Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
University of New South Wales - Sydney - Kensington
Overview
This degree is designed for students who want to pursue a career in secondary-school teaching. You will develop excellent classroom competency skills with up to 80 days in supervised teaching in at least two secondary-school contexts. The Bachelor of Education (Secondary) is only offered as a double degree, which means our graduates also benefit from further career opportunities in complementary professions.
NSW teacher education students are required to pass the Literacy and Numeracy Test prior to starting their professional experience placements.
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ATAR Profile: Some UNSW offers were issued based on the UNSW Gateway Early Conditional Offer Scheme with a lower ATAR entry requirement. Refer to the Admissions Information for a complete ATAR profile by degree.
Majors
Areas of study
For Bachelor of Arts: Education and teaching studies plus two teaching areas from drama, English (double or single method), English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D), geography, history (ancient history, modern history) (double or single method), Indigenous studies, languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Spanish), legal studies, music studies, society and culture. For Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Economics: Education plus business studies, economics. For Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Design: Education plus music, graphics and multimedia technology, visual arts. For Bachelor of Science: Education and teaching studies plus one of biological sciences, science chemistry, earth and environmental science, investigating science, mathematics, physics.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Teachers in government or non-government schools, policy and curriculum development, leadership or supervisory roles within schools.
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 | 99.25 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 87.08 | 92 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 69.2 | 80.2 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of New South Wales website for admission criteria information.
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University
University of New South Wales
Campus
Sydney - Kensington
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Science
Indicative ATAR
69.20
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 4 years
Course Link
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- State
- NSW
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 124
- Campuses
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Canberra at ADFA Sydney - Kensington Sydney - Kensington/Online Sydney - Paddington
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