OSCA occupation

251433 Teacher of the Deaf

Teaches academic and living skills to deaf and hard of hearing students, and promotes students' social, emotional, intellectual and physical development. Supports students with equitable access to communication, learning and socialisation opportunities in a range of educational settings.

Major group: 2 Professionals
Unit group: 2514 Specialist Education Teachers
Edition: OSCA 2024
Skill level: Level 1

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ANZSCO 241512 Teacher of the Hearing Impaired Exact correspondence in the ABS table

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Occupation facts

Skill level: 1
Major group: 2 Professionals
Sub-major group: 25 Education Professionals
Minor group: 251 Early Childhood, School and Specialist Education Teachers
Unit group: 2514 Specialist Education Teachers

Tasks

Uses teaching strategies based on knowledge of the implications of hearing loss on students' physical, social, emotional and cognitive development to improve student learning
Develops teaching activities that incorporate reasonable adjustments based on individual language levels, spoken and signed language modes, communication systems, and multimedia technology such as captions
Develops modifications to the curriculum and assessment needs to support the full participation of students who are deaf or hard of hearing, and those with additional disability
Applies knowledge and understanding of the expanded core curriculum for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, which may include managing personal audiological devices, and working with educational Interpreters and note takers

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Comparison point	Current code251433 Teacher of the Deaf	251431 Special Education Teacher	251432 Specialist Teacher (Vision Impairment)
Official role definition	Teaches academic and living skills to deaf and hard of hearing students, and promotes students' social, emotional, intellectual and physical development. Supports students with equitable access to communication, learning and socialisation opportunities in a range of educational settings.	Teaches academic and living skills to early childhood, primary and secondary school students with particular learning difficulties using various techniques, and promotes students' social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.	Promotes and supports equity, inclusion, learning and wellbeing of students who are blind or have low vision, deaf-blindness or multiple disability, by building teacher capacity and student strengths, and by promoting evidence-based practices across all aspects of the curriculum and learning environment.
Skill level	Skill Level 1	Skill Level 1	Skill Level 1
Key tasks	Uses teaching strategies based on knowledge of the implications of hearing loss on students' physical, social, emotional and cognitive development to improve student learning Develops teaching activities that incorporate reasonable adjustments based on individual language levels, spoken and signed language modes, communication systems, and multimedia technology such as captions Develops modifications to the curriculum and assessment needs to support the full participation of students who are deaf or hard of hearing, and those with additional disability Applies knowledge and understanding of the expanded core curriculum for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, which may include managing personal audiological devices, and working with educational Interpreters and note takers	Assesses students' abilities and limitations with regard to intellectual, sensory, physical, social and emotional disabilities, or specific problems of language and culture Develops and implements individualised learning, behaviour and wellbeing plans to maximise students' growth Teaches students with physical, social, intellectual, emotional and linguistic needs Enhances student engagement through enriched differentiated and individualised learning programs	Supports and promotes inclusion and equitable access, participation and engagement of vision impaired students in education and learning Works in a multidisciplinary team with students, parents and carers, teachers, school learning and support staff, eye health and allied health professionals, and other stakeholders Supports teachers to develop learning plans, and provides reasonable adjustments to the curriculum, teaching and learning strategies, assessment, educational materials and the learning environment for vision impaired students Supports student acquisition of vision-specific skills, including skills in compensatory access to information, communication and literacy, sensory efficiency, technology, orientation and mobility, independent living, social interaction, recreation and leisure, career education and self-determination

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251431Special Education Teacher
251432Specialist Teacher (Vision Impairment)
251433Teacher of the Deaf

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Official source: ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
Last reviewed: 2026-04-17

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