Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)

Want to keep your teaching opportunities wide open? With this course you’ll gain the skills and knowledge to be a confident teacher in a range of settings including kindergartens and primary schools.

You’ll explore a range of curriculum areas and learn about different approaches to education including play-based learning and nature pedagogy. There are opportunities to reflect on your teaching and learn how to use your unique skills for the benefit of your students. You can choose your entry point and tailor your studies to finish in three to four years, depending on previous qualifications.

You will undertake 120 days of supervised teaching placement across early childhood and primary settings giving you the opportunity to work with children with diverse abilities, backgrounds, ages and needs.

At Federation University, the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) is a compulsory requirement of your teaching course. It is also a requirement for teacher registration. Find out more here.

Academic entry requirements

Successful completion of Australian Year 12 with minimum study scores of 25 in units 3 and 4 English or 30 for English as an Alternative Language or Dialect and Units 1 and 2 of Mathematics; or overseas equivalent.

English language requirements

IELTS score: Speaking 7.5, Listening 7.5, Reading 6.5, and Writing 6.5.

Extra requirements

Essential requirements for selection and application

CASPer
All applicants must sit the CASPer assessment. CASPer is a requirement for many of the initial teacher training courses in Victoria. It is a non-cognitive online test designed to assess an applicant's personal and professional attributes. To register for your sitting or for further information about the assessment, visit https://takecasper.com/. Don't miss the deadlines for each offer round; check the dates here.

Essential requirements for enrolment and graduation

Literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education
Prior to graduation, students will be required to demonstrate they have achieved approved benchmarks in literacy and numeracy as demonstrated through the Literacy and Numeracy Test in Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) before undertaking their final professional experience placement.

Working with children check
Applicants will be required to hold a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check prior to undertaking professional placements.

Police record check
Applicants will be required to hold a valid National Police Record Check for professional placements.

ATAR

Guaranteed ATAR: 70:00

Lowest adjusted ATAR: 70.00

Applicable to onshore international students applying for undergraduate/bachelor degree programs only.

Federation University accepts a variety of English language tests as proof of English proficiency. English proficiency assessment should be made using an external English test (Academic IELTS or equivalent) with the results determining whether the student can enter into our programs directly or via an appropriate English program.

From 1 July 2016 direct entry without an external English test will be only permitted when student meets the English exemption requirements described on the Federation English language requirements page as per the Simplified Student Visa Framework’s English requirements.

Early childhood educator
Kindergarten teacher 
Preschool teacher 
Primary teacher
Early Childhood Centre Director
PreSchool Field Officer
Educational Leader

Early childhood educator

Kindergarten teacher

Preschool teacher

Primary teacher

Entry requirements vary from program to program, but generally require completion of an Australian bachelor degree, or overseas equivalent, with specified minimum grades (or marks) in relevant subjects. A period of work experience, following graduation, may also be required for some programs. For information on the entry requirements for your chosen program, please refer to our International Program Guide or our Course Finder.