Degree Snapshot - Secondary Education
Teaching Degrees – Secondary Education in Victoria in 2023
Unless otherwise indicated* secondary undergraduate teaching degrees all have the same VCE prerequisites: Units 1 and 2: satisfactory completion in two units (any study combination) of General Mathematics or Maths: Mathematical Methods or Units 3 and 4: any Mathematics; and a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL. Unless otherwise stated, these degrees are also 4-year degrees.
Students are also to take note that they may be required to sit the CASPer as part of their selection into a teaching course, attain a minimum ATAR of 70.00, and may also be required to undertake the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education prior to graduating.
For a comprehensive list of all teaching courses, their exact prerequisites, their majors and other double degrees they might be linked to, visit VTAC.
| INSTITUTION | COURSE | 2023 REQ’s |
CASPer or ACU Teacher Selector Statement for each of these degrees | Education (Secondary) | ATAR – 72.30 (M) |
| Education (Secondary and Special Education) | ATAR – min 70.00 (M) | |
| Education (Secondary)/Arts (Humanities) | ATAR – 73.50 (M) | |
| Education (Secondary)/Arts (Mathematics) | ATAR – 81.65 (M) | |
| Education (Secondary)/Arts (Visual Arts) | ATAR – 70.60 (M) | |
| Education (Secondary)/Exercise Science | ATAR – 71.80 (M) | |
| CHARLES STURT | Education (K-12) * | ATAR – 76.70 (AW) |
| DEAKIN | Health and Physical Education * | ATAR – n/p (M), n/p (G) CASPer |
| Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary) * | ATAR – 60.15 (M) | |
| Science/Master of Teaching (Secondary) * | ATAR – 66.60 (M) | |
These courses require the CASPer | Secondary Education | ATAR – 70.15 (Ba) min 70.00 (Gi) min 70.00 (Be) |
| Secondary Education (Health and Physical Education) | ATAR – min 70.00 (Ba) min 70.00 (Gi) 73.60 (Be) | |
These courses require the CASPer | Education | ATAR – 71.50 (Be) 71.80 (M) n/p (AW), (Mi), (Sh) |
| Education (Secondary) | ATAR – 72.50 (M) n/a (AW), (Be), (Sh) | |
| Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary) * | ATAR – 60.30 (M) | |
These courses require the CASPer | Education (Honours) (Secondary)/Arts | ATAR – 80.05 (Cl) |
| Education (Honours) (Secondary)/Business * | ATAR – 82.65 (Cl) | |
| Education (Honours) (Secondary)/Fine Arts | ATAR – 83.10 plus folio (Cl) | |
| Education (Honours) (Secondary Health & PE) | ATAR – 70.50 (P) | |
| Education (Honours) (Secondary)/Music | ATAR – 82.50 plus audition (Cl) | |
| Education (Honours) (Secondary)/Science * | ATAR – 82.85 (Cl) | |
| RMIT | Health, Physical Education and Sport (Secondary) | ATAR – 70.65 (Bu)CASPer |
| UNI MELBOURNE | Arts/Master of Teaching (various streams) * | ATAR – 95.20 (P) |
| Design/Master of Teaching (various streams) * | ATAR – n/p, min 95.00 (P) | |
| Science/Master of Teaching (various streams) * | ATAR 95.20 (P) | |
Foundation Maths is not accepted | Education (P – 12) | ATAR – n/p (F) CASPer |
| Science/Master of Teaching * | ATAR – n/p (F) |