The University of Notre Dame Australia - Sydney
The University of Notre Dame Australia - Sydney

140 Broadway, Chippendale, New South Wales, Australia

Master of Secondary Teaching (5149) (099072K)

Master's Degree

Program Summary

For those that hold a bachelor’s degree and want to be qualified as a secondary school teacher, this Master of Secondary Teaching degree is designed to help students make that transition and can be completed over eighteen months of full-time study. Once completed, students will be qualified to teach Years 7 to 12.

This program is designed so that students can combine their studies with existing work and family commitments. Most of the classes at the Broadway site are taught in the evenings or on weekends. Like all the Education degrees offered by The University of Notre Dame Australia, the Master of Secondary Education has a strong practical teaching component. In this degree, students will spend a total of 14 weeks gaining in-the-classroom experience.

The degree gives students the option of selecting one or teaching areas to pursue and allows for electives and the possibility of a specialization in an area such as Inclusive Education amongst others.

The teaching areas on offer at Notre Dame are:
  • Mathematics
  • English
  • Geography
  • Science (Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Physics)
  • Studies of Religion
  • Drama
  • History (Modern & Ancient)
  • Business Studies
In addition, students will be required to enroll in and pay to sit the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE). Students must pass both the literacy and numeracy components of the test before they progress to Year Two of this program.

Please note: this award is fully accredited by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA).

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

3-Year Bachelor's Degree

Minimum GPA

50%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

6

Writing

6

Listening

6

Speaking

6

Reading

50

Writing

50

Listening

50

Speaking

50

Program Intakes

Open date

November 1, 2024

Submission deadline

May 1, 2025

Open date

May 30, 2025

Submission deadline

November 2, 2025

Cost and Duration

Master's Degree

Program Level

18 month master's degree including 14 weeks of teaching practicums

Program Length

$29710 AUD

Cost of Living

$0 AUD

Application fee

$34414 AUD / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

Overseas Student Health Cover Fee: $653 per year