About QCT

The Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) makes sure teachers in Queensland meet high standards. We’ve been doing this for more than 50 years.

Queensland was the first Australian state to require all school teachers to be registered.

Our vision

The teaching profession empowering the future.

Our purpose

We serve the best interests of the public and the teaching profession by ensuring teachers meet quality teaching standards.

Our goals

• We regulate the profession in the public interest.
• We promote the profession.
• Collaborate with our partners.
• Thrive as an organisation into the future.

The QCT is part of the Queensland Government. It’s funded by Queensland teachers and was set up to carry out the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 (the Act). The main aims of the QCT are:

• to keep teaching standards high
• to foster trust in the profession with the public
• to protect the public by ensuring only qualified teachers work in schools.

Meet our board, learn what we do and how we promote child safety by regulating the teaching profession in Queensland.

Your QCT

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Each morning across our state,
parents place their trust in Queensland teachers.

At the QCT,
we maintain the register of over 120,000 teachers
and assess applicants from Australia and abroad to ensure
only those who are qualified and suitable are eligible to teach.

Drawing on our deep understanding of education and regulation,
we work to support a teaching profession
that meets the needs of our state now and into the future.

We accredit Queensland's teacher education programs
to ensure they meet national requirements
and guide teachers in achieving standards
and setting clear professional boundaries.

We also investigate matters of conduct and practice,
helping to keep students safe.

Because at the heart of it,
the future of our state is shaped in our classrooms
and quality teaching begins with a trusted profession.

We celebrate you.
We are your QCT.

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Last updated:

17 June 2026