Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)

The Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) from Charles Sturt University is for those who already hold an undergraduate degree, and provides a further teaching qualification in two years of full-time, or equivalent, study. This education degree prepares you to teach children aged five to 12, helping them develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions to provide the best possible start in life.

A selection of subjects are offered in Session 3 to either accelerate the completion of your degree or spread your study commitments across the year, adding further flexibility in achieving your qualification.

Primary school teachers are qualified to teach all of the primary curriculum areas (also referred to as the Key Learning Areas or KLAs), and are required to have extended knowledge of one of these curriculum areas (which is determined in the application process which is detailed below).

Applicants for the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) must meet the following admission requirements:
 

1. A completed Bachelor’s Degree
2. Successful completion of acceptable undergraduate and or/postgraduate study that is equivalent to one year of study (1.0 Equivalent Full Time Study Load - EFTSL), usually equating to eight subjects, that fall under one or more of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) primary curriculum KLAs.
3. To ensure applicants have an extended depth of knowledge in one curriculum KLA, a minimum of four of the eight subjects must be within one of the following seven primary curriculum KLAs:

• English*
• Mathematics *
• Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS/HSIE)
• Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE)
• Creative Arts (Music, Drama, Dance & Visual Arts)
• Science and Technology*
• Languages*

The program for which the applicant will be eligible for entry is therefore based on the applicant’s previous study in the respective primary curriculum KLA.

Charles Sturt takes a holistic approach to understand each applicant’s potential for academic success. Each student is assessed on a range of factors including academic readiness, previous study, work and life experience, motivation to succeed, and an awareness of the demands of tertiary study.

Applicants who do not fully meet these requirements may be offered a place in the Bachelor of Educational Studies course.  This will enable completion of the required KLA subjects to meet entry requirements and permit re-application to the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary).

Upon entry to the course, a standard credit package will be given based on the extent to which the student's undergraduate and/or postgraduate study meets the requirements of NESA for prior discipline and curriculum method study. Refer to the Credit and Pathways information for further details.

NOTE* All Students will graduate the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) degree with an AITSL ‘primary specialisation’, referred to in this course as the Extended Primary Curriculum Area. In additional to this, NESA have developed additional criteria for students to voluntarily complete a ‘primary specialisation’ in areas of high demand in NSW (see the NESA website for more detail). Students can elect to complete additional subjects to graduate with a NESA recognised ‘Primary Specialisation’ in English, Mathematics, Science and Technology or Languages. Students wishing to pursue a NESA Recognised Extended Primary Curriculum Area should make contact as early as possible in the course.

English Language Proficiency Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements.

Refer to https://study.csu.edu.au/international/apply/course-entry/english-language-requirements

This will apply to both domestic and international applicants. Offer may be conditional on ELP but applicants will be required to provide evidence of meeting these requirements before the start of studies.

• A minimum overall Academic IELTS score of 7.5 (with no score below 7 in reading and writing, and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening) or a qualification deemed equivalent. Testing results must be obtained within two years from the date of your application for admission.
  OR
• Completing a TOEFL IBT with an overall score of 102 (with a score of 23 or above in reading and writing, and a score of no less than 27 for speaking and listening). Testing results must be within two years from the date of your application for admissions.
  OR
•  International Second Language Proficiency Rating (ISLPR) with a score of Level 4 in all four skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing, undertaken at approved testing sites where the assessment is teacher focused. Testing results must be within two years from the date of your application for admissions.
  OR
• Were born in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, USA, United Kingdom or South Africa and have completed at least one qualification in one of those countries and the language in which the qualification was undertaken was English.
  OR
• If you were not born in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, USA, United Kingdom or South Africa but have completed senior secondary study or at least a diploma in one of these countries and the language in which the qualification was undertaken was English.

1. providing evidence of having completed a sufficient standard of study in English
2. have obtained an Academic IELTS within the last 2 years with:
   1. a minimum overall score of 6
   2. no individual score below 5.5
3. obtaining a qualification deemed to be equivalent to Academic IELTS (and its minimum scores) by Charles Sturt.

Your Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) will qualify you for a range of exciting and rewarding employment opportunities.

• Work in public and private schools

  Primary school teachers work professionally as classroom teachers, executive teachers, principals and assistant principals.

• Impact lives

  Become a teacher who makes a real difference to the lives of young people in Australia. Explore your passion for education in an ever-changing world and provide children with a learning experience that will see them develop and take form as tomorrow’s leaders.

• Want to see the world?

  Teaching qualifications can lead to employment in a variety of settings around the globe.

Step 1: Choose a course

Step 2: Prepare

Step 3: Where to apply

Step 4: Accept your offer