
Master of Education (Leadership in Aboriginal Education)
Developed in consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ communities, learn how to identify and disrupt deficit discourses about Aboriginal peoples, cultures and histories by creating deep and real world cultural understandings through your students. The degree is ideal for teachers with a lifelong commitment to social justice, equity, and culturally responsive approaches to curriculum, pedagogy, leadership and research. Suited to teachers wanting to improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Official- Duration
- 2 years
- Qualification
- Masters by Coursework
- AQF 9
- Campus
- Not Applicable
- NSW
- Course code
- Program USYD-DMAEDULAE1000-0
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Course overview
Developed in consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ communities, learn how to identify and disrupt deficit discourses about Aboriginal peoples, cultures and histories by creating deep and real world cultural understandings through your students. The degree is ideal for teachers with a lifelong commitment to social justice, equity, and culturally responsive approaches to curriculum, pedagogy, leadership and research. Suited to teachers wanting to improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Entry requirements
Requirements are recorded per intake year and per audience. Meeting them does not guarantee an offer.
Admission to this course requires: (i) a bachelor degree or higher in a cognate discipline from the University of Sydney, or equivalent; OR (ii) a bachelor honours degree in a non-cognate discipline from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification; OR (iii) A graduate certificate or a graduate diploma in the same stream as that in which the applicant wishes to proceed, or equivalent. Planning reference: missing 2027 requirements use the latest published requirements from 2026; newer explicit 2027 requirements take precedence.
English language
Band minimums apply in addition to the overall score.
- TOEFL iBTOverall 85L 17 · R 17 · W 19 · S 17
- IELTS AcademicOverall 6.5L 6 · R 6 · W 6 · S 6
- PTE AcademicOverall 64L 60 · R 60 · W 60 · S 60
Additional requirements
Academic entry requirement
Admission to this course requires: (i) a bachelor degree or higher in a cognate discipline from the University of Sydney, or equivalent; OR (ii) a bachelor honours degree in a non-cognate discipline from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification; OR (iii) A graduate certificate or a graduate diploma in the same stream as that in which the applicant wishes to proceed, or equivalent.
Additional entry requirement
AQF Level 7 bachelor-equivalent study; course-specific criteria; English proficiency.
Where it is taught
Not Applicable
PrimaryNSW
References
Official course page, institution website and the sources behind this profile.
- Master of Education (Leadership in Aboriginal Education)sydney.edu.au
- The University of Sydneysydney.edu.au
- CRICOS provider recordOfficial source
- Sydney Conservatorium Advanced Diploma of Opera handbookOfficial source
- University of Sydney Study Abroad inbound guideOfficial source
- University of Sydney per-course coredata and explorer JSONOfficial source
- International Admission Guide 2027Official source
- Coursework Policy 2021Official source
- University of Sydney Honours eligibilityOfficial source
- University of Sydney English language requirementsOfficial source
- University of Sydney preparation and direct-entry programsOfficial source
- University of Sydney international undergraduate academic requirementsOfficial source
- University of Sydney postgraduate research admissionOfficial source
- Taylors College Sydney entry requirementsOfficial source
- QS World University Rankings 2027Official source

