Teaching WA
- Becoming a teacher
- Working in a public school
- Teaching in a public school
- Remote Teaching Service
- Rural/country schools
- Metropolitan schools
- Salaries and teaching levels
- Leave and entitlements
- Benefits and support
- Eligibility to teach in a public school
- Entry and orientation
- Other careers in public schools
- Personal stories
- Current public school teachers and administrators
- Overseas teachers
- WA teachers not working in public schools
- Interstate teachers
Eligibility to teach in a public school
Qualifications
To teach in a Western Australian public school you must have successfully completed four years of tertiary education which includes at least one year of full-time teacher education.
In Western Australia you can become a teacher in one of two ways:
- by completing a Bachelor of Education which is a four year undergraduate degree, OR
- by completing an undergraduate degree (for example a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts) followed by a one year Graduate Diploma in Education.
The qualification must be in one of these areas:
- early childhood education
- primary education
- middle schooling
- secondary education.
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As part of your university course you must also successfully complete at least one 45 day teaching practicum in a relevant school.
If you are coming from overseas or another Australian state or territory, your qualifications will be assessed by the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA). You may not need to have any additional qualifications to teach in Western Australia.
