41/2 years Full time or 9 years Part time
This diploma allows successful students to transition into the Bachelor of Education by providing the prerequisite knowledge and skills required to meet entry requirements. Upon successful completion of the diploma, graduates will enter the degree with credit into Secondary Education. Students develop critical and reflective thinking skills in order to understand the complexities of what it means to be a teacher in today’s world. Upon successful completion of the diploma, graduates enter the degree with credit. Completing the Bachelor of Education students meet the national accreditation requirements of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. You’ll learn the knowledge and skills to teach students through Years 7 to 12 and can choose to undertake studies in two teaching areas, or one teaching area and the Learning Support major, (conditions apply to some teaching area combinations). For more information, visit listings for Diploma of Educational Studies at Griffith College and Bachelor of Education at Griffith University.
Griffith College
Subject to satisfactory completion of the Diploma of Educational Studies, students are eligible for 60 credit points into the Bachelor of Education at Griffith University. Contact Griffith College for more details.
Bachelor of Education (Secondary Education): Biology; Chemistry; Design technology; Digital technologies; Drama; English; Food and nutrition; Geography; Health and physical education; History; Mathematics; Physics; Psychology; Visual arts.
Fees for the Diploma programs are subject to change each year. Please refer to Griffith College tuition fees published for each program and can be found at https://www.griffithcollege.edu.au/study-options/. To calculate your degree fees use the Fee Calculator at http://www.griffith.edu.au/students/enrolment-timetables-fees/paying-your-fees
A suitability card is required; refer to institution. Students undertaking an initial teacher education program will need to successfully complete the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE) to graduate from the bachelor program. Students are permitted three test attempts in total for each component. If students fail three test attempts for each component, they will not be able to graduate.
Applicant must have completed Year 12 or equivalent
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
As this is a new course, Semester 1, 2025 information is not available.
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
As this is a new course, Semester 1, 2025 information is not available.
Be prepared for a career as a teacher in the public or private sector, leading to senior positions such as a head of curriculum, or roles with central school administration such as policy adviser or curriculum officer or principal. Graduates may also work in training settings in industry and government, outdoor education, adult literacy, libraries, educational research, education policy, or consultancy.
The Bachelor of Education is accredited by the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT).