Application for the Murdoch Internship
Program – 2016
Email to ProfessionalExperience@murdoch.edu.au
All students enrolled in the final year of their B.Ed Primary/ECE, B.Ed Secondary and Grad Dip
Secondary programs at Murdoch are eligible to participate in the year long internships and/or
final 10 week rural placement. NOTE: You can still apply for 2016 Internships if you are
planning to enrol in the Grad Dip for 2016 but have not formally as yet been offered a
place. Internships offer an amazing professional experience for Primary or Secondary preservice teachers to live, work and study in the school/community for the duration of their final
year of study.
In 2016 funding for those completing year-long internships in a secondary school setting are
eligible to receive the Department of Education stipend of $10 000 paid in fortnightly
instalments. Country interns will also receive subsidised housing during the year. The financial
support provided by the Department gives priority to, but is not limited to, secondary Math and
Science, English, Design and Technology in metropolitan areas, Secondary PSTs in all subject
areas for rural placements and Primary/ECE PSTs for rural and hard to staff schools. Funding is
also available for the 10 week rural teaching placements.
Murdoch offers and supports a range of internship models, including year-long or 10 week
(final) placements, as listed below:
• PRIMARY / ECE – PERTH METRO – Bertram PS / Parkwood PS / Bletchley Park PS /
South Coogee PS / Tuart Rise PS / Comet Bay PS / Winthrop PS / Cottesloe PS / Bold Park
Community School
• UPPER PRIMARY – PERTH METRO - Scotch College Middle School
• PRIMARY – KALGOORLIE – O’Connor PS
• PRIMARY / ECE – BUNBURY - Kingston PS
• SECONDARY –PERTH METRO– Ashdale Secondary College / Ballajura Community
College / Willeton SHS / Lakeland SHS / Canning Vale College
• SECONDARY – PEEL REGION – Baldivis Secondary / Comet Bay Secondary / Halls
Head SHS
• SECONDARY –BUNBURY – Manea Senior College
• SECONDARY – PILBARA CITIES – Newman / Karratha / Port Hedland SHS
• SECONDARY –OTHER REGIONAL – Esperance SHS / Eastern Goldfields College /
Dowerin District High School
10 WEEK PLACEMENT – RURAL TEACHING – ECE / PRIMARY / SECONDARY
• Wongan Hills DHS (years 4-10)
• Toodyay DHS (yrs 5-10)
• Dowerin DHS (yrs 5-10)
• Dalwallinu DHS (yrs 8-12)
• Eastern Goldfields College (yrs 8-12)
• Esperance SHS (yrs 8-12)
• Gingin DHS (yrs 8-10)
• Kambalda West DHS (yrs 8-10)
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APPLICATION FOR THE MURDOCH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
INFORMATION: *Required
Name and student number
Student Name *
Student Number (if enrolled) or type 'Grad Dip' if planning to enrol in a Grad Dip at
Murdoch for 2016 ,
Address *
City/Town *
State *
Postal Code
Country *
Email Address *
Phone Number *
Major Field of Study or Interest
Choose the item that is closes to your major field of study *
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Graduate Diploma (Secondary) Mathematics
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Graduate Diploma (Secondary) Science
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Graduate Diploma (Secondary) LOTE/ESL
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Graduate Diploma (Secondary) English
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Graduate Diploma (Secondary) History
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Graduate Diploma (Secondary) Theatre & Drama
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Graduate Diploma (Secondary) OTHER
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Graduate Diploma (Secondary) Mid Year Entry
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Bachelor of Education (Primary and ECE)
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Bachelor of Education (Primary)
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Bachelor of Education (Primary, 1-10 HPE)
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Bachelor of Education (Secondary) Mathematics
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Bachelor of Education (Secondary) Science
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Bachelor of Education (Secondary) Theatre & Drama
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Bachelor of Education (Secondary) LOTE/ESL
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Bachelor of Education (Secondary) English
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Bachelor of Education (Secondary) History
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Bachelor of Education (Secondary) OTHER
Minor *
Internships - Choose your preferred location & school –
PRIMARY/ECE
PRIMARY/ECE - PERTH METRO - Internship Options
Click here if you are interested in an internship at a metropolitan primary school
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Bertram Primary (Perth Metro)
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Bletchley Park Primary (Perth Metro – Southern River)
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Bold Park Community School (Perth Metro - independent)
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Comet Bay Primary (Perth Metro – Secret Harbour)
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Cottesloe Primary (Perth Metro)
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Parkwood Primary (Perth Metro)
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South Coogee PS (Perth Metro)
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Tuart Rise PS (Perth Metro)
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Winthrop Primary (Perth Metro)
Other:
• UPPER PRIMARY – PERTH METRO – Internship Options
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Scotch College Middle School (Perth Metro - independent)
• PRIMARY – KALGOORLIE- Internship Options
O’Connor Primary (Kalgoorlie)
• PRIMARY / ECE – BUNBURY – Internship Options
Kingston Primary (Australind)
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APPLICATION FOR THE MURDOCH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Internships - Choose your preferred location & school –
SECONDARY (includes HPE)
SECONDARY –PERTH METRO - Internship Options
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Comet Bay College (Secret Harbour) (English, ICT, Science, Soc &Env,
Health PE, Maths - yrs 8-12)
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Baldivis Secondary College (English, Soc &Env, Maths, Science: yrs 8 -9)
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Ashdale Secondary College (Darch)
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Ballajura Community College
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Canning Vale College
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Halls Head SHS
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Lakeland SHS (South Lake)
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Willeton SHS
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Other:
SECONDARY –BUNBURY - Internship Options
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Manea Senior College
SECONDARY – PILBARA CITIES - Internship Options
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Newman SHS
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Karratha SHS
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Port Hedland SHS
SECONDARY –OTHER REGIONAL - Internship Options
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Esperance SHS
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Eastern Goldfields College
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Dowerin District High School
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10 Week Rural Practicum - Choose your preferred location
& school –PRIMARY / SECONDARY - RURAL
Click here if you are interested in a 10 week final placement internship at a regional school for
your final placement only. Pre-service Teachers are eligible for funding through the Rural
Teaching Program http://det.wa.edu.au/careers/detcms/navigation/choose-teaching/ruralteaching-practicum-program/
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Wongan Hills DHS (yrs 4-10)
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Toodyay DHS (yrs 8-10)
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Dowerin DHS, (yrs 5-10)
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Dalwallinu DHS (yrs 8-12)
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Eastern Goldfields College (yrs 8-12)
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Gingin DHS (yrs 8-10)
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Kambalda West DHS (yrs 8-10)
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Referees
Please provide the names and contact information for 2 referees to support your application
Referee 1
Name *
Current Position *
Relationship to you *
Address
City/Town *
State *
Postal code
Email address *
Phone Number *
Referee 2
Name *
Current position *
Relationship to you *
Address *
City/Town *
Postal code
State *
Email address *
Phone Number *
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APPLICATION FOR THE MURDOCH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Personal and Professional Profile (attach doc to application
and email to ProfessionalExperience@murdoch.edu.au )
Please attach a Word doc to this application to introduce yourself. Ensure you cover the
following three points:
1. Outline your background and experiences and explain how these have informed
your beliefs about teaching and learning.
2. Explain your pedagogical strengths with regard to instructional ability and
professional content knowledge based on your academic results to date - be sure
to explain any anomalies.
3. Outline what you have to offer and what you would like to achieve from
participating in the Internship Program both personally and professionally.
**NOTE: If you are not currently enrolled in the School of education, please attached a
Word doc to introduce yourself and tell us why you are interested in this internship.
Academic Transcript and Supporting Documents
There are two options for submitting transcripts and documents to support your
application.
1. Give permission for Murdoch to access your academic records; OR
2. Email a copy of your academic transcript and any other certificates that would support
your application to ProfessionalExperience@murdoch.edu.au
I give permission for the School of Education to access my academic records in order to
support this application for the MIMs Internship *
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Yes
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I will email my academic record
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