To be eligible for the grant of Full Registration you must:

• hold a teaching qualification from an accredited initial teacher education program or a teaching qualification recognised by the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA) as equivalent, or alternatively have a teaching qualification and teaching experience that the Board considers is sufficient to enable the person to hold registration as a teacher
• be proficient to the prescribed standard in English, both oral and written
• meet the Professional Standards for Teachers in Western Australia at the Proficient Career Stage in either your current or recent teaching practice in Australia or New Zealand.
• be a fit and proper person to be a registered teacher
• have taught in one or more educational institutions in Western Australia or other Australian or New Zealand schools within the last 5 years. Applicants for Full Registration who have not taught in Australia or New Zealand within the past 5 years are considered by the Board to be unable to fully meet the Professional Standards at the Proficient Career Stage.

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. 

How to apply for Full Registration:

For information on the process and for the application form, please refer to the following links:

Application for Full Registration (online form)

Once you have completed all sections of the online form, uploaded copies of your identity documents and supporting evidence, and made payment, you may submit the application. You will receive an email acknowledgement from the TRBWA when your application has been successfully submitted.

To avoid delays, please take care when checking the completeness of your application.

There is a registration fee associated with this application for registration.

This fee is separate to the annual fee that all registered teachers are required to pay each year by 31 March in order to maintain their registration. Please refer to the Schedule of Fees for more information.

(Note: a paper copy of the application form is available if required, by contacting the TRBWA).

Professional Standards for Teachers in Western Australia

Professional Standards Policy