AE Group Stott’s College - New Course GD Early Childhood Education Update

Please see below for the latest summary of the GD Early Childhood Education course from the new AE Group (Stott’s College).

1 Course Name: Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Education

Intake Dates: May, September 2025, February 2026

Duration: 1 year

Campuses: Melbourne, Sydney, Online

Teaching Mode: Face-to-face + Online (Self-directed Learning)

Tuition Fee: $3,150 x 8 units = $25,200, currently no scholarships available

Administrative Fee: $250

Accreditation: ACECQA, VIT, NESA

1.1 English Requirements:

• IELTS overall score of 7.0 with no band less than 6.5; PTE overall score of 65 with no band less than 58
• Exemption from English requirements: Must have a bachelor's degree or higher from Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA, Canada, or Ireland, and have obtained the graduation certificate, with graduation within the last two years.
• Internal language testing is available, language courses can be arranged
  

2 Face-to-face Mode (with COE)

In the first trimester (Trimester 1),attend classes on campus one day per weekfor course study. During the internship period in the second and third trimesters, you will need to dedicate additional time according to the internship arrangement.

Regarding internship arrangements, the school is only responsible for internship coordination for on-campus students at Melbourne and Sydney campuses.

Online courses are open to all students not holding a student visa, such as 485, 482, 407, 408, 462 visas

3 Online Course Mode (without COE)

Online courses are open to all students not holding a student visa,Online students or students not within the above campuses need to arrange their own internships.

Currently, specific information on cooperative internship units cannot be provided

Visa suitable for online courses:

4 Package Course Settings (there will be a postgraduate education package later):

Currently can be packaged with Master of Social Work, alleviating the need for some students to obtain a postgraduate COE for visa purposes.

In a few months, AE Group will offer a package course of GD Early Childhood Education + Master of Teaching!!

5 Initial Deposit Issue:

Initial Deposit: $3,400, to issue 2 COEs