Teachers' Aides. School Learning Support Officers. Aboriginal Education Officers. Education Assistants.
Take your next step and become a qualified teacher in less than three years with our Aspire to Teach Program.
Our Aspire to Teach program offers you everything you need to become a highly-skilled, classroom-ready teacher.
Round two applications are open now and close 12th September 2025.
You can check out our FAQs to find out everything you need to know about the program.
To apply for the Aspire to Teach Program scholarship, you'll need to meet course entry requirements as well as be currently working in a school support staff role in one of the following:
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"As a principal, I’ve seen our School Learning Support Officer thrive thanks to the university's supportive program. It enables them to balance studies with work, applying newfound skills to benefit our students daily and learn watching professionals every day to add to their skills and knowledge. The program’s flexibility and practical focus foster professional growth, enhancing their contribution to our school community. I highly recommend it for advancing SLSOs."
Annie Munroe
Principal, Orana Heights Public School, Dubbo.
This depends on your previous qualifications and what teaching areas you would like to specialise in while you study. Have a bachelor’s degree (in any area)? You can study our two-year master's of teaching* – with a focus on either primary or secondary. Or, if you’ve partially completed any courses, and receive credit when you commence your master's of teaching, you can use the Bachelor of Educational Studies as a pathway to either of the above-mentioned courses.
Our Bachelor of Educational Studies can be completed in three years of full-time study. But good news! If you’re eligible, you can get 64 credit points toward the course. This is equivalent to eight subjects, or one year of full-time study – meaning you can finish the course in just two years (full-time). After graduation, you can then complete a one-year master's of teaching*.
*These courses are completely online except for some on-campus intensive subjects and professional experience placement requirements. Two years is the full-time equivalent.
A full-time study load is typically eight subjects per year of study, which you’ll complete over two or three sessions. The course can also be undertaken part-time, which is four or six subjects a year over two or three sessions.
Yes, participants are required to be currently employed in a school support role to participate in the program. This includes Teachers' Aides, School Learning Support Officers, Aboriginal Education Officers, and Education Assistants.
This depends on your previous qualifications.
The 64-point (eight subjects) credit package is awarded for completing:
Plus, any previously completed university subjects can be assessed for further credit.
Yes, to be eligible for our program, you must be working in an Eligible Placement School in New South Wales, Tasmania, or the Northern Territory.
You can complete all your studies online, except for the professional experience placement requirements and any subjects with compulsory intensive schools.
Remember: you're always welcome to attend any campus in person. Our campus facilities are available to use, even if you study online.
There are very few intensive schools for subjects in either of the primary or secondary degree pathways. But whether or not you'll need to attend is based on the subjects you choose and the Key Learning Area/Teaching Area you are specialising in. You must attend an intensive school if it's required by your subjects (exemptions apply for eligible students).
Each subject is different. For example, some science subjects, like Chemical Fundamentals (CHM108), might require you to complete an intensive school, which takes four days. But, you could complete your studies in Primary Science without needing to do an intensive school – it all depends on the subjects you choose. If you specialise in Creative Arts; English; Human Society and Its Environment; Mathematics; or Personal Development, Health and Physical Education, you can study completely online.
Remember: you’re always welcome to attend any campus in person. Our campus facilities are available to use, even if you study online.
This grant activity received grant funding from the Australian Government.
