Bachelor of Education (Primary)

UWA's Bachelor of Education (Primary) is a four-year AITSL-accredited degree mapped to TRBWA registration for Pre-Primary to Year 6 teaching. Year one covers child development, foundations of literacy and numeracy, education theory, Indigenous education with WA-specific content (Noongar perspectives), and the first observation placement (around 20 days).

Year two layers curriculum and pedagogy across the eight WA Curriculum learning areas (English, Mathematics, Science, HASS, the Arts, Technologies, Health and Physical Education, Languages), classroom management, inclusive education and the second placement block (around 25 to 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 30 to 40 days). Year four runs the internship-style final placement (around 60 days under near-full teaching load), the literacy and numeracy test (LANTITE), and a teaching specialisation. Total supervised professional experience exceeds 80 days, as required for AITSL accreditation.

AITSL and TRBWA require a minimum 80 supervised teaching days across the four-year primary degree, broken into block placements of increasing length and responsibility. UWA places students across Department of Education WA public schools (metro and regional), Catholic Education WA schools, independent schools across AISWA, and remote schools in the Pilbara and Kimberley for those opting in to country placements. Final-year internship runs as a near-full teaching load under a supervising teacher. Before placement starts students must complete the WA Working with Children Check, TRBWA student registration, child protection training and the LANTITE literacy and numeracy test. Rural placement support runs through TRBWA, Department of Education WA Country Teaching Program and university hardship grants.

Graduates apply for provisional teacher registration via TRBWA and start as classroom teachers in WA public, Catholic or independent schools. Permanent Department of Education WA positions go through the centralised recruitment system, with incentives (rural and remote allowance, GROH housing) for graduates accepting placements in the Pilbara, Kimberley, Goldfields, Mid West and other regional WA postings. Postgraduate pathways include Master of Education (Special Educational Needs, Leadership, TESOL), Master of Educational Leadership and the Master of Teaching (Secondary) for K-12 versatility. Higher accreditation levels (Highly Accomplished, Lead Teacher) require evidence-based portfolio submissions to AITSL.