The State Government is rolling out $2 million in teaching scholarships to get more women teaching STEM and more male primary school teachers – as well as other underrepresented groups into the teaching profession.

The scholarships are aimed at supporting some of the best and brightest students to enrol in teaching degrees. There will be 400 scholarships worth $5000 awarded over the next four years to strengthen and diversify the teaching profession in South Australia.

The Enabling Educator Excellence (E3) scholarships are to help with the costs of starting a teaching degree and will be awarded in four categories:

• Women in STEM
• High ATAR or GPA
• Aboriginal people
• Men in primary school teaching.

Enabling women in STEM will help propel the skilled workforce needed following last week’s AUKUS announcement.

The scholarships will be delivered in partnership with South Australia’s three public universities – The University of Adelaide, University of South Australia and Flinders University – with 100 scholarships to be rolled out each year.

Further information about the scholarships will be promoted by the universities to students soon.