In this program you’ll learn the skills and knowledge required to teach early childhood and primary schooling. The course offers specialisations in Mathematics and English. You’ll complete 91 days of placement throughout the course to put into practice the leadership and management skills you’ll learn in your studies. Upon graduating, you’ll be eligible for employment in a range of Early Childhood and Primary settings, including children’s centres, kindergartens, preschools and early learning centres, as well as government, Catholic and independent primary schools in Australia.

1)CASPer Test All applicants (both standard entry and non-year 12 entry) must sit the CASPer test. CASPer is a non-academic online test designed to assess an applicant's personal and professional attributes. Please note Swinburne will consider CASPer test results taken within the past year. It is an Australian Government accreditation requirement that all initial teacher education courses include non-academic selection criteria. To ensure you don’t miss the CASPer test deadlines, find out more about the test or register for your sitting. Current Year 12 students, please refer to the VTAC website for deadlines. Admission to this course will consider both academic and non-academic results. 2) Satisfactory completion of one of the following: Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 70%, all skills 65% minimum IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0 TOEFL iBT (internet-based) minimum score of 79 with a reading band no less than 18 and writing band no less than 20 Pearson (PTE) minimum score of 58 (no communicative skills less than 50) any other equivalent assessment of English language proficiency.