Help lay the foundations for our future leaders to thrive with an early childhood education degree with the latest tools, frameworks, innovations, alongside on-the-job classroom experience.

With an early childhood teaching qualification, you’ll learn the skills to effectively engage with children while creating and implementing a curriculum to develop their young minds.

A primary school teaching course will teach you the theory and put it into practice through workplace experience. Continually innovate as a kindergarten or primary school teacher, implementing new education methods.

Browse our courses to find detailed course information, application dates, entry requirements, fees, subjects, ATAR calculator and more. 

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    How to become a teacher

    As a teacher, you have the opportunity to shape the minds of the next generation of Australians — making it an extremely rewarding career path. Learn how to become a teacher and succeed in the education industry.

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  • "As an international student, I chose a university that has an inclusive culture, delivers consistent quality teaching and offers exceptional educational and technological facilities. For years, it’s been my passion to help children thrive through education. Studying at Swinburne is helping me achieve my goal of becoming a kindergarten teacher."

    Winchell , Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood

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