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Bachelor of Secondary Education

The University of Notre Dame Australia

CRICOS provider number: 01032F TEQSA provider ID: PRV12170

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About

If your ambition is to teach in a secondary school environment, you will be well-prepared with our four-year Bachelor of Secondary Education degree. It is a well-rounded undergraduate program that combines theory, skill development and plenty of hands-on classroom experience. Working from a rigorous and practical curriculum, you will acquire the academic skills to teach secondary school students. Our degree provides the academic skills you need to support, engage and extend secondary school children by integrating theory and practice.

The Bachelor of Secondary Education prepares you with both the subject area content knowledge that you will teach to students and the skills and experience in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment that will enable you to teach.

Areas of study

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education, academic skills, assessment foundational principles of teaching, curriculum, inclusive education, learning and development, literacy, numeracy and ICT, pedagogy, teaching methods. Plus a choice of teaching areas from Ancient History, Business Studies, Drama, Economics, English, Legal Studies, Mathematics, Modern History, Studies of Religion.

Career opportunities

With the Bachelor of Secondary Education degree, you will have the skills to work in Australia as a secondary school teacher in Catholic, Independent and Government schools in a specialised area of your choice.

Professional recognition

The Bachelor of Secondary Education will be accredited with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA) against the standards set by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL). It will also meet the requirements for graduates to be registered as Teachers in NSW through the Education Standards Authority (NESA).

Practical experience

You will learn from academics who are industry leaders and, through 30 weeks of professional experience placements and internship programs, you will gain real professional experience and make valuable contacts with potential employers.

Fees and charges

Refer to Notre Dame current fee information.

Essential requirements for admission

All applicants must:

Check the special requirements and policies for this course.

Admission criteria

Refer to Notre Dame general admission criteria.

Further information

View all details of this course on the University of Notre Dame website.

ATAR profile

ATAR-based offers only (semester 1, 2021)

2022 data not yet provided by the institution.

Use all ATAR profile data as a guide only; it provides a broad overview of the ATARs and selection ranks of previous Year 12 students admitted into that course. ATARs and selection ranks required for entry in 2020 may be different. If you are unsure about including a course among your preferences, contact the relevant institution.

  1. This ATAR profile table is in line with Commonwealth Government transparency requirements. It is based on offers to recent school leavers (ie completed Year 12 in the last 2 years) who were selected solely or partly on their ATAR. Note that some institutions further differentiate this information on their websites.
  2. The ATAR values exclude any adjustment factors.
  3. The selection ranks include the ATAR and any adjustment factors.

Abbreviations

– = data is not available.
<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria

Student profile

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