Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?
Queue position Teacher of the Sight Impaired has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 1 for Special Needs Teacher.
Latest round Only Special Needs Teacher has a recent round: 75 points.
| Special Needs Teacher241511 | Teacher of the Sight Impaired241513 | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 602 · FY2026-27 | 602 · FY2026-27 |
| Standing | #— of 196 | — |
| Queue position | 1 ahead | 0 ahead |
| Latest round | 2026-06-04 · 75 pts | — |
| EOI data · pool & queue trend | 72 | 1 |
| EOI data · submission & invitation trend | — | — |
| Next round | — | — |
| Open states | 4 listed | 4 listed |
| Invited profile | — | — |
| Grants | 9 · 189 | 0 · 189 |
| Where they were granted | NSW 5 | — |
| Who was granted | United Kingdom 18% | — |
| Assessing authority | AITSL | AITSL |
Occupations in unit group 2415 share 602 places left.
Unit group 2415 · 2025-26 official: 552 ceiling · 537 remaining
Unit group 2415 · 2025-26 official: 552 ceiling · 537 remaining
Only Special Needs Teacher has standing data: 19.
Not ranked yet — no anchored invitations in the last two financial years.
Teacher of the Sight Impaired has fewer people ahead of you: 0 vs 1 for Special Needs Teacher.
Only Special Needs Teacher has a recent round: 75 points.
Unchanged vs previous round
Other subclasses190 · 80 pts · 28 May 2026491 · 90 pts · 13 Nov 2025
See full round history →No subclass 189 round history yet.
See full round history →Teacher of the Sight Impaired has a smaller EOI pool: 1 (0 vs last month) vs 72 (+3) for Special Needs Teacher.
Queue at your points · 6 months
1 at 85+ pts
▲ 1 vs last month
Queue at your points · 6 months
0 at 85+ pts
▬ 0 vs last month
Special Needs Teacher drew more invitations last month: 6 vs 0 for Teacher of the Sight Impaired. Pools: 72 (+3) vs 1 (0).
No next-round estimate available.
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, Special Needs Teacher had 9 subclass 189 main-applicant grants and Teacher of the Sight Impaired had 0. Grants trail invitations by months: read this as context, not as your chances.
9
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
0
subclass 189 main applicants · 2024-25
Top state for subclass 189 grants in 2024-25: Special Needs Teacher NSW (5); Teacher of the Sight Impaired none.
Most common nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25: Special Needs Teacher United Kingdom (18.2%); Teacher of the Sight Impaired none.
Nationality, 2022-23 to 2024-25 combined
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