Benefits of a teaching career

Teaching is a career like no other. If you are ready to teach and make a difference in a NSW public school, visit UAC to make teaching your number one preference.

A career that moves

• Find casual, temporary and permanent employment anywhere in the state or world
• Explore a career in rural or remote NSW with additional benefits and incentives
• Enjoy teaching across a wide variety of roles and settings

Mentoring and support

• Be supported while you study with a future teacher scholarship
• Receive beginning teacher support funding in your first two years of teaching
• Enjoy generous leave provisions

Benefits you and others

• Develop a range of transferable skills
• Benefit from access to training and development programs
• Countless leadership progression opportunities
• Make a difference in the community

Financial benefits

• $95,490 starting salary package as a new graduate
• Up to $145,985 annual salary package as an experienced teacher
• New 7-step salary scale, making NSW public school teachers among the highest paid in the nation

Get paid to study

Explore a range of scholarship programs for future teachers

Visit the Teach NSW website to subscribe and be notified when applications will open in 2024.

Successful applicants will receive a range of benefits and incentives, including financial support while studying and a permanent teaching position in a NSW public school on successful completion of studies. Find out which program is right for you and visit the Teach NSW website to apply.

Learn more about teaching in a NSW public school from current teacher, Amy

If you’re a Year 12 student interested in becoming a teacher in a NSW public school, here are the steps you need to take:

Step 1: Get ready to study

Teacher education courses vary and are structured and delivered in different ways. The course(s) you choose will depend on the type of teacher you wish to become, the course entry requirements and the delivery mode offered, such as full-time, part-time, on-campus or distance education. Your careers adviser will be able to assist in finding the right course for you.

Tip: Becoming a qualified teacher in a high-demand subject area can increase your chances of gaining employment in NSW public schools.

Step 2: Apply for an accredited teaching course and complete your HSC

Apply for admission to your preferred initial teacher education course(s) through UAC.

Aim to achieve three Band 5s (including one in English) and a Band 4 in mathematics to ensure you meet admission requirements.

There may be additional subject prerequisites depending on the university you complete your initial teacher education degree within.

Visit the NESA website for more information on prerequisites and entry pathways.

Step 3: Apply for a Future Teacher Scholarship and complete your teaching degree

Make the most of your studies by applying for a Future Teacher Scholarship. Scholarship applications open annually and initial teacher education students can apply for a scholarship at any point throughout their studies.

Step 4: Start teaching

In the final year of your studies, you will be required to apply for approval to teach in NSW public schools and gain accreditation with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).

This will allow you to commence teaching casually whilst you complete the final year of your studies.

Following graduation, you can apply for advertised teaching positions in NSW public schools, or be appointed to a permanent teaching position if you are a scholarship recipient.