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Subject Content Requirements (abridged)

For primary teaching or secondary teaching

If you have a bachelor degree or are currently undertaking a degree, your studies need to meet specific prerequisites for admission to a graduate entry initial teacher education program.

Applying for admission to a graduate entry teaching program

When you apply for admission to a graduate entry initial teacher education program your undergraduate study (and appropriate postgraduate study) will be assessed by the teacher education institution based on the Subject Content Requirements.

These are found in:

  Subject Content Requirements Primary and Secondary Teaching NSW (abridged) - Mar 2009 - 79 KB

  Summary of Subject Content Requirements for Primary Teaching - Mar 2009 - 34 KB

  Summary of Subject Content Requirements for Secondary Teaching - Mar 2009 - 59 KB  

Note: the NSW Institute of Teachers is NOT responsible for making this assessment.

If you wish to do a self-assessment of your studies, prior to formal assessment by a teacher education institution, use the proforma below:

  SCR - Proforma for Assessment of Transcript - June 2008 - 9 KB   (PDF)

  SCR - Proforma for Assessment of Transcript - June 2008 - 56 KB  (Word Doc)

Updated 21/4/09