Graduate teachers

Start your rewarding career in education, making a difference in the lives of Western Australian children, by working with us. We support our graduate teachers with professional development opportunities, allowances and guidance from leaders and mentors.

We offer our graduate teachers fantastic benefits including: 

• opportunities to work with students of different ages, cultures and backgrounds in locations with stunning landscapes across the state 
• competitive salaries, ranking among the highest in Australia
• financial incentives for teaching in many regional and remote schools
• funded access to graduate teacher modules to build your capacity and skills
• access to graduate learning modules to build your capacity and skills  
• a graduate teacher allowance of $2,000 a year for the first 2 years you work with us 
• a curriculum materials allowance of $150 
• generous annual leave that includes 12 weeks of paid leave per year during school holidays 
• opportunities for the recognition of high performance, such as the WA Education Award¹.

If you haven't worked with us as a teacher before, we will provide you with half a day to complete professional learning. This allows you to complete any agreed learning within 6 months of starting work with us. This is for fixed-term and permanent teachers.

In addition to programs and benefits just for graduate teachers, as one of our staff members, you can also access various benefits, incentives and allowances².