Bachelor of Education (Primary)

The UQ Bachelor of Education (Primary) is a four-year AITSL and QCT accredited degree leading to Queensland teacher registration for Prep to Year 6 (P-6). Year one covers child development, foundations of literacy and numeracy, education theory, Indigenous education and the first observation placement (around 20 days). Year two layers curriculum and pedagogy across the eight learning areas of the Australian Curriculum (English, mathematics, science, HASS, the arts, technologies, HPE, languages), classroom management, inclusive education and the second placement block (around 30 days). Year three carries specialist methods in English and mathematics, assessment and reporting, behaviour management, advanced literacy and numeracy pedagogy, plus the third placement (around 40 days). Year four runs the internship-style final placement (around 60 days), the LANTITE (Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education) and a teaching specialisation. Total supervised professional experience is at least 80 days across the degree.

QCT requires at least 80 supervised teaching days across the four-year primary degree, broken into block placements of increasing length and responsibility. UQ places students across Queensland state schools, Catholic schools (Archdiocese of Brisbane and beyond) and independents (AISQ network) primarily in southeast Queensland, with rural and remote placements in regional Queensland. Final-year internship runs as a near-full teaching load under a supervising teacher. Before placement starts students must complete a Queensland Blue Card (Working with Children Check), QCT student registration, child protection training and the LANTITE test. Rural placement support comes through the QCT and Queensland Department of Education Beyond the Range program.

Graduates apply for provisional QCT registration and start as classroom teachers in Queensland state, Catholic or independent schools. Permanent positions with the Queensland Department of Education go through the centralised teacher recruitment system with priority for graduates accepting placements in rural and high-needs schools (Beyond the Range incentive payments apply). Postgraduate pathways include Master of Education (Special Education, TESOL, Leadership), Master of Educational Studies and the Master of Teaching (Secondary) for P-12 versatility. Higher accreditation levels (Highly Accomplished, Lead Teacher) require evidence-based portfolio submissions to QCT and AITSL.