Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood)
Education
Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood) will prepare you to be an early childhood teacher to work in early childhood education and care services, long day care centres, and preschools. Our course covers key areas of early childhood education and care, theory, principles and practices that best support children's learning and development. Admission into the course is via an undergraduate degree in any discipline, including a teaching qualification.
Official- Duration
- Not provided
- Qualification
- Graduate Diploma
- AQF 8
- Campus
- Brisbane
- QLD · +5 more campuses
- Course code
- Program SIA-202910
Course overview
Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood) will prepare you to be an early childhood teacher to work in early childhood education and care services, long day care centres, and preschools. Our course covers key areas of early childhood education and care, theory, principles and practices that best support children's learning and development. Admission into the course is via an undergraduate degree in any discipline, including a teaching qualification.
Entry requirements
Requirements are recorded per intake year and per audience. Meeting them does not guarantee an offer.
1. To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants meet the following course specific admission requirements:; Completed a bachelor degree (AQF 7) or equivalent; A completed Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care (AQF5 or above), and a minimum of five years relevant work experience (undertaken within the last seven years) in an Australian early childhood education setting with related leadership responsibilities. 2. Australian-bachelor-equivalent qualification or a permitted experience route; course-specific requirements; English proficiency.
English language
Band minimums apply in addition to the overall score.
- IELTS AcademicOverall 6.5
Additional requirements
Academic entry requirement
To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants meet the following course specific admission requirements:; Completed a bachelor degree (AQF 7) or equivalent; A completed Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care (AQF5 or above), and a minimum of five years relevant work experience (undertaken within the last seven years) in an Australian early childhood education setting with related leadership responsibilities.
Additional entry requirement
Australian-bachelor-equivalent qualification or a permitted experience route; course-specific requirements; English proficiency.
Intakes and tuition
Tuition is recorded per intake with the institution's own basis. Superseded rows are kept so fee changes stay visible.
| Intake | Campus | Starts | Applications close | Tuition | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 · Semester 1 | Online campus | — | — | — | International students |
| 2027 · Semester 1 | Sydney | — | — | — | International students |
| 2027 · Semester 1 | Melbourne | — | — | — | International students |
| 2027 · Semester 2 | Brisbane | — | — | — | International students |
| 2027 · Semester 1 | Brisbane | — | — | — | International students |
| 2027 · Semester 1 | Gold Coast | — | — | — | International students |
| 2027 · Semester 1 | Perth | — | — | — | International students |
Where it is taught
Brisbane
PrimaryLevel 13, 127 Creek Street, Brisbane, Qld 4000, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Brisbane, QLD
Open in mapsMelbourne
Level 3, 399 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Melbourne, VIC
Open in mapsOnline campus
NSW
References
Official course page, institution website and the sources behind this profile.