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Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood)

ProviderSouthern Cross University
Course code: SIA-202910UniversityStudy area: EducationCourse data availableData JSON

Course overview

Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood) will prepare you to be an early childhood teacher to work in early childhood education and care services, long day care centres, and preschools. Our course covers key areas of early childhood education and care, theory, principles and practices that best support children's learning and development. Admission into the course is via an undergraduate degree in any discipline, including a teaching qualification.

Entry requirements

Postgraduate and higher courses usually use academic prerequisites, degree equivalence and English-language requirements.

Postgraduate entry

To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants meet the following course specific admission requirements:

  • Completed a bachelor degree (AQF 7) or equivalent
  • A completed Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care (AQF5 or above), and a minimum of five years relevant work experience (undertaken within the last seven years) in an Australian early childhood education setting with related leadership responsibilities.
English requirement
IELTS Academic 6.5

If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.

Past Offers

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Scored cases
Source countriesChina
Common pathwayBachelor background
Target levelGraduate diploma
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ChinaBachelor background
Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood EducationGraduate diploma · In Australia
percentage guessPercentage 60.2%lower band · approx. top 35-40%

Course curriculum

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References

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