Overview

Inspire and positively influence the lives of the young people who enter your classroom with a challenging and rewarding career in secondary education. Become a teacher who is confident, adaptable, and able to design and implement engaging and flexible learning experiences to meet the needs of your students.

Key Facts

The Bachelor of Arts - Master of Teaching (Secondary) degree from Australian Catholic University (ACU) provides you with an innovative pathway into becoming a secondary school teacher with two specialist teaching areas.

By studying this double degree, you will deepen your disciplinary knowledge by completing a Bachelor of Arts alongside an initial teacher education qualification at the postgraduate level. You will have the option of completing your secondary teacher accreditation requirements for:

two major teaching areas, or
one major and up to two minor teaching areas, or
one major and one minor teaching area, together with accreditation to teach religious education in Catholic schools.

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Careers

Our graduates have pursued careers in:

secondary school education
community centre education
private colleges
advocacy
policy development.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Understanding Learning and Teaching

Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students

Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic

Community Engagement: Placement

Big Ideas: Social Enterprise and Innovation

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-02-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-02-07 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-07-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-03-11 00:00:00

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Midyear (Semester 2) intake: to be advised

Language

English

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia
Sydney, Australia

Disciplines

Liberal Arts Teaching Secondary Education View 82 other Bachelors in Secondary Education in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

CRICOS : 00004G
If you’re currently completing Year 12 you may be eligible for adjustment factors that can boost your rank and help you get into your desired course.

Adjustment factors may be applied to your TAC application if you study particular subjects, attend schools geographically close to our campuses or in certain regional areas, apply as an elite athlete or performer or meet certain other criteria.

There are essential components of a course or unit that demonstrate the capabilities, knowledge and skills to achieve the core learning outcomes of that course or unit. You will need to be able to meet these inherent requirements to complete your course.
Test of English as a Foreign Language - Academic (TOEFL): No score less than 24 in reading, 27 in writing, 28 in listening and 26 in speaking

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Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Starting from €0.53/day, free cancellation any time.

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Tuition Fee

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International

28728 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 28728 AUD per year during 48 months.
National

16024 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16024 AUD per year during 48 months.

The national tuition is Commonwealth supported

Living costs for Melbourne

1501 - 2659 AUD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

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Academic requirements

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Tuition Fee

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Living costs for Melbourne

Funding

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