Overview of this occupation
Secondary School Teachers teach one or more subjects within a prescribed curriculum to secondary school students and promote students' social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.
What they do:
- Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress
- Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical and emotional safety and wellbeing of children
- Assess educational needs of students
- Assign learning activities to students
- Create technology-based learning materials
- Develop educational or training programs
- Develop instructional objectives
- Develop strategies or programs for students with accessibility needs
- Document lesson plans
- Encourage students
- Enforce rules or policies governing student behaviour
- Establish rules or policies governing student behaviour
- Evaluate student work
- Guide class discussions
- Maintain student records
- Modify teaching methods, materials, or environments to accommodate student needs
- Monitor student behaviour, social development or health
- Monitor student performance
- Plan and lead experiential learning activities
- Plan educational activities
- Prepare academic or educational tests
- Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance
- Supervise school or student activities
What technology tools they use:
- E-learning software
- Flow chart and diagram software
- Project management software
- Social media platforms
- Student and learning management systems
What their interests are:
- Scientific – they enjoy investigating, experimenting, discovering new ideas and analysing data.
- Social – they enjoy focusing on social welfare and working with people.
Source: Australian Skills Classification, job and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. Used under Creative Commons BY 4.0 licence and Jobs and Skills Australia, ABS Census 2016, Customised Report.
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Quick facts
Secondary School Teacher
All employees nationwide1
The number of people employed in an occupations as their main job across all Australian states.
Projected growth2
The projected increase in employment in Australia from May 2023 to May 2028.
Working in NSW3
The distribution of people employed in an occupation in NSW.
Median weekly earnings before tax4
Earnings are before tax and include amounts salary sacrificed.
Median age of all workers5
This shows the median age of all workers in this occupation.
Part-time workers6
Those who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
See footnotes for source details and additional information.
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Skills and knowledge
What are they good at?
This table lists skills and knowledge categories according to how relevant they are for this occupation.
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Source: Australian Skills Classification, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. Used under Creative Commons BY 4.0 licence.
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Education and qualifications
Secondary School Teacher – Skill level 1
Occupation at Skill Level 1 have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor's degree of higher qualification .
At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification
Source: Conceptual basis of ANZSCO, ABS Survey, Release Nov 2021.
Qualifications in this workforce
This table shows the distribution of employment by highest qualification completed (in any field of study).7
Year 12 and below
Certificate III or IV
Diploma or Advanced Diploma
Bachelor`s degree
Post-graduate
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Use this as a guide for understanding what qualifications are the most common in this field. For personalised support on your education journey, talk to a Careers NSW specialist.
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Next steps
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