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Teacher Education

Bachelor of Education (Secondary Arts)

The University of New England · Armidale

Bachelor degree · 4 years · On campus

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Can I get in?

Lowest rank and ATAR
78.45
no adjustments at the lowest
Lowest rank that got an offer: 78.45
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments: 78.45
Median rank that got an offer: 88.65

2024 offers

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 2024, 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

Getting an offer also involves a written statement. Your rank is not the whole decision here, so a course that looks out of reach on ATAR alone may not be, and one that looks safe may not be either.

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they currently say, because universities change them and we would rather send you to the source than repeat something out of date.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 at UAC

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 Arts) at UNE, Armidale. These describe this course and nothing else.

Lowest rank that got an offer
78.45
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments
78.45
Median rank that got an offer
88.65
Length
4 years
Study mode
On campus
Campus
Armidale
TAC code
396693

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

Overall student experience80%

National average: 77.8%

Teaching quality82.2%

National average: 80%

Overall satisfaction83.6%

National average: 72.1%

In full-time work, about four months out93.4%

National average: 87.5%

Median starting salary
$83,000
National, same field
$78,300

All of UNE

Every student at UNE, 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+7.1 pts
4 months after finishing
84.5%
3 years on
91.6%
Employer satisfaction84.2%

of supervisors would hire another UNE 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 UNE in 2016, nine years later:

Finished a degree
52.4%
Still studying
7.9%
Left after returning
26.7%
Never came back after first year
13%

More recently: of new UNE bachelor students in 2023, 21.6% 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

Who you'd study with

Students who started in 2024 (Course Seeker)

37 students started this course in 2024. How they got in:

  • 32%Straight from school, without using an ATAR
  • 54%On work and life experience

At least 86% of this intake got in by a route other than a school ATAR – worth knowing if your rank isn't where you want it. The other ways in

From the standard student-profile table universities publish for each course's intake. Categories are the national admissions-transparency ones. The university didn't report a breakdown for 14% of this intake (small groups are kept private), so the shares above don't add to 100%.

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 – UNE 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)
$83,000
Typical salary three years on (all UNE graduates)
$98,000

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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