Due to the current strict visa processing, Deakin University has decided to no longer issue COE for GD courses in early childhood education from now on!
Deakin University
Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Duration: 1 year of full-time study
Campus: Burwood Melbourne Campus
Tuition: $33800/ year
Entry requirements:
- Academic Requirements:
Complete a bachelor’s degree or higher in a different discipline
Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in elementary or secondary teaching
Depending on your professional experience and previous qualifications, your course may be completed in 1 year full-time (2 years part-time).
- English requirement:
Ielts (Academic): No less than 7.0 overall (no less than 7.0 individual), 7.5 in listening and speaking
Toefl IBT: Minimum overall score of 102 (minimum score of 24 in reading and speaking, minimum score of 27 in listening and writing)
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- Students who have already applied for and received an offer of admission can only be officially admitted to the program if they hold a valid visa that covers the entire duration of the program, otherwise the offer will be withdrawn even if it has already been made. CoE is no longer issued, and only 485 work passes can be used to complete the course.
- If students require a CoE to apply for a student visa, they must apply for the two-year program of the Graduate Diploma+master.
- It does not affect the application for Master of Teaching (Early Childhood), Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary Education), and the school will normally issue CoE.
Southern Cross University
Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Duration: 1 year of full-time study
School starts in February, June and October
Campus: Gold Coast Campus
Tuition Fees: $28,000 / year (2023), $29,400 / year (2024)
Entry requirements:
- Academic requirements: completion of high school level equivalent to Year12 in Australia, bachelor’s degree, no requirement on professional background
- Language requirements: IELTS 6.5 no less than 6.5, IELTS 6 no less than 6 can be matched with 10 weeks of language promotion class; Toefl 79 (W24); PTE 58 Item No less than 58
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- Students who hold an Australian 485 visa and whose visa duration can fully cover the length of GD course study can complete this course completely Online.
- When applying for the GD course in Early Childhood Education, you can package it with the Master of Teaching (Early Childhood Stream) of our school into 1+1 2-year supporting courses.
- Have a bachelor’s degree or above in Australia, New Zealand, United States and Canada (except Quebec, Canada), and within 10 years of graduation from the program can be exempted from the English score requirement for admission.
- Currently, SCU normally accepts Australian and overseas students, and the scholarship provides AUD$5000-8000
Swinburne University
Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Teaching
Duration: 1 year
School starts in January, April, July and October
Campus: Melbourne Campus
Tuition Fee: $31,980 per year (2024)
Entry requirements:
- Academic requirements: Bachelor degree, no requirement on professional background; Or completion of a three-year full-time junior college education with at least five years of work experience in a related field (case by case)
- Language requirements: IELTS 6.5 no less than 6; Toefl 79 (R13, L12, S18, W21); PTE 58 item no less than 50; Language failure can be assigned to a maximum of 30 weeks of language promotion class
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- Students who have completed a 2-year undergraduate program or above in an English-speaking country and meet the English language entry requirements no more than 5 years prior to admission to GD.
- CoE can be issued only for Australian students, overseas students are not accepted, and the scholarship provides 10%-25% of tuition fee.
RMIT University
Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Duration: 1 year
School starts in February and July every year
Campus: Melbourne Campus
Tuition Fees: $32,640 / year (2023), $34,560 / year (2024)
Entry requirements:
- Academic requirements: Bachelor degree, professional background is not required
- Language requirements: IELTS 7 no less than 6.5; Toefl 94 (R19, L&S20, W24); PTE 65 no less than 58; Can’t be in a language class
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Undergraduate or above degrees in Australia, New Zealand, England, America and Canada (except Quebec, Canada) within 5 years of graduation can be exempted from the English score requirement.
The course is certified by ACECQA, and you can apply for registration as a preschool teacher in VIT after graduation.
