Qualifications Requirements

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Minimum Prescribed Qualifications for Registration
Approved Australian Teacher Education Programs
Overseas Teaching Qualifications
Applicants who do not meet the Board's Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Prescribed Qualifications for Registration

Pursuant to Section 4(1) of the Teachers Registration and Standards Regulations 2005 the qualifications required for registration as a teacher are as follows:

(a)

an approved teacher education degree, diploma or other qualification awarded on satisfactory completion of a tertiary course of pre-service teacher education in pre-school, primary or secondary education that —

(i)	is of at least 4 years’ full-time duration or part-time equivalent duration; and
(ii)	includes a practical student teaching component undertaken at a school or pre-school; or

(b)

(i)

an approved non-teacher education degree, diploma or other qualification awarded on satisfactory completion of a tertiary course that is of at least 3 years’ full-time duration or part-time equivalent duration; and

(ii)

an approved postgraduate degree, diploma or other qualification awarded on satisfactory completion of a tertiary course of pre-service teacher education in pre-school, primary or secondary education that –

(A)	is of at least 1 year’s full-time duration or part-time equivalent duration; and
(B)	includes a practical student teaching component undertaken at a school or pre-school.

The Teachers Registration Board has determined that under these Regulations, the duration of the practical student teaching component's duration must be at least 45 days.

The Board has determined what is meant by "Tertiary Qualifications", refer to Policy for Qualifications Acceptable for the purposes of registration as a Teacher in South Australia.

Approved Australian Pre-Service Teacher Education Programs

For a list of currently offered approved Australian pre-service teacher education programs, refer to Approved Australian Pre-Service Teacher Education Programs.

Overseas Teaching Qualifications

Applicants who hold overseas teaching qualifications will need to lodge an Application for Assessment of Qualifications to determine whether the minimum prescribed qualifications requirements has been met. Refer to Assessment of Qualifications for more information.

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