Bachelor of Education Primary
at Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory.
A four-year primary teaching degree at CDU's Danala precinct in Darwin and online. CDU publishes no lowest selection rank for it; the minimum entry requirement is an ATAR of 60 with the NTCET or equivalent. No Year 12 prerequisites.
Lowest selection rank
CDU has not published a lowest selection rank for this course for recent intakes. That usually means too few ATAR-based offers were made to report one, or that selection also uses a portfolio, audition, interview or other criteria. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
No formal Year 12 subject prerequisites; assumed knowledge may still apply.
What you will study
Students learn the school curriculum and contemporary issues in education such as inclusivity, child and adolescent development, classroom management and student wellbeing, the teaching-learning relationship, and First Nations education theory and practice.
Placement and industry experience
Supervised professional experience placements in schools are a required part of initial teacher education.
Career outcomes
- Graduates work as primary teachers in government, Catholic and independent schools after registration with the relevant state teacher regulator.
- Common destinations include classroom teaching from Foundation to Year 6, leading-teacher roles and curriculum coordination.
- Many alumni progress into deputy and principal positions, departmental policy roles or specialist literacy and numeracy support.
Typical first jobs
- Primary classroom teacher (NT Department of Education)
- Catholic Education NT primary teacher
- Remote-community classroom teacher
- Early-career teacher in independent NT schools
- Relief teacher in Darwin and Palmerston schools
- Curriculum support or literacy intervention teacher
After graduation
Graduates can apply for teacher registration and teach in primary schools in the Northern Territory and elsewhere in Australia.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- You want to teach in NT, remote or Indigenous education contexts
- You can manage repeated school placements and rural travel
- You are organised, patient and able to take supervisor feedback
- You enjoy mixing online theory with hands-on classroom work
- You are committed to literacy, numeracy and inclusive education
It is probably not for you if
- You dislike public-facing work or working with children all day
- You want a research-only or fully theoretical degree
- You cannot complete the required LANTITE literacy and numeracy tests
- You are not prepared to travel for remote or regional placements
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Charles Darwin University website and on SATAC before applying.