Migrate to Australia

For the purposes of AITSL Assessment for Migration an early childhood (pre-primary school) teacher is degree qualified to teach students between the ages Birth to 8 years in education programs prior to and in the early years of primary school.

For the purposes of AITSL Assessment for Migration primary school teachers teach students between the ages of 5 - 12 years in primary schools.

For the purposes of AITSL Assessment for Migration middle school teachers teach students between the ages of 10 to 15 years in a range of school settings.

For the purposes of AITSL Assessment for Migration secondary school teachers teach students between the ages of 13 - 18 years in secondary schools.

For the purposes of AITSL Assessment for Migration a special needs teacher is a specialist qualified teacher for working with students with particular learning difficulties, in primary, middle and secondary schools.

For the purposes of AITSL Assessment for Migration a teacher of the hearing impaired is a specialist qualified teacher for working with hearing impaired students in primary, middle and secondary schools.

For the purposes of AITSL Assessment for Migration a teacher of the sight impaired is a specialist qualified teacher for working with sight impaired students in primary, middle and secondary schools.

For the purposes of AITSL Assessment for Migration a special education teacher (not elsewhere classified) is a specialist qualified teacher for working with students with particular learning difficulties not described in other special education teacher occupations (special needs, hearing impaired, sight impaired) in primary, middle and secondary schools.