Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
University degree Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 1 · occupation 2493
Teachers of English to Speakers of other Languages teach classes in English to students whose first language is a language other than English.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 91.8% university · 4% vet / tafe · 2.3% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Teacher Education. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Central Queensland University
- University The University of Sydney
- University Monash University (Monash)
- University University of Wollongong (UoW)
- University Western Sydney University
- University Southern Cross University (SCU)
- University Adelaide University
- University The University of Newcastle (UoN)
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
- TAFE Melbourne Polytechnic
- TAFE TAFE SA
- TAFE Chisholm Institute
- TAFE TasTAFE
- TAFE Gordon Institute of TAFE
- TAFE Holmesglen Institute
- TAFE Intech Institute of Technology
Course & field-of-education data © Commonwealth of Australia (CRICOS), CC BY 2.5 AU. Matched by field of education — indicative; confirm entry requirements with each provider.
Where these jobs are
NSW 34.8% · VIC 28.2% · QLD 15% · WA 9.2% · SA 4.8% · TAS 2.8% · NT 2.6% · ACT 2.5%
Top industries
Education and Training · Health Care and Social Assistance.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.