Postgrad Dip in Education Points System/ Cutoff

babo9

Is the points system the same as it used to be for when it was called a higher diploma?

Does anybody know what the point cut offs have been in recent years?
Or how I would find out?, can't find the info anywhere!

As it stands I would have 48 points, in years gone by I understand this would have been enough but I hear demand for the course is going up!

Rosita

If your degree is not a Business degree 48 points will have you home and dry. But there is a quota on the numbers of business applicants so the points for that are much higher although 48 would have got you in in 2009.

In fact any increase in points due to demand will probably be offset by the decision not to include teaching experience in the calculations from the 2010 course onwards. So I wouldn't expect points to increase, but you never know I suppose.

Toto Wolfcastle

A full list of last year's points is located here.

babo9

Cool, thanks for the info, especially the link, I've spent the day looking for that exact link...I found a bzillion older documents though, even from that site!

One other thing, anyone know if it would make a difference to your application if you're already pursuing a post grad course at the time?

Rosita

babo9 wrote: »

One other thing, anyone know if it would make a difference to your application if you're already pursuing a post grad course at the time?

No difference - you've either completed a course (i.e. graduated) or you haven't.

trebormurf

Not unless you're adding the points for the postgrad to your points total now, you have to be finished a course to add it to your total. For example if you have 48pts without the postgrad then you should be ok, if you have 42pts and the postgrad will bring your total up to 48pts you need to complete the postgrad first.