Skip to content
careertips

HomeCoursesBachelor degree

Bachelor degree · university

Bachelor of Education (Primary)/Bachelor of Arts

This double degree pairs primary teacher training with an arts degree.

Compare 2 providers
Illustration of a person working as primary School Teacher
How long it takes
4 years
full time
Entry ATAR
From 59.65
Lowest offered at Flinders University, 2020
How you can study
Online or on campus
Includes a work placement
Leads on to
Primary School Teacher
$115,800 median pay
Taught by
2 providers
QLD, SA

Is this course right for you?

What the Bachelor of Education (Primary)/Bachelor of Arts asks of you, and what you might want to check first.

It helps to have

  • an interest in how children learn and grow
  • patience and a calm manner with young people
  • good written and spoken communication skills
  • an interest in at least one humanities subject

Before you start

Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.

Where this course can take you

Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.

Jobs you can do with it

  • Primary School Teacher

    Primary school teachers teach one class of children aged about five to twelve, covering reading, maths, science, art and sport across the school year.

    What else you need

    Complete an accredited initial-teacher-education programme for primary teaching, its placements and assessments, and meet the relevant teacher-registration requirements. This catalogue groups awards: verify the chosen provider, programme and intake; the family-level link is not confirmation that every offering is approved.

    Median pay$115,800

Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list.

Where you can study this course

There are 2 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.

What you’ll learn

The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Education (Primary)/Bachelor of Arts.

  • Primary curriculum areas
  • Literacy and numeracy teaching
  • Inclusive education
  • An arts major
  • School placements

Questions to ask before you enrol

Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.

  1. When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
  2. What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
  3. Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
  4. Who arranges the work placement, and how many hours does it involve?
  5. Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?

Course Seeker, run by the Tertiary Admissions Centres and the Australian Government Department of Education. Google reviews. Pay and shortage status from Jobs and Skills Australia.