Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Offered by Stott's Colleges, Australian Surf Industry Training School, Front Cooking School, Melbourne Language Centre, Affectors Academy. CRICOS course code 116494J.
Where it's taught
- Surry Hills, NSW Oxford street
- Fortitude Valley, QLD Brisbane Campus - 225 St Pauls Tce, FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006
- Melbourne, VIC 166-172 Exhibition St
- Perth, WA 647 Wellington St Perth
Details
- Field: Teacher Education (Teacher Education: Early Childhood)
- Language: English
- Includes work placement (450 hours)
Graduate outcomes (international graduates)
Teacher education, 2025: full-time work 59.8%, any work 81.9%, median salary $73,400.
Acknowledge Education, 2023-2025: full-time work n/a, median salary n/a.
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
Getting to Stott's Colleges, Australian Surf Industry Training School, Front Cooking School, Melbourne Language Centre, Affectors Academy, Fortitude Valley (225 St Pauls Tce): Nearest station is Fortitude Valley station (train BDBN, BDBR, BDCL, BDVL, BNBD, BNBR +46), 197 m away. Also Howard Smith Wharves ferry terminal (ferry F1), 1.0 km away, Holman Street ferry terminal (ferry F23), 1.1 km away, Riverside ferry terminal (ferry F1, F11, F23), 1.2 km away. Buses within 500 m: 26, 60, 125, 175, 185, 196, 204, 210, 212, 214, 215, 220 and 46 more (closest stop: Brunswick St at St Pauls Terrace, stop 5, 76 m). Plan a trip (TransLink journey planner).
Getting to Stott's Colleges, Australian Surf Industry Training School, Front Cooking School, Melbourne Language Centre, Affectors Academy, Melbourne (166 Exhibition St): Nearest station is Spring St/Bourke St #9 (light rail 86, 96), 150 m away. Also Russell St/Bourke St #7 (light rail 86, 96), 162 m away, Bourke St #9 (light rail 75), 221 m away, Parliament Railway Station (train Mernda, Alamein, Upfield, Belgrave, Lilydale, Frankston +4), 222 m away. Buses within 500 m: 200, 207, 250, 251, 302, 303, 304, 305, 309, 318, 350, 402 and 4 more (closest stop: Exhibition St/Lonsdale St, 194 m). Plan a trip (PTV journey planner).
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 Stott's Colleges, Australian Surf Industry Training School, Front Cooking School, Melbourne Language Centre, Affectors Academy directly. Get the answer in writing before you pay anything.
If you need English first
Stott's Colleges, Australian Surf Industry Training School, Front Cooking School, Melbourne Language Centre, Affectors Academy 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.
- General English (1-52 weeks) 1 yr · A$16,500
- English for Academic Purposes (1-52 weeks) 1 yr · A$18,680
- English for Secondary Schools (1-52 weeks) 1 yr · A$21,500
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