Bachelor of Health and Physical Education (Primary) (Honours)

Students are required to complete approximately 30 weeks of professional experience/internship as part of the Bachelor of Health and Physical Education (Primary). This includes school-based practical experience that fosters excellent integration of theory and practice as beginning teachers learn to plan, facilitate, and assess learning. Students must also meet the Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment (GTPA) standard to pass their internship and graduate.

This program will qualify you to educate students in Australian Catholic, independent, and government primary schools. The program has been submitted to the Teachers Registration Board of Western Australia for accreditation and will be accredited against the standards set by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL).

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, students will complete six courses across English, mathematics, humanities and social sciences, and science to develop their capabilities as primary classroom teachers.

Yes. Students will require a current Working with Children Check (volunteer for Professional Experience 1 and paid employee for Internship) and a National Police Clearance Check within six months of expiry. Additionally, successful completion of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) is required before the Internship in the final year.

For applicants with recent secondary education, the indicative ATAR/Selection Rank is 70 (Selection Ranks include ATAR plus Adjustment Factors), or an International Baccalaureate (IB) score of 25. Alternative entry pathways are also available for applicants with higher education, VET study, or work and life experience.