We are the Queensland Department of Education (DoE), a state government department in Australia. We deliver high-quality public education services to nearly 70 per cent of all Queensland school students through two key portfolios – Early Childhood and Education.
We are approximately:
Queensland students starting their education in Prep or 'preparatory year' are age 5 by June 30 in the year they start school. Students move to secondary school in Year 7 and complete their senior phase of learning in Year 12.
As a teacher with the department, a range of teaching environments are available: from one teacher schools through to those with more than 2000 students. You may find yourself teaching single or multi-age classes, or teaching across a cluster of schools. All state schools are coeducational and operate in close partnership with their local communities.
Teaching with the department provides an opportunity to pursue a fulfilling career while also meeting family, personal and lifestyle needs.
We offer our teachers the following opportunities:
The Department of Education has a range of beginning teacher roles available across the state now and for 2020 and we would like to welcome all teaching graduates to express interest in teaching with us.