Advanced Graduate Program

Access a higher starting salary and other benefits by working in one of our regional schools.

Recent graduates or Initial Teacher Education (ITE) students who completed their studies within six months of the closing date or are in their final semester of study at a Western Australian University can apply to the Advanced Graduate Program.

High-performing education students and graduates from WA universities can access a range of benefits when starting their teaching career in a regional public school through applying for and gaining Advanced Graduate Program status. These include higher pay levels, additional rent subsidies and permanency after completing 2 continuous years of services in one or more regional public schools; and are in addition to existing graduate teacher benefits.

If your application for the program is successful, you will receive Advanced Graduate Program (AGP) status. The AGP status will identify you as a high-achieving graduate when applying for teaching jobs in the Department of Education and is valid for 12 months following graduation. For full details about the program, visit Advanced Graduate Program.

Please note that this is not an employment pool.

To apply for a job, please check out our information about teaching in regional, remote and rural WA, browse our list of current jobs and apply to our Graduate Teacher Pool.

Working for the Department of Education allows you to enjoy a range of professional and personal benefits including:

• attractive allowances in most country areas from $5,000 up to $13,730 a year
• graduate teacher allowance of up to $2,000 a year in the first two years of teaching
• 12 percent employer contributions to superannuation
• 12 weeks’ vacation leave (school holidays)
• more than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave.
• subsidised or free accommodation where applicable

In addition to the above professional and personal benefits, graduate teachers who have achieved AGP status and take up a position for a period of at least 6 months at 0.8FTE (four days per week) or more in a regional school will:

• commence on a higher starting salary.
• receive 1 additional funded return trip to Perth (or another location in WA) per year on top of the 2 already on offer to most regional employees.
• receive heavily subsidised Government Regional Officer’s Housing in their second year of appointment where applicable.

After 24 months of continuous service in regional schools, program participants will become a permanent Department of Education employee and receive a guaranteed transfer to an education region of choice, including metropolitan (subject to vacancies).

This is your opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people through innovative lesson planning, creative classroom delivery and inspiring a passion for learning.