Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)

• VCE Units 3 and 4: a minimum study score of at least 25 in any English (except EAL) or 30 in English as an Alternate Language (EAL) and a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics

Meeting the minimum entry requirements for the course does not guarantee offer of a place. See Admissions at Swinburne, for general information about admission process.

Applicants who do not meet the mathematics prerequisites for this course will be required to successfully complete Swinburne’s MathsLink Further Mathematics bridging program.

All applicants must sit and achieve an appropriate standard on a selection test used to assess an applicant’s non-academic personal and professional attributes. 

LANTITE or Recognition of an Australian First Nations Language Proficiency

All applicants to this Bachelor ITE course must be recognised as being proficient in an Australian First Nations language or achieve the standard of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) for both components by their second year (200 credit points). They must have attempted the LANTITE in their first year (100 credit points).

Applicants applying to transfer from another ITE course must have attempted both components of the LANTITE (if possible) and disclose the results of all attempts. They will have to achieve the standard for both test components as per their transfer conditions (generally 150 credit points).

Casper test 

All applicants (both standard entry and non-year 12 entry) must sit the Casper test. Casper is an online, open-response situational judgement test that takes approximately 60 minutes to complete. Casper measures different personal and professional skills that are important for successful students and graduates of our program. It will complement the other criteria we use for applicant selection, and we require Casper as part of our efforts to enhance fairness and objectivity in our selection process.

To ensure you don’t miss the Casper test deadlines, register for your sitting or see further information about the test. 

If you are a current Year 12 student, please refer to the VTAC website for deadlines. 

Admission to this course will consider both academic and non-academic results.

English language proficiency

All applicants must demonstrate suitable English language proficiency for successful completion of the course.

The university may determine selection criteria and restrictions in respect of courses to apply in addition to these entry requirements. Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

Working with Children Check and Police Check

All enrolled students must maintain a current Working with Children Check (from the appropriate State Authority). A Police Check may also be required by a school prior to a placement. View the list of each state's requirements.