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Chenoa talks about how secondary teachers can help young adults grow and prepare for their future.
Contribute to the development of young adults and share your passion for your teaching areas. Undertake extensive real-world experience and specialise in two teaching areas.
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2025.
Chenoa talks about how secondary teachers can help young adults grow and prepare for their future.
Chenoa talks about how secondary teachers can help young adults grow and prepare for their future.
Chenoa talks about how secondary teachers can help young adults grow and prepare for their future.
We organise professional experience placements to give you the opportunity to work in a range of real school classrooms and other settings, supervised by practising professional educators. These start from as early as your first year of your course.
These experiences help you to develop your capabilities as you progress through the course. You can choose where you complete your professional experience from a variety of locations, including South-East Queensland, rural and remote schools, and overseas. You will be required to undertake the majority of your supervised professional experience in Australian school settings. You can select from a range of experiences to align with your interests and career goals.
Find out more about professional experience
You may also have the opportunity to gain extra experience through other programs offered by QUT including the School Readiness Immersion Program, and visits to rural and remote schools and communities through the QUT Centre of Learning and Wellbeing Rural and Remote Community Engagement Program.
We offer opportunities to gain valuable experience overseas. These diverse cultural experiences can enhance your personal development and cultural competence, and show employers that you can deal with change and have initiative, commitment, flexibility, and compassion. You can apply for opportunities to travel overseas for semester exchange or short-term international programs offered in conjunction with our global partners. Your experience may contribute towards a unit in your course. You may also be eligible to receive funding for travel.
You may also have the opportunity to gain extra experience through other programs offered by QUT including the School Readiness Immersion Program, and visits to rural and remote schools and communities through the QUT Centre of Learning and Wellbeing Rural and Remote Community Engagement Program.
We offer opportunities to gain valuable experience overseas. These diverse cultural experiences can enhance your personal development and cultural competence, and show employers that you can deal with change and have initiative, commitment, flexibility, and compassion. You can apply for opportunities to travel overseas for semester exchange or short-term international programs offered in conjunction with our global partners. Your experience may contribute towards a unit in your course. You may also be eligible to receive funding for travel.
You’ll learn from inspiring and innovative lecturers who are committed to providing a quality experience for the teachers of the future. Our lecturers have real-world experience and have a wealth of knowledge and advice to set you on the right path.
We’ve been recognised among the nation’s most outstanding teaching and learning programs.
Learn more about learning from the best
The Australian Government is supporting new students looking to start teaching, by providing $40,000 for full-time Bachelor of Education students or $20,000 for full-time Master of Teaching students.
Applications for round two are now closed.
Choose two teaching areas from this list to give you a broad background and to maximise your employment opportunities. If you can’t decide, the best advice is to follow your passion and select senior subjects you enjoyed at school.
You can take any combination of two teaching areas, except for the following:
Otherwise, you can form your combination from any of the following list:
A double degree with secondary education can deepen your specialisation, and allow you to expand your career opportunities.
Learn more about Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Creative Arts.
QUT will ensure you can step into the classroom with confidence and continue to adapt to ongoing workforce changes and future opportunities. Some key inclusions in the course are:
QUT will ensure you can step into the classroom with confidence and continue to adapt to ongoing workforce changes and future opportunities. Some key inclusions in the course are:
Visit the student and graduate blog to find out more about what it’s like to study education and where a QUT degree can take you.
We organise professional experience placements to give you the opportunity to work in a range of real school classrooms and other settings, supervised by practising professional educators. These start from as early as your first year of your course.
These experiences help you to develop your capabilities as you progress through the course. You can choose where you complete your professional experience from a variety of locations, including South-East Queensland, rural and remote schools, and overseas. You will be required to undertake the majority of your supervised professional experience in Australian school settings. You can select from a range of experiences to align with your interests and career goals.
At QUT, we understand life can get busy. That’s why our courses are flexible and responsive to your needs.
Choose the part-time or full-time course to suit your circumstances and lifestyle. Part-time students should note that daytime attendance is required. Some lectures and tutorials may have evening sessions.
The timing of the course can even vary, depending on how fast you’d like to complete it. If you include 2 summer semesters, you can choose to finish your course in 3.5 years, rather than 4 years.
This course is based at Kelvin Grove campus, however, depending on your teaching areas, you may need to complete some units at Gardens Point campus.
Experience the new Education Precinct at the heart of Kelvin Grove campus. With five levels dedicated to world-class teaching, you’ll have access to imaginatively designed face-to-face and online interactive learning spaces. A centrepiece of the Precinct is the Sphere, a digital LED globe suspended over two floors with a changing menu of innovative visual content.
To prepare you to be an inspiring, innovative and confident teacher for the future, you’ll be able to experiment and innovate in preparation for professional experiences in schools. The spaces facilitate just the right balance of collaborative learning, interaction and quiet individual research.
Our expert teaching staff will inspire you to push boundaries, be curious and innovate. Qualities you will in turn foster in the students you teach.
During this course, you will be required to complete 80 days (equivalent to 560 hours) of professional experience placements.
Visit the student and graduate blog to find out more about what it’s like to study education and where a QUT degree can take you.
Graduates will have a solid foundation of knowledge to teach in secondary schools. Your career will be guided by, but not limited to, your chosen teaching areas. Your qualification can also allow you to work across Australia and overseas.
Teachers develop a range of skills, knowledges and practices as a result of their own unique combination of work experiences and personal qualities. You will be empowered to shape your own career path and explore the many ways to make an impact. You can explore careers outside the classroom, including:
This course meets professional teaching standards for the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership and Queensland College of Teachers. Graduates are eligible to apply for teacher registration.
In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 384 credit points, made up of:
Core units are comprised of psychology, sociology, curriculum, and professional experience units, which have compulsory practicum placement or work-integrated learning components.
In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 384 credit points, made up of:
Core units are comprised of psychology, sociology, curriculum, and professional experience units, which have compulsory practicum placement or work-integrated learning components.
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2025.
Don't have a ATAR/selection rank?
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
You may be able to meet the prerequisite requirements if you've completed equivalent subjects or by completing bridging courses.
How to meet prerequisite requirements
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.
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:
The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 70.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
If you have completed an AQF certificate IV, diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
If you wish to be considered for advanced standing (credit) for studies competed at another institution, you must supply supporting documentations with your application. Supporting documentations include your official academic transcripts, documents proving that you've completed your course, such as your diploma or certificate (if applicable) and unit outlines or course syllabus for the units you're seeking credit for. You will be considered for credit at the time we assess your application for admission into the course.
You do not need to submit a separate application for credit.
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
More about deferring your offer
Any adjustments you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.
Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your ATAR or selection rank
The figures listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent ATAR students. The entry thresholds box at the top of this page shows the lowest adjusted ATAR/selection rank required to receive an offer for all applicants for the most recent January QTAC offer round.
Excluding adjustments | Including adjustments | |
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Highest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
98.30
|
Selection rank
99.95
|
Median ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
83.85
|
Selection rank
85.95
|
Lowest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
64.60
|
Selection rank
70.60
|
You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 70.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
If you have completed an AQF certificate IV, diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
You must have passed four semesters (Units 3 & 4, C) at an Australian high school level or equivalent:
You may be able to meet the prerequisite requirements if you've completed equivalent subjects, by completing bridging courses or the QUT Foundation program.
How to meet prerequisite requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
English Test | |
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IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake | |
Overall | 6.5 |
Listening | 6 |
Reading | 6 |
Writing | 6 |
Speaking | 6 |
Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. | |
Overall | 176 |
Listening | 169 |
Reading | 169 |
Writing | 169 |
Speaking | 169 |
PTE Academic | |
Overall | 58 |
Listening | 50 |
Reading | 50 |
Writing | 50 |
Speaking | 50 |
TOEFL iBT | |
Overall | 79 |
Listening | 16 |
Reading | 16 |
Writing | 21 |
Speaking | 18 |
English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
PTE Academic | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
TOEFL iBT | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
If you intend to apply for advanced standing (credit) you can view more information and find out how to apply. If you enter the course with advanced standing you should seek advice on your course progression and the availability of units.
You will need to successfully complete the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students to graduate from the course. You are permitted three test attempts in total for each component as a student at QUT. If you fail three test attempts for each component, you will not be able to graduate. The test will assess your personal literacy and numeracy skills.
Find out more information about additional course costs and requirements.
There are some essential skills and abilities you'll need to perform to meet the core learning outcomes of your course or unit. They're not something you need to get into the course, but they'll be assessed throughout your course, and they'll be required for you to succeed in your career when you graduate.
Find out more about the inherent requirements for the Bachelor of Education.
This course requires you to have a blue card so you can participate in work placements and experience.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025: CSP $7,900 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2025: $37,000 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024: CSP $5,900 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024: $34,000 per year full-time (96 credit points)
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
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