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 sixmonths 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 yea…