Bachelor of Primary Education

COURSE ADMISSION CRITERIA

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The Bachelor of Education (Primary) course consists of four teaching and learning strands: Christian Studies, Education Studies, Discipline Studies (including Discipline Content, and Curriculum and Pedagogy) and Professional Experience.

As part of their Discipline Content studies, bachelor in education (primary) students complete a specialisation in English, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics or Science in their teacher education course for primary school teaching.

The Professional Experience Program (PEP) is a primary school-based teaching qualification program in which primary education students complete 80 days of practicum and 30+ days of internship as a school teacher in a primary school, which provides for the number of days of supervised experience required by the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) for registration and helps with career opportunities in primary school education. This teacher work experience consists of 4 PEP blocks, each of 4 weeks in duration, with a full day orientation prior to the block, and an internship block, of at least 6 weeks, with a full day orientation prior to the teacher internship. Primary education students undertake their PEP placements in a range of primary schools with which CHC has established partnerships over many years. These are predominantly Christian primary education schools in south-east Queensland. Students are required to hold a valid Blue Card in order to engage in PEP during their initial teacher education course.

In planning their bachelor of education (primary) courses, students must consult the Teacher Education Courses Guide for information regarding the teaching course rules and requirements, including the bachelor of dedication (primary) unit prerequisite requirements.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

English language proficiency requirements apply to all domestic and overseas applicants for whom English is not their first language. The minimum English language proficiency requirements for entry to the Bachelor of Education (Primary) are as follows:

• A minimum overall band score of 7.5 in IELTS (Academic) with a score of at least 8.0 for Listening and Speaking and a score of at least 7.0 for Reading and Writing;

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• A score of at least 4 in each of the areas of Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing in the ISLPR. The ISLPR test will only be accepted if it has been administered by ISLPR Language Services, Mt Gravatt, Queensland.
• English test results must be no more than two years old.
• The English language proficiency requirements as stated above will apply to all domestic and overseas applicants who do not have English as a first language with the exception of those students who are admitted via the following English admission pathway:
• Satisfactory completion within the past five years (from Canada [excluding Quebec], New Zealand, Australia, Republic of Ireland, United States or United Kingdom) of senior secondary or accredited higher education sector studies of at least two years (full-time equivalent).
• The Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) requires graduating teachers to have evidence of English language requirements as stated above to demonstrate their English language proficiency prior to registration.

Subject Prerequisites

From 2020, applicants are required to have at least a sound achievement in one QCAA General Subject in each category (or an equivalent subject from another jurisdiction):

• English – English, English as an Additional Language (EAL), Literature, English & Literature Extension
• Maths – General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics
• Science – Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Science, Marine Science, Physics, Psychology

It is assumed that students will have completed four (4) semesters of study in each of English, Mathematics and Science.

Personal Suitability Requirements

Key competencies for teaching

Applicants to initial teacher education courses must demonstrate that they possess key competencies that have been identified by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) as those attributes and motivations that are common to effective teachers. To do this, applicants must complete an online questionnaire and to provide a personal statement that addresses two categories.

The online questionnaire allows you to demonstrate your motivation for, and understanding of, the course you are applying for and the teaching profession. You will be asked to rank a series of potentially appropriate statement responses, in order of what you think is most to least important.

For the personal statement, you are to address the following categories by writing two statements of 300-500 words for each category.

All courses at CHC have study costs associated with them, and these are determined by whether you are a domestic student or an international student, and whether you are in a fee-paying place or a Commonwealth supported place.

Different payment options are available, and eligible students can access the Commonwealth government’s HELP scheme to defer the payment of their study costs.

You can see what your school teacher study costs will be by clicking the link below.