Drama Teacher (Private Tuition) (ANZSCO 249213)
On the Regional Occupation List
From the official Home Affairs skilled occupation lists, as at 2026-08-12. Lists change at each government update — always confirm on the official page before acting.
Which lists is Drama Teacher (Private Tuition) on?
ROL — Regional Occupation List. Occupations on the ROL are limited to the regional provisional visas — mainly the Skilled Work Regional 491 and Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional 494.
Visas this occupation can access
Being on a list makes the occupation nominatable for these visas — each visa still has its own requirements (points, age, English, a positive skills assessment, and for sponsored visas a willing employer or state).
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa (subclass 494) — Provisional, regional employer sponsored · all occupations for the 494
Skills assessment
A positive skills assessment for Drama Teacher (Private Tuition) comes from:
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) (official site) · our guide to the VETASSESS process
What the assessment actually involves
VETASSESS assesses Drama Teacher (Private Tuition) under Group B — a qualification comparable to an Australian Bachelor degree or higher, with four pathway options — the same structure shared with Art, Music and Private Tutors nec. The occupation covers teaching students in the practice, theory and performance of drama in private training establishments, outside the formal school curriculum, and explicitly excludes the Actors, Dancers and Entertainers occupation group: performing drama and teaching it privately are assessed under different codes.
Where these applications come unstuck
The qualification structure here is identical to Art and Music Teacher, which makes it easy to assume the visa outcome is too. It is not — this is the one Group B private-tuition code that sits on the ROL alone, so an applicant assembling the same evidence file as an Art or Music Teacher applicant will still land on a materially narrower visa list, regardless of how strong the case is.
An honest read on this pathway
ROL placement reaches the 494 only. The qualification bar matches Art and Music Teacher exactly, but the visa consequence is the narrowest of the four private-tuition codes — worth confirming before assuming parity with its closest siblings on the same evidence structure, since an applicant could clear an identical Group B evidence bar to a Music Teacher applicant and still end up with a materially narrower set of visa options as a result.
VETASSESS assesses qualifications and employment separately. Both need documentation that agrees with itself. The Employment History Builder and Document Vault organise each trail before you lodge.
Talk it through with a registered agent
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