Registration categories

The Teacher Registration Act 2012 (Act) creates four categories of teacher registration in Western Australia.

If you currently hold teacher registration in any other Australian State or Territory or New Zealand, you may be eligible to apply for registration with the TRBWA through Mutual Recognition. Further Information is available on the Mutual Recognition page.

Full Registration

Full Registration is a category suitable for teachers who are currently teaching or have recent teaching experience in Australia/New Zealand.

You can apply for Full Registration if you:

have the required teaching qualification(s)
have taught for a minimum of 100 days in the 5 years prior to application in one or more educational venues in Western Australia or other Australian or New Zealand schools
meet English language requirements
meet the Professional Standards for Teachers in Western Australia at the Proficient Career Stage
are a fit and proper person to be a teacher in Western Australia.

Provisional Registration

Provisional Registration is a category suitable for recent graduate teachers.

You can apply for Provisional Registration if:

within the last 5 years, you have graduated with a teaching qualification from an accredited initial teacher education (ITE) program accredited by an Australian or New Zealand teacher regulatory authority (undergraduate ITE programs must be a minimum of 4 years in duration, and post-graduate ITE programs must be a minimum of one year in duration);
you are a fit and proper person to be a teacher in Western Australia.

Non-Practising Registration

Non-Practising Registration is suitable for teachers who are not able to meet the Professional Standards requirements for registration.

It is a valid category of registration and, as is the case for Provisional and Full Registration, allows the teacher to teach with no restrictions or limits upon their registration.

You can apply for Non-Practising Registration if you:

have the required teaching qualification(s)
meet English language requirements
are a fit and proper person to be a teacher in Western Australia.
are not able to demonstrate how you meet the Professional Standards, for example, if you have not taught in Australia or New Zealand within the last five years.

Limited Registration

If you do not meet the qualification requirements for Full, Provisional and Non-Practising Registration you may be eligible for Limited Registration.

The category of Limited Registration was created to allow employers the ability to employ suitably qualified people who are not registered teachers to fill specific teaching roles when needed.

To be eligible for the grant of Limited Registration, the nominee (teacher) must:

have the required skills, expertise and/or qualification(s) for the duties of the teaching position offered
have the English language skills required for teachers in Western Australia
be a fit and proper person to be registered.