Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)
University of Newcastle - Newcastle - Callaghan
Overview
Teachers and education professionals have the power to support children’s growth, influence lives and shape young minds. The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) leads to a rewarding career to work with children in:
- preschool and early childhood (birth – 5 years)
- primary school (Kindergarten – Year 6).
You will be prepared to work with diverse families and children in early childcare centres, preschools, and primary school classrooms.
Students entering education programs must meet any additional requirements as determined by the NSW Education Standards Authority and Australian Government teacher education policy. Our education degrees are accredited with the NSW Education Standards Authority and Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority. Refer to Your accreditation on the NSW Education Standards Authority website.
Our programs are designed with pathways to cater for students from a variety of educational backgrounds, including applicants who have met the NSW Education Standards Authority requirement of three HSC Band 5s (including one in English). For those applicants who may not have met the NSW Education Standards Authority requirement on entry, and who otherwise meet the University of Newcastle academic entry requirements, there are pathways which enable you to meet the teacher education milestone by the completion of the first year of study (80 units) in the program. For further information, refer to Admission into teacher education degrees on the University of Newcastle website.
Visit the AITSL website for further information on current Australian Government teacher education policy.
Majors
Areas of study
Indigenous education, diversity, and inclusion, children’s learning, and growth across the span of birth to 12 years, play based learning, curriculum and pedagogy in K-6, early childhood education, early childhood special education, ethics and professional codes of conduct, families and society, foundation of primary education, language and mathematical learning, policies and issues, primary school teaching, programming and planning for children aged 0-5 years, leadership and advocacy, psychology of learning and teaching.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Early childhood teacher, early childhood centre director, primary school teacher, community educator, educational researcher, curriculum developer.
ATAR & Selection Rank
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 88.7 | 90.7 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 71.13 | 76.2 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 56.2 | 66.05 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of Newcastle website for admission criteria information.
This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.
University
University of Newcastle
Campus
Newcastle - Callaghan
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Education
Indicative ATAR
56.20
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 4 years, Part-time: Available
Course Link
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- State
- NSW
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 147
- Campuses
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Central Coast - Ourimbah Gosford Newcastle - Callaghan Newcastle City Precinct Port Macquarie Sydney
Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at University of Newcastle. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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