The Bachelor of Education is an undergraduate award in initial teacher education, fully accredited by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA) and Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA).

The ACCS Bachelor of Education program is comprised of 192 credit points including two Professional Experience placements.

Underpinned by an inclusive Christian worldview that accommodates diversity, the Bachelor of Education program prepares you for the rich, relational, and significant role of teacher so that you are ready to make a difference in your students’ lives – individually and for the common good. The program emphasizes educational good practice and is designed to develop the insight, knowledge and skills required for high quality learning and teaching.

The degree contains two streams: Primary and Secondary, with a common core of foundational units including pedagogical studies and professional experience units.

Stream 1 – Primary. This includes six Key Learning Areas: English, Human Society and its Environment, Mathematics, Science and Technology, PD/H/PE, and Creative Arts.

Stream 2 – Secondary. This enables you to study two areas of teaching specialization associated with your undergraduate degree. The areas offered are English, Mathematics, Ancient History, Modern History, Studies of Religion and Science.