Graduate Primary Teacher Scholarship Program (To commence 2026)

Job No: CER1263
Location: All Regions

Applications are now open for our Graduate Primary Teacher Scholarships. 

Employment Status: Permanent Full-Time

Teacher Salary Range: $84,077 - $123,101 (pending experience)

Are you in your final year of your tertiary studies* with a Bachelor of Education or Master of Education? Our scholarship aims to support you as you commence your teaching career with us in 2026. As a graduate teacher with us, you'll have the opportunity to work with experienced educators and gain valuable experience in the classroom. Apply today and take the first step towards an exciting and rewarding career in Catholic Education!

*Mid-year graduates for 2026 are also encouraged to apply. Mid-year graduate scholarships will be based on an individual timeline in line with your conferral date.

Catholic Education - Diocese of Rockhampton serves communities from Bundaberg in the south to Mackay in the north and west to Longreach at 17 locations across Central Queensland. We invite you to join our culture of care and be welcomed, valued and inspired by our schools' communities.  

Each year Catholic Education in the Diocese of Rockhampton appoints a number of graduate teachers to Catholic Kindergartens, Primary Schools and Colleges commencing at the start of each year. Our Graduate Scholarship Program offers financial incentive, mentoring and support, early offer of appointment and employment certainty through permanency. 

Scholarship Timeframes

Early offer of permanency for successful Scholarship applicants will occur in June 2025.

Initial payment of $500 will be paid in your first pay.

Formal offers of employment including advice of school placement are provided in September 2025. 

Please review the information in the link below:

2026 Graduate Primary Teacher Scholarship

Scholarship Opportunity

Our Scholarship has been designed with the following incentives:

  • FINANCIAL - $6500* ($500 initial payment to be paid in your first pay; $3000 at end of 1st and 2nd year) + Location incentives (IPRASS payments and ITAS Allowance)
  • LOCATION BENEFITS - Accommodation and Travel Expenses (Subsided housing and $1000 travel subsidy per year subject to appointment location)
  • EMPLOYMENT - Permanency on Appointment
  • PLAN YOUR LIFE - Receive an early offer of employment in June 2025 (at a school to be advised once Staffing is finalised)
  • PRIORITY TRANSFER - We recognise commitment of remote service. Priority transfers are available to you after completion of at least 2 years service in a remote location to your preferred region.
  • HECS DEBT WAIVER - You have the opportunity to become eligible to have your HECS Debt waived under the government initiative (pending completion of eligibility requirements and subject to location appointment - available at Longreach, Barcaldine and Blackall)
  • INDIVIDUALISED MENTORING - with your school and the Consultant: Teacher Growth and Development to set you up for success.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Be due to graduate and confer in 2025 and be able to obtain provisional QCT Registration prior to the commencement of the 2026 School Year. *Please note these timeframes do not apply to mid-year graduates in 2026 and are in line with conferral dates.
  • Accept a teaching position anywhere within Catholic Education - Diocese of Rockhampton. Please note a key condition of applying for this scholarship is your willingness to be appointed to any of the below locations in Catholic Education - Diocese of Rockhampton. 

Full* Scholarship Eligible Locations

 

·         Longreach

·         Barcaldine

·         Blackall

·         Clermont

 

·         Springsure

·         Emerald

·         Monto

·         Biloela

Partial Scholarship Eligible Locations 

 

·         Rockhampton

·         Yeppoon

·         Gracemere

·         Mackay

 

·         Sarina

·         Walkerston

·         Gladstone

·         Tannum Sands

 

Scholarship Conditions

  • Applications are welcome from anyone who would support the Catholic ethos and mission
  • Relevant tertiary qualification (or eligible to graduate in 2025 or mid-year 2026)
  • Evidence of successfully passing the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education 
  • Demonstrate professional knowledge, practice and engagement
  • Eligible to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment
  • A desire to serve the community of Central Queensland

High achieving graduates will be identified on the basis of professional experience reports, application responses and referee statements. 

The below incentives are available to all successful applicants:

  • Relocation assistance (up to $3000; Longreach, Barcaldine and Blackall relocations are fully funded)
  • Competitive salary structure for Teaching staff - $84,077 - $123,101 (pending experience)
  • Superannuation contribution of 12.75%
  • Induction process, professional learning programs and Early Career Teacher Support
  • Access to salary packaging options to maximise employee benefits and salaries
  • Access to free Employee Assistant Program (24-hour counselling service)
  • Access to corporate health discounts with either Bupa or Westfund Health Insurance
  • Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service (portability of Long Service Leave may also be applicable)
  • Deferred Salary Scheme
  • 39 weeks of term time for a school year
  • Leadership development opportunities
  • Modern facilities and resources
  • For more information on the benefits of working in our rural and remote communities visit our website.

We look forward to receiving your application and are sure that you will find a career with Catholic Education in the Diocese of Rockhampton very rewarding.

Mandatory Requirements 

  • Relevant tertiary qualifications and the ability to obtain approved Queensland College of Teachers Registration
  • Australian work rights

How to apply 

Please review our How To Apply Online Guide

  • Complete the application below by clicking Apply Now
  • Upload a Cover Letter (addressed to Mr Michael McCusker, Diocesan Director) and Current Resume
  • Upload supporting documentation (ie. Prac Reports, Academic Transcripts)
  • Upload written statement addressing the Selection Criteria  
  • Include three nominated professional referees with at least one referee being a teaching mentor from a practicum
  • Please refer to the Position Description when completing your application     
  • Applicants must read, understand and accept, as an explicit term of contract, the requirements of the Statement of Principles for employment in Catholic Schools            

Further information 

Scholarship Information Sessions
 
Register today and attend an information session:
 
Information Session 1 - Tuesday 4 March 2025 6pm to 6:45pm
 
Information Session 2 - Thursday 20 March 2025 6pm to 6:45pm
 
Applications close: Monday, 31 March 2025

Catholic Education is committed to best practice in student protection policies and procedures and is an equal opportunity employer. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

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Employment Collection Notice

In order to assess your application for employment, Catholic Education – Diocese of Rockhampton (CEDR) collects your personal information. If we cannot collect some of your personal information, we may be limited in our ability to assess your application.

We collect your personal information directly from you (including from your resume), as well as from other sources (such as your referees and Working with Children checks). We may keep your information on file if your application is unsuccessful in case another position becomes available. We are required to complete a Working with Children check to collect information under Child Protection laws.

If you believe that any of your personal information held by us is incomplete or inaccurate you have the right, in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy legislation, to notify us and make any updates or corrections. 

We will not disclose your personal information to a third party without your consent unless otherwise permitted.

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If you provide us with the personal information of others (e.g. referees), we encourage you to inform them that you are disclosing that information to CEDR and why.

In submitting this application for employment you agree that you will not seek access to references provided by third parties or to confidential notes or reports made by us relating to your application for employment. We seek your agreement in this regard to ensure that referees are not inhibited from providing complete and accurate references as to your suitability for the position. Access to feedback on the selection process is available. 

If you complete an expression of interest to teach with us, you will provide information as part of your submission. The purposes for which we collect, use and disclose personal information includes:

  1. all of the purposes set out earlier in this information
  2. to manage our relationship with you including:
    • communicating with you via any of the methods you provide to us
    • providing information about employment opportunities at CEDR which we consider may be of interest to you
    • otherwise offering you assistance, including providing technical support
  3. if permitted or required by law
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  5. for purposes directly related to any one or more of the above

 

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I have read, understood and, if offered employment with Catholic Education with the Diocese of Rockhampton, accept the requirements of the Statement of Principles for Employment in Catholic Schools as an explicit condition of employment. I certify that the information in this application is true, to the best of my knowledge. I understand that I have a duty to disclose sufficient information to enable a prospective employer to make a properly informed decision about my employment.

I acknowledge that my failure to disclose all pre-existing injuries or medical conditions existing during the period of the employment process that could reasonably be expected to be aggravated by performing my employment related duties, I will not be entitled to compensation or damages under the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (the Act), for any event that aggravates the non-disclosed pre-existing injury or condition.

I understand that if I am employed by Catholic Education with the Diocese of Rockhampton and any statement I have made or information I have provided with this application form are found to be false within my knowledge, that I may be liable for immediate dismissal.


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About Us

Catholic Education - Diocese of Rockhampton, is a large, dynamic and growing organisation with a current enrolment of approximately 18,220 students and a staff of approximately 3,400 in Kindergartens, Early Learning Centres, Outside School Hours Care Services, 31 Catholic Primary Schools and 8 Catholic Secondary Colleges. Catholic Education in the Diocese of Rockhampton serves communities from Bundaberg in the south to Mackay in the north and west to Longreach.

With a vibrant working environment, we provide excellent benefits for staff including professional and career development opportunities that build personal and organisational capability. We celebrate diversity in our workforce, and value the knowledge and skills that a diverse range of employees bring to the workplace. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission and we have an emphasis on caring and supporting teachers in both their vocation in working with students and other aspects of their lives.