Bachelor
School of Education
The Bachelor of Health and Physical Education (Secondary) prepares graduates to be high performing teachers in secondary school settings who inspire students to become enthusiastic and successful lifelong learners. The program includes an evidence-based foundation of contemporary educational studies, and the development of the professional skills of teaching and classroom management. The program prepares students to teach Health & Physical Education as their first teaching area which includes health education, physical education, and outdoor education. To enhance employability, students also select a second teaching area from English, mathematics, science, humanities and social sciences (HAAS), religious education, media, drama, science: outdoor education, and science: health studies. Its extensive professional experience opportunities includes 30 weeks of school-based practical experience which fosters excellent integration of theory and practice as beginning teachers learn to plan, facilitate, and assess learning. This program will qualify you to educate students in Australian Catholic, independent and government secondary schools. The four-year degree has flexible full-time or part-time study options available.
Academic requirements for this program are outlined below. In addition, to be eligible for admission, all applicants need to satisfy the Minimum University Admission Requirements outlined. These include those relating to minimum age and English Language Proficiency. We also consider your application more broadly - your non-academic achievements (such as any previous leadership roles, volunteering, work, church and/or community involvement) as well as personal qualities - your aspirations and interests and your capacity to complete your chosen program. See Individual Factors for further details regarding this.
Applicants with recent Secondary Education
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*Selection Ranks include ATAR plus Adjustment Factors.
Applicants with Higher Education
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* Applicants who have successfully completed subjects at another University, which are relevant to the selected program of study, may be eligible for credit (Advanced Standing).
Applicants with Vocational Education and Training (VET) study
Applicants with Work and Life Experience
Applicants who left secondary education more than two years previously and who have not undertaken VET or higher education study since may be considered for direct entry. This includes applicants who have completed Steiner, Montessori or home school curriculums. To qualify, applicants must be 20 years of age as at 1 March in the year of intake and meet one or more of the following:
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*STAT results must have been obtained within the last three calendar years in order to be considered (e.g. for 2024 admission, STAT results obtained in 2023, 2022 or 2021 can be considered).
If your ambition is to teach Health & Physical Education (HPE) in a secondary school environment, you will be well-prepared with this four-year degree. It is a well-rounded undergraduate program that combines theory, skill development and plenty of hands-on experience. Working from a rigorous and practical curriculum, you will acquire the skills to teach across the HPE learning area, which includes health education, physical education, and outdoor education. In addition to HPE, you will select and study an additional teaching area that enhances your employability. Our degree provides the academic skills you need to support, engage, and positively impact secondary school students by integrating theory and practice. This program prepares you with both the content knowledge, skills and experience in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment that will enable you to gain employment as a teacher.
With the Bachelor of Health and Physical Education (Secondary), you will have the skills and qualification to work in Australia as a secondary school teacher in Catholic, Independent and Government schools.
The Bachelor of Health and Physical Education (Secondary) prepares you with both the subject area content knowledge that you will teach to students and the skills and experience in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment that will enable you to teach. In addition to teaching Health & Physical Education.
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Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Teaching Areas
Core Curriculum
Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.
More information regarding courses can be found at the course descriptions page.
Please note: the availability of these courses is indicative only and may be subject to change.