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Bachelor of Education Secondary (Environmental Science)

Charles Darwin University · Education and Community Precinct

Bachelor degree · 4 years · On campus or online

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Can I get in?

Lowest ATAR
52.95
before adjustments
Lowest rank
61.90
ATAR + adjustments
  • Lowest rank is the figure to compare yourself with. If you have no adjustments, your ATAR is your rank; if you have some, add them first.
  • Lowest ATAR: some got in from here because adjustments lifted their rank.
Lowest rank that got an offer: 61.90
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments: 52.95
Median rank that got an offer: 76.53

Rank or ATAR? Which number counts

About studying teacher education

Teaching degrees combine subject knowledge and teaching method with supervised placements in schools. To register as a teacher you need an accredited initial teacher education degree. Not every degree in this area is one, so check before you apply.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

Getting into teacher education courses

Selection is primarily ATAR-based. Units 3 and 4 English is the usual prerequisite, and initial teacher education also requires a non-academic suitability assessment and a working with children check before placements.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

These are the lowest rank and the lowest ATAR that got an offer in 2026, not a cut-off or a guarantee. Next year's depends on how many places there are and who applies. How ATARs really work · Didn't get the ATAR you needed?

What this course asks for beyond your ATAR

Courses like this usually include placements or on-campus intensives, even when you study online, and the university's course page has the details for this one.

Before you can start placement you will need a police check or working with children check. This does not affect whether you get in. It is worth knowing early because some of it takes time to organise.

We show that these requirements exist, not what they currently say, because universities change them and we would rather send you to the source than repeat something out of date. Check the current requirements with SATAC.

Three kinds of figure on this page

They are not all about the same thing, so they are kept apart. Each section says who its numbers describe.

This course

Bachelor of Education Secondary (Environmental Science) at Charles Darwin, Education and Community Precinct. These describe this course and nothing else.

Lowest rank that got an offer
61.90
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments
52.95
Median rank that got an offer
76.53
Length
4 years
Study mode
On campus or online
Campus
Education and Community Precinct
TAC code
103311

Every teacher education student at Charles Darwin, not this course alone. The tick on each bar is the national figure for teacher education.

Overall student experience74.9%

National average: 77.8%

Teaching quality75.5%

National average: 80%

Overall satisfaction60.7%

National average: 72.1%

In full-time work, about four months out90.3%

National average: 87.5%

Median starting salary
$78,300
National, same field
$78,300

All of Charles Darwin

Every student at Charles Darwin, across every subject. Nobody publishes them for one course or one study area.

Where graduates end up

Source: QILT, 2025 GOS-L

QILT does not publish three-year outcomes at course level.

In full-time work+10.9 pts
4 months after finishing
82.3%
3 years on
93.2%
Employer satisfaction84.2%

of supervisors would hire another Charles Darwin graduate. Employers of recent graduates, surveyed by QILT (ESS 2023-2025).

Do students stay and finish?

Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Of students who started at Charles Darwin in 2016, nine years later:

Finished a degree
54.1%
Still studying
7.5%
Left after returning
23.8%
Never came back after first year
14.6%

More recently: of new Charles Darwin bachelor students in 2023, 19.7% didn't come back to study at any university the following year.

Students are followed if they move: finishing a degree at another university counts as finishing, and moving to another university doesn't count as leaving. Read these alongside the quality measures, not instead of them. Completion and attrition partly reflect who a university enrols – universities serving more regional, mature-age and part-time students naturally run higher attrition without being worse at teaching. What completion rates tell you

What it costs, next to what graduates earn

Total student contribution:4 years × $4,908/year ≈ $19,600Estimate

The Australian government sets this rate by field of study, so it is the same at every university in the country – Charles Darwin did not set it and cannot discount it. Your exact total depends on the subjects you pick. Paid through HELP once you're earning, not upfront. How HECS-HELP works

Typical starting salary (this study area)
$78,300
Typical salary three years on (all Charles Darwin graduates)
$95,000

Our arithmetic, from the fee and salary figures shown elsewhere on this page with their sources. It never affects how well this course fits you.

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