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Facilitate learning, transform lives and inspire futures by pursuing study in education.

Empower the next generation of thinkers and doers, challenge yourself alongside highly experienced academics and researchers, and advance your career with our unique courses, specialisations and education pathways leading into the classroom and beyond.


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Our newly introduced courses 

Explore our unique undergraduate courses designed with the current teaching climate and heightened job demand in mind. We offer an advanced level undergraduate teaching course, as well as bespoke combined courses to qualify you to teach secondary students in just four years.

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Professional practice at UWA

We work closely with our network of partner schools to place you in a variety of school settings throughout your studies, ensuring you get the most from these valuable experiences. Teachers from our partner schools also contribute to teaching at the university, creating strong, real-world connections between theory and practice. All of our teaching courses provide more in-school experience than is required by the TRBWA, and we pride ourselves  on our high volume of students who are placed in their preferred schools for professional practice.

Paid mentorship opportunities

Gain extra classroom experience through the Professional Immersion Program for Educators (PIPE), offered in partnership with AngliSchools to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Honours). Students have the opportunity to work in a school with a dedicated mentor teacher, in addition to the professional practice days required for your course.



Top five reasons to study Education at UWA

 

  1. Top university in WA, and top 10 in Australia for Teaching in Education (Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2024)

2. Our new four year bachelor’s degree in primary teaching is the only education honours degree in WA 

3. Benefit from our strong industry connections through scholarships, volunteering programs, professional development workshops and more

4. Study within a close-knit cohort and form lifelong personal and professional networks

5. Gain a competitive edge in your career with professional practice placements

 

Where our graduates go

"My career at East Victoria Park Primary School (EVPPS), a small, inner-city primary school, was made possible by UWA. As a result of UWA placing me at EVPPS for my final practicum, I was able to secure a full-time position the following year. Over the course of my teaching career there, I have assumed key leadership roles in school development processes and initiatives."

"I also play a key role in my school literacy team and continually enhance the technological capacity of staff through my involvement in the technology team. My studies of literacy, ICT and cross-curriculum priorities at UWA provided me with the necessary knowledge and skills to pursue these tremendous teaching and leadership opportunities, thereby accelerating my professional career."
Bianca Matthews
Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Teaching
Teacher at East Victoria Park Primary School

Undergraduate courses

To find out more about our range of undergraduate courses, visit Our courses explained.

Postgraduate courses

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