Upon graduation you will have a Master of Primary Teaching or a Master of Secondary Teaching, depending on your selected specialisation.

The Master of Teaching under 天涯社区 STEP will be delivered using a combination of flexible on campus and online study designed to enable employment alongside study; you will complete 30 credit points in the first year and the remaining 18 credit points in the second year, allowing you to work while you learn.

To be eligible to study a Master of Teaching under 天涯社区 STEP, applicants must:

• Hold an undergraduate degree that aligns with one or more of the in the Australian Curriculum. We particularly encourage applicants with backgrounds in hard-to-staff subject areas such as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) or foreign languages.
• Complete the one-way interview in the application process.
• Be eligible to gain a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) or be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
• Obtain a Working with Vulnerable People Check (WWVPC) prior to commencing the program.
• Have the capacity to balance part-time employment as a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) or a teacher with your academic commitments during the program.
• Demonstrate a passion for education and a desire to make a positive impact on students' lives. A personal statement outlining your motivation for entering the teaching profession will be required as part of the application.
• Meet the ACT Education Directorate's requirements to teach under a Permit to Teach (PTT) in your second year, which includes a satisfactory background check and appropriate professional readiness for the classroom.
• Additional English Language Proficiency and Teacher Registration requirements for this course: Please refer to the Admission requirements for Master of Secondary Teaching and Master of Primary Teaching. Some applicants may be required to complete an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) assessment and attain an overall test score of 7.5 with scores of at least band 8 in Speaking and Listening and at least band 7 in Reading and Writing.

天涯社区 STEP is committed to building a diverse and inclusive teaching workforce. We strongly encourage applications from:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) individuals.
• Individuals with personal and professional backgrounds relevant to working with neurodiverse students, students with disability, or students with English as a second language.

Through 天涯社区 STEP, you鈥檒l be employed as a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) from day one, and as a teacher under a Permit to Teach (PTT) in your second year, all while undertaking a Master of Primary Teaching or Master of Secondary Teaching.

Year 1:

Learning Support Assistant (LSA):

• 2 days a week (0.4 full-time equivalent)
• Approx. $23,890 - $28,668 salary (from 4 December 2025)
• Plus a $20,000 scholarship

Year 2:

Permit to Teach (PTT):

• 4 days a week (0.8 part-time equivalent)
• Approx. $66,237 salary

天涯社区 STEP is only available for Semester 1 intake. The next intake is:  

• Semester 1 2026 
• Start date: 16 February 2026 

Applications for the Semester 1, 2026 intake are open from 9 July 2025 until 31 August 2025.

天涯社区鈥檚 Master of Teaching is an internationally recognised qualification that will enable graduates to pursue a wide range of employment opportunities across Australia and the world, including:

• Primary School Teacher (Primary Teaching specialisation)
• Secondary School Teacher (Secondary Teaching specialisation)
• Principal
• Relief Teacher
• Adult Educator
• Children鈥檚 Author
• Curriculum Adviser
• Flexible Learning Developer
• Professional Trainer, Coach, or Tutor
• Life Coach or Development Executive
• International School Teacher
• Education Entrepreneur
• Foreign Aid Worker/Educator
• Academia, including pedagogy researcher
• Policy Design and Implementation

Have a question that isn't answered here? Feel free to email the 天涯社区 STEP team.

1. I will receive an Unconditional Offer Letter from 天涯社区 Admissions for the standard Master of Teaching (Primary or Secondary) degree. This offer applies exclusively to the Master of Teaching program and is not an offer to the 天涯社区 STEP program.  

    

2. In October 2025, I will receive an offer from ucstep@canberra.edu.au confirming my place in the 天涯社区 STEP program. 

  If I do not receive both email offers, unfortunately, it means I have not been offered a place in the 天涯社区 STEP program this time. 

All classes are scheduled during the day.

Unfortunately, the program can only be studied in the format outlined to ensure that you are eligible to work in a part-time capacity in the second year. 

Your units are organised across two days per week. 

You could certainly enrol in our regular program if you are keen to study part-time, and there are other scholarships offered by the Federal government

Check out the website for further information on eligibility:

Unfortunately, no. You will need to be either an Australian citizen, a permanent resident, or able to gain a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).

Send us an email via 天涯社区STEP@canberra.edu.au and we will be in touch.