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Teaching jobs: selection criteria, interviews and resumes
How to win a teaching job in Australia: selection criteria with examples, interview questions and answers, resumes, cover letters, and getting permanent or casual work.
Getting a teaching job in Australia usually means writing to selection criteria, then an interview with a small panel. Government systems publish their own rules: NSW asks for short responses to targeted criteria, Victoria's ads list key selection criteria, and Catholic and independent schools set their own formats.
Panels read for specific evidence of impact on students, not lists of duties. These guides show you how to structure answers, with realistic worked examples mapped to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, plus how to get on casual lists and how temporary roles convert to permanent.
When you have a draft, the AI selection criteria coach and AI interview coach give panel-style feedback; your first answer is free.
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Teacher interview questions and answers: what Australian panels ask and how to answer
How school interviews run, the 25 questions that come up most, and full example answers built on STAR and the Standards.
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Teacher selection criteria: how to answer them, with worked STAR examples
The method panels reward, the length rules by state, and four complete example responses you can adapt.
Read the guide →Permanency
How to get a permanent teaching job in Australia: the routes that actually work in 2026
Every route to permanency in NSW, Victoria and WA, the service you need, and how to stack the odds.
Read the guide →Casual relief
How to get casual relief teaching work: registration, booking systems and getting called back
The checklist to start relief teaching, how schools book CRTs in each state, the 2026 day rates and how to turn casual days into regular work.
Read the guide →VIC applications
Key selection criteria for Victorian teachers: format, panel rules and example responses
School Jobs Vic application rules, how Victorian panels assess you, and worked KSC responses you can adapt.
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NSW targeted selection criteria: the half-page rule, how panels judge you, and two worked examples
The NSW Department's page limits and format, how merit selection panels work, and two half-page example responses.
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Teacher cover letter for Australian schools: when you need one, what to write, and a full example
When a cover letter matters, a one-page structure that panels read, and full worked examples for graduates and experienced teachers.
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Teacher resume for Australian schools: what to include, a 2-page template and worked examples
A two-page resume structure for Australian teaching jobs, with example lines for graduates and experienced teachers.
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