If you're teaching in Australia, you're already qualified for international schools.
15,000+ schools worldwide. Their packages often include:
- Housing paid
- Flights home
- Kids' tuition
- Tax-free in many cases
This course shows how they hire — and how to apply directly.
Meet Ron, your instructor. Who it's for, and each step from job search to your first class.
Do I qualify?
Yes, you qualify.
Same qualification. A very different year.
You never lost your love of teaching.You expect to be treated — and paid — like the professional you are.
Most teachers see two options:
There's a third: schools that compete for qualified teachers.
Six chapters. From "is this real?" to signing your contract.
- 1
What the packages include
Housing, flights, healthcare, kids' tuition, bonuses.
- 2
The three school systems
American, British and IB.
- 3
Hundreds of school contacts
Plus the job boards and hiring fairs they use.
- 4
Interviews & getting hired
How to stand out.
- 5
Choosing the right country
Which region suits your life.
- 6
Your first move
What to prepare, from day one.
Ron with his students.
18 years inside these schools.
- I was an overworked, underpaid public school teacher — until I found this industry.
- Before leaving, I asked my district to hold my job — just in case.
- I never needed it. Two years became eighteen.
- Five countries. As an American, always the overseas hire.
- Back home, I was offered a job at my first interview. Then I retired to Ecuador.
What teachers ask Ron most
Is it too good to be true?
No — it's real, and here's why:
Free housing.
In many countries, no income tax.
A much lower cost of living.
That leaves more money in a two-year contract than the previous eight years.
Smaller class sizes, usually capped at 20.
Pre-qualified students who've passed an entrance exam and meet performance standards.
Am I too old?
Often, no. Many countries set no age limit.
Thirty years in a classroom is an asset — often a coordinator role.
Plenty start after retiring here.
More detail
- In a survey of 176 international school heads by The International Educator, over 65% said their host country had no age restriction on a work visa.
- Where limits existed, they sat around 60–65 and came from visa and insurance rules.
- Latin America and South-East Asia are the most open. Search Associates ANZ keeps a current country-by-country list.
Can I bring my child?
Yes. Single parents are hired routinely.
Most schools include tuition where you teach.
More detail
- Usually free tuition for one child of a single parent, or two for a teaching couple.
- Some of these schools charge over US$40,000 a year, so that's potentially a US$80,000 bonus.
- A teaching couple is hired on two contracts: two salaries, one home.
- Get it written into the contract before you sign.
Three doors. Only one puts you in control.
- Recruitment agency
Picks which jobs you hear about, and charges for it.
- TEFL certificate
Language schools, far lower pay. Costs A$400–$2,000+.
- This course
Hundreds of schools you contact yourself. A$199, once.
Melbourne hiring fair
On Australian soil, 3 to 5 January 2027
- 30–35 schools, most with several jobs to fill
- About 70% leave with an offer (Search Associates)
- Ron was offered a job at both fairs he attended
We'll help you walk in ready:
- How these fairs work
- What schools look for
- How to stand out in interviews
Registration is open now
Everything you need to apply directly.
- No subscription
- No commission
- No agency fee
- 35 videos in 6 chapters (~3 hours)
- Hundreds of school contacts
- Interview strategy and contract checks
- 5 documents and checklists
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Is this a job, or a course?
A course — not a job placement, not an agency.
It shows how international schools hire, who to approach, what they look for and how to read the contract — so you can apply yourself.
How do I apply for these positions?
Directly to the schools, in three ways:
- Zoom interviews. Most schools don't attend fairs — they hire over Zoom, so there are thousands you can ask. Chapter 3 gives you hundreds of contacts and the job boards they use, and Ron shows you how best to secure an interview.
- Hiring fairs. Placement is very high: most schools bring several jobs and want them filled at the fair. You can sit a dozen or so interviews in three days — a "blitz". Fairs run in Melbourne, Vietnam, Singapore, Atlanta and Miami.
- Connections. Once you've taught at a school, teachers and heads who know your work recommend you for the next post.
Ron's advice: a fair is the best way into the system.
Will schools accept Australian curriculum experience?
Yes. These schools hire qualified teachers from any English-speaking country.
- Chapter 2 shows how the American, British and IB systems differ, so you can step straight in.
- Agencies often sort teachers by passport — for their convenience, not because schools ask. Applying directly removes that filter.
If 17–30% of teachers move on each year, are these schools any good?
They're some of the best schools in the world — parents pay high fees for small classes.
Teachers move on because they finish a contract and want a new country and culture. That movement is what keeps thousands of posts open every year.
If I go, can I come back to teaching in Australia?
Yes — keep your registration current. Ron kept his licence active the whole time, as did the career-overseas Australians he worked with.
- Victoria: VIT counts overseas teaching and professional learning towards your annual renewal, done online in about ten minutes.
- Lapse for over five years and you may only return on provisional registration.
- Still provisional? Reach full registration before you go.
- Each state sets its own rules: check VIT, NESA, QCT or TRB.
We're a same-sex or unmarried couple. Is that a problem?
- Most of the world is open to you. International staff rooms are among the most open-minded places you'll work.
- Take care in parts of Arabia and the Middle East, where local law doesn't recognise the relationship. Schools there typically document you as friends sharing housing and ask you to keep affection private.
- Ron's tip: favour schools that own their teacher apartments, or apply separately on your own contracts.
Our school year doesn't match. When would I actually leave?
Schools hire anywhere from months to just a few weeks before their start dates, which makes for nearly year-round hiring.
- South America and southern Africa run on the Australian school year.
- Above the Equator, terms start in August or September, so you'd leave mid-year — give proper notice or train your replacement, as you would for any move.
What about tax — and my HECS debt?
- Many packages are tax-free in the host country.
- What you owe here depends on whether you stay an Australian tax resident, and HELP/HECS holders must report worldwide income to the ATO.
- See an accountant who handles expat returns before you go. The Melbourne fair may have one on site.
It was really a no-brainer.
- Life-changing savings
- Free, furnished housing
- Lower taxes — often none
- Much lower cost of living
- Smaller, resourced classes
- Health insurance
- Yearly flights home
- Signing bonuses
- Settling-in & shipping allowances
- Free tuition, up to two kids
- Admin that wants you to stay
- A culture worth living in
You owe it to yourself.
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