements. Applicants presenting with the IELTS Academic require an overall score of at least 7.5, a minimum 7.0 in the reading and writing bands, and a minimum score of 8.0 in the listening and speaking bands. 

 

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