Help lay the foundations for our future leaders to thrive with an early childhood education degree with the latest tools, frameworks, innovations, alongside on-the-job classroom experience.

With an early childhood teaching qualification, you’ll learn the skills to effectively engage with children while creating and implementing a curriculum to develop their young minds.

A primary school teaching course will teach you the theory and put it into practice through workplace experience. Continually innovate as a kindergarten or primary school teacher, implementing new education methods.

Browse our courses to find detailed course information, application dates, entry requirements, fees, subjects, ATAR calculator and more. 

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  • How to become a teacher

    As a teacher, you have the opportunity to shape the minds of the next generation of Australians — making it an extremely rewarding career path. Learn how to become a teacher and succeed in the education industry.

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    • Education

    STEM Hub for girls receives funding boost

    An online hub that encourages girls to participate in STEM opportunities has received $1.2 million in funding from The Invergowrie Foundation.

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    Monday 18 July 2022
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    • Health
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    • Science

    Children learn science in nature play long before they get to school classrooms and labs

    New research shows nature play is an effective way of including STEM in early childhood education. Analysis for The Conversation by Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles, Southern Cross University, Alexandra Lasczik, Southern Cross University, Linda Knight, RMIT University, Mahi Paquette, Southern Cross University, Maia Osborn, Southern Cross University and Karen Malone, Swinburne University of Technology.

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    Thursday 23 September 2021

  • "As an international student, I chose a university that has an inclusive culture, delivers consistent quality teaching and offers exceptional educational and technological facilities. For years, it’s been my passion to help children thrive through education. Studying at Swinburne is helping me achieve my goal of becoming a kindergarten teacher."

    Winchell , Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood

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