Master of Teaching (Secondary)

Transform your outlook and accelerate your career opportunities with a Master of Teaching (Secondary) degree. Graduate ready to design and implement engaging, creative and flexible learning experiences to inspire and positively influence the lives of young people.

Delivered with the latest research-informed pedagogy, your professional journey to becoming a graduate teacher is guided by highly experienced mentor teachers in a range of educational contexts. You will gain a theoretical understanding and deep knowledge of how students learn and participate in real-world practical experience in the classroom with professional placements.

Whether you are looking for a complete career change or are a recent graduate, your undergraduate degree will form the foundations for your specialist teaching areas in this course. This course will prepare you to teach in one or two specialist teaching areas, depending on your undergraduate degree and campus of study.

The following senior secondary level teaching areas are available (with some variations from state to state): accounting, business studies, biology, chemistry, design and technologies, drama, earth and environmental studies, economics, English, geography, health, history, ICT and digital technology, language, legal studies, mathematics, music, outdoor education, physical education, physics, religious education, society and culture, TESOL, visual arts.

The below only applies to DOMESTIC STUDENTS:

All Points to Teaching (APTT) scholarship

The All Points to Teaching (APTT) program is a unique employment-based initiative where participants undertake a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate degree in secondary education, whilst being located in, and working at schools within one of seven Cluster Hubs in geographic areas across Queensland and New South Wales. Learn more about eligibility and how to apply at the All Points to Teaching (APTT) website.

Note: Where applicable, your enrolment will be moved to Online, if you successfully secure a scholarship.

Turn to Teaching Internship Program - Queensland

We are proud to partner with the Queensland Government Department of Education to offer Queensland applicants additional support to study this degree through the Turn to Teaching Program .

Successful applicants will receive a $20,000 scholarship, a paid internship and an offer of a permanent teaching position on graduation. Applications for 2025 are now closed. To register your interest for 2026 applications visit the Teach Queensland website.

Master of Teaching (Secondary) (Internship) – Victoria

ACU is partnering with the Victorian Government Department of Education to provide you with an innovative approach to graduate teacher education. The Teach Tomorrow program prepares you to meet the growing need for specialist teachers in secondary schools across Victoria. This course offers aspiring educators who hold a bachelor degree the opportunity to gain paid employment in a range of eligible schools while fast-tracking your studies.

Successful applicants will receive a $15,000 scholarship in your first year of study and then a paid internship in a secondary school while you complete your studies. The program aims to attract applicants who want to train to teach in a priority subject area in outer-metro, rural and regional schools. More information

Master of Teaching (Secondary)(Leading Learning) – Teach For Australia (TFA)

Working in partnership with not-for-profit organisation Teach For Australia (TFA) to develop the next generation of educators fighting educational inequity. TFA’s Leadership Development Program is a scholarship that sponsors students who are committed to teaching in communities facing disadvantage. Successful candidates start teaching at .8 from day one and receive a salary while undertaking their Master of Teaching.

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Our graduates have pursued careers in:

• government, independent and Catholic Schools
• government, private, and not-for-profit organisations
• education, training, and research
• education consultancy
• adult learning
• community and advocacy agencies
• youth agencies