Course Details

Course Accreditations

The Bachelor of Education (Primary) is:

• accredited by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) and appears in the list of accredited CHC courses on the National Register of Higher Education Providers.
• accredited by the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) and the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) as meeting the qualification requirement for registration as a teacher in all states and territories of Australia, and appears on the AITSL Accredited Programs List.
• approved for offering to overseas students and appears on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).
• approved for HECS-HELP, Youth Allowance/Abstudy and Austudy (personal eligibility requirements apply).

Career Outcomes

• Teachers – Primary (Prep to Year 6).

Subject Prerequisites

From 2020, applicants are required to have at least a sound achievement in one QCAA General Subject in each category (or an equivalent subject from another jurisdiction):

• English – English, English as an Additional Language (EAL), Literature, English & Literature Extension

• Maths – General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics

• Science – Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Science, Marine Science, Physics, Psychology

It is assumed that students will have completed four (4) semesters of study in each of English, Mathematics and Science.

English Language Proficiency Requirements

• English language proficiency requirements apply to all domestic and overseas applicants for whom English is not their first language. The minimum English language proficiency requirements for entry to the Bachelor of Education (Primary) are as follows:
• A minimum overall band score of 7.5 in IELTS (Academic) with a score of at least 8.0 for Listening and Speaking and a score of at least 7.0 for Reading and Writing;
  OR
• a score of at least 4 in each of the areas of Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing in the ISLPR. The ISLPR test will only be accepted if it has been administered by Migrant Projects, TESOL Unit, Queensland University of Technology or by ISLPR Language Services, Mt Gravatt, Queensland.
• English test results must be no more than two years old.
• The English language proficiency requirements as stated above will apply to all domestic and overseas applicants who do not have English as a first language with the exception of those students who are admitted via the following English admission pathway:
• Satisfactory completion within the past five years (from Canada [excluding Quebec], New Zealand, Australia, Republic of Ireland, United States or United Kingdom) of senior secondary or accredited higher education sector studies of at least two years (full-time equivalent).
• The Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) requires graduating teachers to have evidence of English language requirements as stated above to demonstrate their English language proficiency prior to registration.

Personal Suitability Requirements

Key competencies for teaching

Applicants to initial teacher education courses must demonstrate that they possess key competencies that have been identified by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) as those attributes and motivations that are common to effective teachers. To do this, applicants must complete an online questionnaire and to provide a personal statement that addresses two categories.

The online questionnaire allows you to demonstrate your motivation for, and understanding of, the course you are applying for and the teaching profession. You will be asked to rank a series of potentially appropriate statement responses, in order of what you think is most to least important.

For the personal statement, you are to address the following categories by writing two statements of 300-500 words for each category.

Category 1: Interest in Teaching and Children/Young People

Write about your motivation and suitability for teaching, such as

• Who or what has inspired you to become a teacher

• Why is teaching a good career choice

• Why are you interested in teaching children/young people

• What subjects are you interested in teaching and why

• What does being a good teacher mean

• What skills and abilities do you have that will make you a good teacher?

Category 2: Involvement in Personal Learning and Leadership Activities

• Write about your involvement in learning and/or leadership activities that demonstrate capabilities such as

• Willingness to learn

• Conscientiousness

• Resilience

• Interpersonal and communication skills, and

• Organisation and planning skills.

Further information regarding these requirements, and how to complete them as part of your application, is available on the Selection guidelines for initial teacher education courses page on the QTAC website.

If you are applying directly to CHC, as an overseas student or a current CHC student who is transferring from another course, please contact admissions@chc.edu.au for information about how to submit these requirements.

Blue card eligibility

Applicants must be eligible to obtain a Blue Card issued by the Department of Justice and Attorney-General of the Queensland government.

Details regarding the Blue Card system can be found on the Blue Card website.