Undergraduate Education Programs Placement Dates 2025

Primary teaching 2025 Secondary teaching 2025 Special Education internship 2025 Early Childhood and Primary teaching 2025

Primary teaching 2025

Bachelor of Education (Primary), Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary), Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) (Honours), Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary) (Honours).

Course code	Course name	Placement dates	Number of days	Semester	Additional information
EDUC2186	Quality Teaching and Student Learning K-6	10 Jun 25 – 4 Jul 25	20	Semester 1 2025	4 week block placement. Includes examination weeks and mid-year recess weeks.
EDUC3186	Quality Teaching, Equity and Diversity K-6	3 Nov 25 – 28 Nov 25	20	Semester 2 2025	4 week block placement. Includes examination weeks.
EDUC4186 OR EDUC4187 *Enrolment is restricted to eligible students.*	Quality Teaching and Professional Practice K-6	28 Apr 25– 4 Jul 25	50	Semester 1 2025	10 week block placement. Includes examination weeks and recess weeks.
EDUC4186 OR EDUC4187	Quality Teaching and Professional Practice K-6	21 Jul 25 - 26 Sep 25	50	Semester 2 2025	10 week block placement. Includes two week of mid-year recess.

Secondary teaching 2025

Bachelor of Education (Secondary)

Course code	Course name	Placement dates	Number of days	Semester	Additional information
EDUC2196	Quality Teaching & Student Learning 7-12	10 Jun 25 - 4 Jul 25	20	Semester 1 2025	4 week block placement. Includes examination weeks and mid-year recess weeks.
EDUC3196	Quality Teaching, Equity and Diversity 7-12	3 Nov 25 – 28 Nov 25	20	Semester 2 2025	4 week block placement. Includes examination weeks and recess weeks.
EDUC4196 OR EDUC4197 *Enrolment is restricted to eligible students*	Quality Teaching and Professional Practice 7-12	28 Apr 25 – 4 Jul 25	50	Semester 1 2025	10 week block placement. Includes examination weeks and mid-year recess weeks.
EDUC4196 OR EDUC4197	Quality Teaching and Professional Practice 7-12	21 Jul 25 - 26 Sep 25	50	Semester 2 2025	10 week block.

Special Education internship 2025

Course code	Course name	Placement dates	Number of days	Semester	Additional information
EDUC4167 EDUC4060 Restricted to eligible students	Special Education Internship - Placement 1	28 Apr 25 - 30 May 25	30	Semester 1 2025	6-week block placement.
	Placement 2	2 Jun 25 – 4 Jul 25	20	Semester 1 2025	4-week block placement. Includes examination weeks and mid-year recess weeks.
EDUC4167 EDUC4060	Special Education Internship - Placement 1	21 Jul 25 - 22 Aug 25	30	Semester 2 2025	6-week block placement.
	Placement 2	25 Aug 25 - 26 Sep 25	20	Semester 2 2025	4-week block placement.

Early Childhood and Primary teaching 2025

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary), Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary) (Honours)

Course code	Course name	Placement dates	Number of days	Semester	Additional information
EDUC2066	Teaching, Learning and Play in Early Childhood	9 May 25 –6 Jun 25 (5 rolling days) and 10 Jun 25 – 27 Jun25 (3 weeks)	20	Semester 1 2025	EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTING - 1 day a week (Friday) for 5 weeks. Includes examination weeks and mid-year recess.
EDUC2186	Quality Teaching and Student Learning K-6	10 Jun 25 – 4 Jul 25	20	Semester 1 2025	PRIMARY SETTING - 4 week block placement Includes examination weeks and mid-year recess.
EDUC4146 OR EDUC4147	Early Childhood/ Primary Professional Experience	10 Mar 25 - 11 Apr 25	25	Semester 1 2025 Restricted Enrolment	Placement 1: EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTING 5 week block placement
		5 May 25 – 6 Jun 25	25	Semester 1 2025	Placement 2: PRIMARY SETTING 5 week block placement
EDUC4146 OR EDUC4147	Early Childhood/ Primary Professional Experience	21 Jul 25 - 22 Aug 25	25	Semester 2 2025	Placement 1: PRIMARY SETTING 5 week block placement
		8 Sep 25 - 10 Oct 25	25	Semester 2 2025	Placement 2: EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTING 5 week block placement Includes two recess weeks.

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