The Graduate Diploma in Education can be undertaken by students who have completed an undergraduate degree. The objective of the program is to prepare graduates for entry to the teaching profession in middle and senior secondary schooling or with adult learners.

The Graduate Diploma program is designed to develop the theoretical knowledge, values, practical experience and skills of professional teachers. Equally it aims to develop an understanding of the nature of the educative process, the directions it could take, and the ways and means by which it may best be achieved and sustained.

It is recognised for teacher registration purposes in South Australia, and this registration is, in most cases, portable to other states and overseas countries.

The program provides a systematic study of issues in education such as professional practice; learning and motivation; the social context of education; student-teacher interaction; and curriculum and assessment in the Australian context. It incorporates two 5-week blocks of supervised teaching in schools, one in the metropolitan area and one in country South Australia. Students are also required to undertake studies in curriculum areas related to undergraduate qualifications and teaching specialisations. Areas expected to be covered are: Agricultural Science, Accounting, Business Studies, Economics, Biology, Chemistry, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, various Modern Languages, Music, Physics, Psychology and Studies of Society and Environment. Quotas are applied in general school teaching curriculum areas.

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• Humanities
• English
• Languages
• Adult Learning 
• Business
• Music
• Mathematics
• Science

A career in teaching offers many possibilities, both here in Australia and internationally, for graduates (or those about to graduate) in arts, economics, languages, mathematics, music, science and social science. For those who really enjoy the disciplines they have been studying and relate well to young people, teaching can be a rewarding and fulfilling career.

At present there are opportunities for permanent positions in rural and regional secondary schools in South Australia and a strong demand for secondary teachers in other Australian states and overseas - the USA and UK in particular.

The Graduate Diploma in Education provides a professional qualification that is recognised for teacher registration purposes in South Australia. In most cases the qualification is portable to other states and overseas countries.

• School of Education
• Faculty of the Professions