Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Registered Nurses (nec) has 10.4× fewer people ahead of you (251 vs 2,600).
Latest round Registered Nurses (nec)'s latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 85 for Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher.
Capacity Registered Nurses (nec) has more places left: 11,561 vs 526 for Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher.
| Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher241111 | Registered Nurses (nec)254499 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 526 · FY2026-27 | 11561 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | #3 of 196 | #1 of 196 |
| Queue position | 2600 ahead | 251 ahead |
| Latest round | 2025-11-13 · 85 pts | 2026-06-04 · 75 pts |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 13478 | 7542 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | 90 pts | 85 pts |
| Open states | 4 listed | 4 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Grants | 951 · 189 | 797 · 189 |
| Where they were granted | VIC 629 | NSW 205 |
| Who was granted | China 34% | Nepal 34% |
| Assessing authority | ACECQA | ANMAC |
Registered Nurses (nec) has more places left: 11,561 vs 526 for Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher.
Unit group 2411 · 2025-26 official: 1,583 ceiling · 1,027 remaining
Unit group 2544 · 2025-26 official: 13,929 ceiling · 10,390 remaining
Registered Nurses (nec) ranks higher: #1 vs #3 for Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher.
Registered Nurses (nec) has 10.4× fewer people ahead of you (251 vs 2,600).
Registered Nurses (nec)'s latest cutoff is lower: 75 vs 85 for Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher.
Unchanged vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 90 pts · 2 Oct 2026491 · 105 pts · 16 Sept 2026
See full round history →Unchanged vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 16 June 2026491 · 100 pts · 30 Apr 2026
See full round history →Registered Nurses (nec) has a smaller EOI pool: 7,542 (+354 vs last month) vs 13,478 (+850) for Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher.
Queue at your points · 6 months
2,619 at 85+ pts
▲ 235 vs last month
Queue at your points · 6 months
255 at 85+ pts
▲ 44 vs last month
Registered Nurses (nec) drew more invitations last month: 355 vs 95 for Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher. Pools: 7,542 (+354) vs 13,478 (+850).
Registered Nurses (nec) needs fewer points for the next round: 85 vs 90 for Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher.
Both are open in the same number of states.
Subclass 189 is the federal, points-tested stream — states do not nominate for it. Switch to 190 or 491 to compare open states.
At least one occupation has no state-nomination community data, so this row isn't compared.
Subclass 189 has no state-nomination community data. Compare on 190 or 491 to see an invited profile.
In 2024-25, Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher had 951 subclass 189 main-applicant grants and Registered Nurses (nec) had 797. From July to April 2025-26 they had 770–773 and 1523 so far. Grants trail invitations by months: read this as context, not as your chances.
951
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
up 26% on 2023-24 (756)
797
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
down 76% on 2023-24 (3,279)
Top state for subclass 189 grants in 2024-25: Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher VIC (629); Registered Nurses (nec) NSW (205).
Most common nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25: Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher China (33.6%); Registered Nurses (nec) Nepal (33.7%). Applied from within Australia in 2024-25: Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher 92%; Registered Nurses (nec) 82%.
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher is assessed by ACECQA; Registered Nurses (nec) is assessed by ANMAC.
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