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Teaching in NSW

Overview

From 1 October 2004 all people wishing to start teaching in a primary school or a secondary school in New South Wales are required to be accredited.

The Institute is responsible for recognition of teachers’ professional capacity against Professional Teaching Standards.

This site provides access to the following:


Information for potential teachers - information on becoming a teacher in NSW schools. This is useful for graduates, undergraduates and interested school students.

NSW Graduate Teachers  – information on the eligibility requirements for accreditation as a teacher in NSW schools.

Interstate teachers  - information on recognition arrangements and links to interstate institutes for recognised interstate initial teacher education programs.

Overseas-trained teachers  - information on the recognition and proof of teaching qualifications.

Subject content requirements (abridged)  - information on requirements for provisional accreditation to teach in primary or secondary schools in New South Wales (abridged version).

Approved Programs (abridged) - information on initial teacher education programs currently and recently offered in NSW and the ACT

English language requirements - information on the requirements for English proficiency for teachers