Registration paths

Most teachers begin with Provisional Registration. If you do not have the required evidence of teaching experience to support an application for Full registration, apply for Provisional registration and convert later.

Teachers with Full Registration meet the requirements for Provisional Registration plus some additional requirements for experience and proficiency.

Only experienced teachers are eligible to be considered for Full registration.

Minimum requirements for initial registration

Provisional registration Full registration

Qualifications:

  • Completion of at least four years of higher education (full-time or equivalent) study, including an initial teacher education program accredited in Australia, leading to the achievement of a recognised qualification
  • OR an overseas qualification assessed by TQI as equivalent 

If you are graduating in the near future do not complete the application until you have been issued with your final academic transcripts.  Incomplete applications will NOT be processed.

 

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English language proficiency

  • Evidence that you have completed the full four years of required higher education study (or qualifications assessed as comparable) in English in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the Republic of Ireland, the USA or Canada
  • OR evidence that you have an IELTS Academic test (or equivalent) score of at least Band 8 in Speaking and Listening and at least Band 7 in Reading and Writing, achieved within the last two years. More.

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Suitability to be a teacher

  • Your Australian, and if applicable overseas, criminal history record checks satisfy TQI.
  • You are either an Australian or New Zealand citizen or you hold permanent (indefinite) Australian residency status or an Australian work visa

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Annual fee

You have paid the tax deductible application fee.

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Experience

You have a Statement of Service showing you have completed 180 teaching days in the last 5 years.

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Skills, abilities and knowledge

Your Principal confirms that you have skills, abilities and knowledge comparable to the Proficient level of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. More.

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Choose the registration category you are applying for

Choose one of the options below, read the information carefully and follow the prompts to make sure you are ready to apply for teacher registration. Incomplete applications cannot be assessed by TQI and may result in lengthy delays to your teacher registration approval.

How much will I pay?

Tax deductibe application fee.  The TQI registration year is 1 April to 31 March.  All registrations and permits to teach are valid to 31 March each year.  A tax deductible application fee is payable at the time of application for registration/permit to teach and annually during renewal.  The fee structure for initial applications for registration/permit to teach is shown below:

          Date on which application is submitted online

Fee payable

                  Renewal date

   Between 1 January and 30 June

$100

     31 March of the following year
   Between 1 July and 30 September

$75

     31 March of the following year
   Between 1 October and 31 December

$50

     31 March of the following year

Applications will not be processed until the application fee has been paid.  An application fee is refundable if TQI does not grant you registration or a permit to teach.  You can pay the application fee online, using Visa or MasterCard.  You will be prompted to do this at the end of the online application process.

I would like to apply for Provisional registration OR
I would like to apply for Full registration

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