Teaching questionnaire

If you apply for Bachelor of Primary Education or Bachelor of Secondary Education (All Majors) (except Bachelor of Education - The Early Years) - you'll also be required to complete a separate questionnaire required by NESA.  

A link to submit your response will be emailed to you after you submit your Early Admission application, so be sure to allow time to draft and submit your response as soon as possible. Your responses to this questionnaire cannot be edited once submitted. If your responses are deemed inadequate, UAC will contact you to resubmit before the closing date, so we recommend submitting early.

Accessing the teaching questionnaire

To access the questions, you will need to first submit your initial application, then log back in and follow the prompts to select “Questionnaires”.

You'll then be prompted to submit your written responses to the four questions in about 100 to 150 words per question.

The questions

Tell us what has inspired you to become a teacher and tell us why you think teaching is a good career choice for you.

• Who, or what, has inspired you to become a teacher?
• Why are you interested in teaching young children/young people?
• What skills and abilities do you have that will make you a good teacher?
  

Describe one or two leadership, community and/or learning & development activities that you have engaged in.

• Any volunteering or community experience
• Any co-curricular activities you have taken part in
• Any leadership experience you may possess
  

Describe how you manage your time when you are both planning and coordinating activities in your personal schedule.

• What tasks or events have you planned and/or organised?
• What do you do to overcome obstacles, challenges or problems?
  

Tell us about one or two times where you have utilised your problem solving skills to achieve an outcome.

• Any school group projects you have taken part in
• Participation on a team
• Work experience
• How can you show that you can work with others?

Submitting your response

Before you submit your response, be sure to check for spelling and grammatical errors.

Once submitted, check your email regularly for feedback, as well as the outcome of your responses. This will come from the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

Hear from the experts

If you want some expert advice; join us at one of these upcoming events: 

• Wollongong campus Open Day – Saturday 28 June 2025. Register now 
• ‘Ace Your Application’ Online Webinar – 7pm, Monday 30 June 2025. Register now (if this date has already passed, you can register to be sent a recording of the webinar).
• Liverpool campus Open Day – Saturday 26 July 2025. Register now