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Pursuing Honours provides an advanced qualification that distinguishes you from peers and enhances job prospects through your capacity for practitioner research.
The Honours program delivers concentrated learning that's accessible to everyone, including you, without extending your degree duration. You'll cultivate vital planning, analytical, and problem-solving competencies crucial for modern educators.
This program specializes exclusively in primary education, featuring tailored courses aligned with your interests. Its industry-aligned curriculum emphasizes hands-on learning, preparing you thoroughly for a teaching career. Practical experience starts within the first semester, offering early exposure to real classroom environments.
Work-integrated learning forms a core component, with 100 days of primary school placements integrated throughout your studies. These practical sessions build essential skills, confidence, and professional connections for your future career.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours) enjoy diverse career pathways beyond traditional teaching roles, with potential employers including:
business organizations
state education departments
Catholic Education South Australia (CESA)
the Association of Independent Schools of South Australia (AISSA)
This program fulfills all requirements set by the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia and meets national standards for initial teacher education accreditation across Australia.
Applicants are required to meet one of the following criteria with a competitive result, and demonstrate that they fulfil any prerequisite requirements and essential requirements for admission:
Recent secondary education:
Meet any prerequisite requirements with a minimum grade of C- or equivalent and
Complete secondary qualifications equivalent to SACE, or
Complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum score of 24 points
or
Higher education study
Complete or partly complete a recognized higher education program at a recognized higher education institution
or
Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Complete an award from a registered training organisation at Diploma level or above
or
Work and life experience
Hold completed secondary qualifications equivalent to SACE obtained more than 2 years in the past
English language requirements:
IELTS score of 7.0; TOEFL iBT score of 94 with no band less than 22; TOEFL paper-based test (PBT) score of 600 with TWE of 5.0; Cambridge CAE/CPE score of 186; Pearson's test of English (Academic) (PTE) score of 65 with no communicative score less than 65; CELUSA score of AE6.