Grad Dip is being replaced by the Masters. So after next year, it won't be offered anywhere, and one will need to do the 2 year Masters in its place. There is no intake after 2013 at Monash, nor at Deakin or UBallarat as far as I was told.

The Masters offered at Monash is specific - so you can either to the Masters in Primary or Secondary, it isn't combined. It is also offered distance, via OUA. It is two years, but I think it may only be offered distance as a part-time course, he will need to check. Even if he were to study full time, on campus, his schedule may only require 2-3 contact days anyway, so the issue with 'full time cc' may not be as big as it seems. Worth chatting to the admissions department.

Deakin offer trimesters, so that may speed the process up a bit, as it is a 1.5 year course with that set up. They do offer both the primary and secondary Masters off campus, but again, it is only part time.

Basically, the Grad Dip is not going to be an option for him unless he has already enrolled in it, or unless he gos to RMIT (as far as I know, they are the only people offering the Grad Dip for a 2014 intake.)