COHORT
20 21
171 ASSOCIATES
STARTED TEACHING
THIS YEAR
BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ASSOCIATES TO
1120
WE RECEIVED
1568 APPLICATIONS 24% MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR
11% WERE ACCEPTED WITH THIS COHORT BEING 30% LARGER THAN COHORT 2020
MAKING COHORT 2021
OUR LARGEST COHORT TO DATE
MEET THE ASSOCIATES
TOP 3 REASONS FOR APPLYING: • Belief in Teach For Australia’s vision to address educational disadvantage • Opportunity to be challenged, with responsibility from day one • A career in teaching
36%
come from a RURAL OR REGIONAL background.
100%
HAVE A UNIVERSITY DEGREE AND...
40%
HAVE AN ADVANCED UNIVERSITY DEGREE.
ALL Associates have a university degree and
36%
HAVE AN ADVANCED UNIVERSITY DEGREE. 60% Bachelor’s Degree 7% Graduate Diploma or Certificate
Degree 15% Bachelor’s with Honours
12% Master’s Degree
6% Doctorate
27%
ARE JOINING DIRECTLY FROM UNIVERSITY AND
73%
ARE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND CAREER CHANGERS.
51% are eligible to teach
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING or MATHEMATICS and more than
1 IN 4 are eligible to teach
MATHEMATICS or PHYSICS.
OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES
Cohort 2021 Associates will teach across
89 SCHOOLS all serving low socioeconomic communities, including 27 new partner schools.
20 ASSOCIATES 9 schools in the NT
44 ASSOCIATES 21 schools in WA 3 ASSOCIATES 2 schools in SA
84 ASSOCIATES 45 schools in VIC
20 ASSOCIATES 12 schools in TAS
30%
15%
teach in
METROPOLITAN
teach in
areas
REMOTE areas
55% teach in
REGIONAL areas
OF THE ENTIRE COHORT...
42% MOVED INTERSTATE TO TEACH
COHORT 2021 WILL TEACH OVER
27,000 STUDENTS
DURING THE TWO-YEAR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
WITH OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, WE SEEK TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS: achieve significant academic growth; experience increased access to opportunities; develop positive attitudes and beliefs about themselves and learning; and develop aspirations, interests and excitement that propel them forward.
OUR VISION IS OF AN AUSTRALIA WHERE EDUCATION GIVES EVERY CHILD, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, GREATER CHOICE FOR THEIR FUTURE. TeachForAustralia Teach For Australia TeachForAU @teachforaustralia
The Leadership Development Program is delivered as part of the High Achieving Teachers Program with the support of the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment.