Candidates are mostly placed in public schools are where students go for their day to day schooling.

Public school teaching is Monday to Friday during the day from around 07:30 – 16:00

Public schools tend to have larger class sizes and teachers have more responsibility in preparing and creating lesson plans and materials but teachers are able to reach a wider demographic of students.

Public school key points include:

Working hours are typically in mornings and afternoons, from Monday to Friday  

There are usually around 20-30 students per class at the public schools

More lesson planning is required

Around 4-5 teaching hours per day

There is a strong possibility that you will be the only foreign teacher at your school