Teachers eligible to apply for the fifth year Full-time pathway scholarship to commence in 2026 will have completed (or will be completing in 2025) an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited fourth year Honours or Honours equivalent undergraduate program, Advanced Graduate Diploma or equivalent, within the last 10 years, with a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 75.
Full-time pathway scholarship recipients receive:
equivalence of a full-time teaching salary
tuition fees paid
placement supervision
a Master of Professional Psychology (School Psychology) from Charles Sturt University upon successful completion of the course
a permanent school counselling position in a NSW public school in an area of workforce need.
Staffing areas
Applicants will need to select a minimum of 5 locations from the following list:
- Armidale
- Bathurst
- Bourke
- Deniliquin
- Moree
- Orange
- Queanbeyan
- Wagga Wagga
No additional areas can be selected outside of this list.
Further information
Review the frequently asked questions for more information on eligibility, scholarship payments, and your appointment as a school counsellor.
Contact the Student Wellbeing Recruitment Team via swr@det.nsw.edu.au or phone 1300 32 32 32 (option 2, 3, 2, 4).