Allowances
Most principals and teachers are entitled to be paid 1 or more allowances. Find out which allowances you might be eligible for.
Staffing incentive, isolation and priority teacher allowances
Allowances are paid to principals and teachers employed in schools that the Ministry has identified as needing additional support for recruitment or retention. These are also sometimes called ‘hard to staff’ schools.
High Priority Principals’ Allowance
Priority Teacher Supply Allowance
Other allowances
Some of the other allowances you may be eligible for are:
Advanced Classroom Expertise Teacher (ACET) Allowance
Principal Recruitment Allowance
Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour
Specialist Teacher Allowance and Specialist Classroom Teacher Allowances
Special school principals’ allowance
Which allowances apply to your role
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