Teach For Australia Graduate Programs & Internships

It’s time to make inspiring your day job. 

Are you ready to kickstart your career with purpose?  

Teach For Australia’s trail-blazing Leadership Development Program (LDP) gives you the chance make an impact from day 1.  

Teach in a school that needs you, complete a Master’s of Teaching and earn a wage – all while making a real, tangible difference through education. 

Beyond the classroom, this program equips you with the skills to drive change in education, policy, and beyond – preparing you for a career of impact, wherever you choose to lead 

Today, an engaged network of more than 1,600 passionate people just like you have become leaders for educational equity through the LDP, teaching in schools and communities right across Australia that need the most help. 

The program at a glance: 

• 2-year program: Complete a Master of Teaching (Secondary) with an option to extend to 3 years. 
• Earn while you learn: $62,000 - $72,000 per year and up to $12,000 additional financial support, depending on the placement location.  
• Teach where you are needed: Contribute to a school that serves a low socioeconomic community. 
• Coaching and mentoring: Receive wrap-around support and coaching from experienced professionals. 
• Become a leader: Develop real, transferable skills in the classroom. 
• See more of Australia: We place in metro, regional, rural and remote locations. 
• Find connection: Join our 1,600-strong Alumni network; become a crucial part of your school’s community. 
• Gain a life-changing experience: Make friends, memories and learnings for life. 
• Know you are making a difference: Actively inspire and contribute to young people’s futures. 

“A big part of why I think TFA is head and shoulders above other programs is the support you get. You have three different support people who are with you for the entire two years and have nothing but your best interest at heart.”  – Eliza Kramer. 

"Teach For Australia is the best pathway that you could take out of university. You’ll grow as a person while working to combat a critical problem for this country." – Adam Ross 

About us 

• Teach For Australia was founded in 2009 to fight educational inequity; and we do this through people like you. 
• Did you know that when compared to other similarly wealthy nations, Australia consistently comes almost last for equality in education?  
• Did you also know that strong educational outcomes lead to better health and more social cohesion, inclusion and trust for all of us? 
• At Teach For Australia, we believe all young people deserve choice in their future. And we believe in the transformative power of great teachers.  
• Our award-winning Leadership Development Program means you’ll work as a teacher in a secondary school serving a low socioeconomic community.  
• You’ll get a full salary and benefits, complete a Master’s degree and receive one-on-one coaching and support.  
• Work with us to learn about yourself, build your leadership skills, find your purpose and make an impact from day 1. 
• All while inspiring the next generation of young people. 

About you 

Entry into our life-changing Leadership Development Program isn’t competitive – but it is selective.  
We are looking for a certain kind of person to join our mission. Do you have: 

• Leadership potential: You feel happiest when inspiring and motivating others. 
• Resilience: You thrive when you’re learning new things and stepping outside of your comfort zone. 
• Commitment to community: You care deeply about creating a fairer future for all of us. 

If this sounds like you, then you have the potential to find your purpose and be a great teacher with the Leadership Development Program.  

Our culture 

What makes the Leadership Development Program unique? 

We hear it again and again: community.  

Teach For Australia places Associates exclusively in schools serving low-socioeconomic communities, working in places that need the most support. 

Metro, rural, regional or remote – schools are community superchargers, and when you join the program, you become an embedded and active part of the whole.  

This includes joining our thriving network of 1,600 Alumni: an engaged, diverse and driven cohort of people and leaders committed to making change. 

We try where possible to place Associates in the same school or a short drive away. This has created buzzing LDP communities right across Australia – your new mentors, friends, allies and cheerleaders, ready to help you step into your role. 

We are proud of the diversity of our cohorts: the most recent Leadership Development Program is made up of Associates from 35 different cultural backgrounds; 44% were the first in their family to graduate from University; and 40% are from regional or remote communities. 

We are committed to recruiting diverse Associates, with diverse life experiences, who reflect the communities in which we work. 

If community is what you crave, the Leadership Development Program will give you fulfilling relationships and connections for life.  

Join us. Make inspiring your day job. 

Want to know more about this life-changing experience?  

Learn more at one of our events. We host information sessions, application workshops, coffee drop-ins (on us!) and webinars on the topics that we know are important to you.  

Visit our Event Calendar to see what is coming up!