Primary teaching

Deakin is the only university in Australia to embed the Berry Street Education Model into all our initial teaching degrees. This means you’ll graduate with practical, trauma-informed strategies and skills to develop safe, healthy and engaging learning environments that build positive relationships and promote academic success.

Our Professional Experience Program gives you real-life teaching experience and study credit for your degree. You'll undertake at least 80 days in undergraduate study of guaranteed placements with some of our 1400 participating schools and 500 early childhood centres and build sought-after skills.

Students in the Bachelor of Education (Primary) can get a wider perspective on teaching by participating in our Global Education Program. Whether you choose to immerse yourself in an Indigenous community or take your teaching skills abroad, the program develops your skills in intercultural education and gives your teaching application a distinct edge.

The Victorian Government has grants of $140 - $420 per day to support pre-service teachers completing a teaching placement in an eligible regional, remote or specialist Victorian government school. The Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) assists eligible students with costs related to mandatory placements.

You’ll have access to specialised teaching spaces like the immersive Nyaal learning precinct in Geelong, a 360-degree theatre. We also have arts spaces and science teaching labs at our Melbourne Burwood Campus.