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Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Teaching)
This degree is aimed at people who want to teach young children, and some versions also open the door to primary classrooms.
- How long it takes
- 4 years
- full time
- Entry ATAR
- From 46.6
- Lowest offered at Swinburne University of Technology, 2026
- How you can study
- Online or on campus
- Includes a work placement
- Leads on to
- Early Childhood Teacher
- $99,100 median pay, In demand
- Taught by
- 2 providers
- VIC, NT
Is this course right for you?
What the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Teaching) asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
It helps to have
- an interest in how young children learn and grow
- patience and a calm manner with young children
- good communication skills with children and adults
- a willingness to work as part of a team
Before you start
Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.
Where this course can take you
Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.
Jobs you can do with it
Early Childhood Teacher
Early childhood teachers plan and run play-based learning programs for children from birth to about five, in the years before formal school starts.
What else you need
Choose an ACECQA-approved early-childhood-teacher qualification for the intended age range and jurisdiction. Complete placements, screening and applicable teacher-registration requirements; educator certificates and diplomas are different routes. This catalogue groups awards: verify the chosen provider, programme and intake; the family-level link is not confirmation that every offering is approved.
Median pay$99,100
In demand
Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list.
Where you can study this course
There are 2 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.
Charles Darwin University
Batchelor, Casuarina, NT
4.2from 619 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 56.95 lowest
- (66 median)
- How you study
- Online or on campus
- (full or part time)
Swinburne University of Technology
Hawthorn, VIC
4.0from 1,190 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 46.6 lowest
- (60.05 median, 2026)
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
- Next intake
- Feb 2027
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Teaching).
- Play and early learning
- Language, literacy and numeracy
- Science and health education
- Curriculum and programming
- Leadership in education
- Teaching placements
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Who arranges the work placement, and how many hours does it involve?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?