Australian Courses

Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education

Offered by Victoria University. CRICOS course code 0101340.

Tuition (whole course)A$33,800
Duration1 yr52 weeks
Tuition per yearA$33,800
Other feesA$0
Estimated totalA$33,800
LevelGraduate Diploma

Where it's taught

Details

  • Field: Teacher Education (Teacher Education: Early Childhood)
  • Language: English
  • Includes work placement (420 hours)

Graduate outcomes (international graduates)

Teacher education, 2025: full-time work 59.8%, any work 81.9%, median salary $73,400.

Figures are for the study area or provider, not this course. Source: Graduate Outcomes Survey 2025 (International Report), QILT, Australian Government Department of Education. qilt.edu.au

Living in Footscray: rent about $500 a week, 39.2% speak a language other than English (Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese). About Footscray →

Getting to Victoria University, Footscray (2 Lawson St): Nearest station is Footscray Station/Leeds St #64 (light rail 82), 324 m away. Also Footscray Railway Station (train Bendigo, Geelong, Ballarat, Sunbury, Werribee, Williamstown), 344 m away, Footscray Market/Leeds St #63 (light rail 82), 458 m away, Nicholson St/Hopkins St #62 (light rail 82), 480 m away. Buses within 500 m: 216, 220, 223, 402, 404, 406, 409, 410, 411, 412, 414, 472 and 4 more (closest stop: Footscray Town Hall/Hyde St, 101 m). Plan a trip (PTV journey planner).

Living in Melbourne: rent about $540 a week, 54.6% speak a language other than English (Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian). About Melbourne →

Working while you study: a student visa lets you work up to 48 hours a fortnight during term and unlimited hours in scheduled breaks. The national minimum wage is $26.44 an hour, or $33.05 casual (most student jobs are casual), so a full 24 hours a week pays about $793 before tax. Most students work in hospitality, retail, cleaning, aged care, delivery and warehousing. Visa rules · Fair Work pay rates.

What this page cannot tell you

The CRICOS register records that this course exists, how long it runs, where it is taught and what it costs. It does not record the things below. No central register holds them:

  • Entry requirements — the qualifications you need to join
  • English level — the IELTS, PTE or similar score you need
  • Start dates — which months the course begins
  • Credit for past study — whether your past study makes the course shorter
  • Whether places are available now

Each school sets these rules. They can be different for each country and each student. They also change between intakes. Ask Victoria University directly. Get the answer in writing before you pay anything.

If you need English first

Victoria University also teaches English language courses. Many schools combine an English course and a main course in one offer, on one visa. Ask this school if they can do that.

How English pathways work

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