Regional professional experience
Regional professional experience
If you are a pre-service teacher completing a placement in one of our regional schools you may be eligible for funding and extra support.
You can access funding and support if you are completing a professional experience in the South West, Midwest, Wheatbelt, Goldfields, Pilbara or Kimberley education regions.
The funding is:
- to help with the costs of relocating while you complete the placement
- based on your year of study, length of placement and the location of your professional experience.
We also offer funding for psychology professional experience placements.
Before you select a school or region for your professional experience, check that you are eligible to apply.
To be eligible, you must:
- live in, and plan to start your teaching career in Western Australia
- be currently enrolled in a course leading to a graduate-level teaching qualification
- have a course average of 60% or higher.
Funding is available if you are in your final or penultimate year of education study (your third or fourth year of a Bachelor of Education or first or second year of a Master of Teaching). We fund placements that are 4 to 10 weeks in length.
The weekly subsidy rate is $350 for professional experiences in the:
- Remote Teaching Service (for those in primary teaching, the subsidy is not available in your first year Master of Teaching)
- Goldfields
- Kimberley
- Midwest
- Pilbara
- Wheatbelt.
Funding details for schools in the South West
If you complete a secondary teaching placement in the South West education region, the weekly subsidy rate is $250.
The weekly subsidy rate is $150 if you complete your primary teaching placement at one of the following Country Teaching Program schools in the South West education region:
- Amaroo Primary School
- Borden Primary School
- Brunswick Junction Primary School
- Carey Park Primary School
- Collie Senior High School
- Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School
- Fairview Primary School
- Greenbushes Primary School
- Harvey Senior High School
- Jerramungup District High School
- Maidens Park Primary School
- Manjimup Education Support Centre
- Manjimup Primary School
- Mount Manypeaks Primary School
- Newton Moore Senior High School
- South Stirling Primary School
- Tambellup Primary School
- Wellstead Primary School
- Wilson Park Primary School
- Yarloop Primary School.
Accommodation can be difficult to find, especially in remote areas. Discuss accommodation options with your university professional experience team, or if possible, with your assigned school.
You may be able to share accommodation with school staff in some locations. Speak with your university professional experience team to register your interest.
Prepare to apply
Before you apply, talk with your university's professional experience team to organise a placement in a regional public school. Your placement must be confirmed before you apply.
Key dates for applications
| Application due date | |
|---|---|
| Term 2 | Thursday 26 March 2026 |
| Term 3 | Monday 15 June 2026 |
| Term 4 | Monday 7 September 2026 |
We are unable to assess incomplete applications or those received after the due date.
We receive many applications and can not support all who apply.
We review this information regularly and may update it to ensure the program meets the Department of Education's workforce needs.
Apply now!
To apply, complete the Pre-service Development Program application form.
We will review your application and email the outcome to you. Payment is usually made to successful applicants in the fortnight before their placement starts.
If you have any questions about applying or want to make sure you are eligible for funding, email us at ProfessionalPrac@education.wa.edu.au.
