Introducing Cohort 2021

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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.


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