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Bob Hawke Aboriginal Teacher Scholarships 2024

Are you an aspiring secondary school teacher? The Western Australian Department of Education is committed to increasing the number of Aboriginal secondary teachers in public schools. As part of this commitment, the Department is offering two scholarships to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander postgraduates and undergraduate students to complete secondary teaching qualifications.

Important dates

Opens: 22-11-2023 Closes: 18-03-2025

Applies to

Domestic Undergraduate Postgraduate Coursework

At a glance

2 Aboriginal Teacher Scholarships are available:

  • An undergraduate scholarship valued at up to $30,000 to complete a Bachelor of Education (Secondary).
  • A postgraduate scholarship valued at up to $16,000 to complete a Master of Teaching (Secondary).

Eligibility guidelines

In order to be considered for the scholarships, you must:

  • identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and reside in WA;
  • not already be in receipt of a tertiary scholarship or other financial assistance for the purposes of study from the DoE;
  • confirm that you express an interest in working as a secondary teacher in a WA public school, upon completing the teaching qualification;
  • not already be a qualified secondary teacher and;
  • confirm and provide proof you either:
    • intend to enrol in an accredited secondary teaching qualification at a recognised Australian tertiary institution by the closure of the upcoming year’s enrolments
      or
    • are enrolled in an accredited secondary teaching qualification at a recognised Australian tertiary institution and have completed no more than one year of full-time study towards that qualification.

How to apply

The application process and application form can be found on the Bob Hawke Aboriginal Teacher Scholarship web page.

Further information

For further information about the scholarship program, email AboriginalTeacherScholarship@education.wa.edu.au or call 9264 4576.

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