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Department of Education and Training - Government of Western Australia

Big Country Big Opportunities – Teaching in Western Australia

Western Australia is Australia’s biggest state. And right now if you you’re a secondary school teacher, it can offer you some big employment opportunities and an exciting Aussie lifestyle.

There are so many reasons to teach in Western Australia!  For a start you get to live in Western Australia – amazing scenery, big blue skies, friendly faces and an enviable lifestyle. Not to mention the attractive salaries and leave entitlements, and the possibility of permanent residency.

The Western Australia Department of Education and Training is now sponsoring teachers (minimum of four years full-time university training including a minimum of one year of teacher training) to work in Western Australian country government schools on a three-year contract (four-year temporary, long stay 457 visa). After two years of satisfactory service in a country area you may be eligible to be sponsored for permanent residency. 

WA offers excellent opportunities for you to inspire a passion for learning in school children and be part of a State at the forefront of economic growth.  The time has never been better for you to consider teaching in WA! 

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Ongoing Employment Opportunities

Western Australia needs secondary school teachers in country government schools, particularly in these subject areas:

  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Physics and Chemistry
  • English and Literature
  • Design and Technology
  • Home Economics
  • Modern Foreign Languages (Italian, Indonesian and Japanese)
  • Biology

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