Isolation Allowance
You’ll be paid an Isolation Allowance if your employment as a primary or area school teacher means you have to live permanently in an area the Ministry has defined as ‘isolated’.
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Learn about the Isolation Allowance and see the list of schools whose teaching staff are eligible to receive it.
- About the allowance
- Your employment agreement
- About eligible schools
- Eligible schools – Primary principals
- Eligible schools – Primary teachers
- Eligible schools – Area school principals and area school teachers
About the allowance
A number of allowances are paid to teachers and principals employed in schools that the Ministry has identified as needing additional support for recruitment or retention (sometimes called ‘hard to staff’ schools).
Primary and area school principals and teachers are entitled to an Isolation Allowance if you:
- live in a place with a population of less than 300, and
- are more than a certain distance from a population centre of more than 1,500 people.
The isolation allowance is set out in the collective agreements as follows:
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Primary principals |
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Area school principals |
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Primary teachers |
Clause 3.15 – Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement
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Area school teachers |
About eligible schools
There are 6 categories for the Isolation Allowance and the amount paid is different for each. The categories are based on distance from a population centre with more than 1,500 people.
- Category 1: 60-100 kilometres
- Category 2: 101-150 kilometres
- Category 3: 151-200 kilometres
- Category 4: 200 kilometres and over
- Category 5: Offshore islands
- Category 6: Schools listed in Appendix 1 of the Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement
The eligible schools may be changed by the Ministry as needs change. This won’t happen more than once a year and only after consultation with employee representatives.
Eligible schools – Primary principals
Isolation category 1: 60-100 kilometres
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
|---|---|
| 1 10 11 147 290 299 300 306 308 309 311 350 363 370 496 559 1035 1046 1066 1085 1114 1706 1707 1748 1778 1922 1971 2191 2200 2267 2375 2407 2413 2429 2585 2587 2600 2611 2616 2657 2658 2706 2722 2962 3064 3199 3219 3359 3406 3452 3490 3566 3764 3767 3802 3824 3837 3838 3933 3938 3953 3984 4030 4218 |
Te Kao School Te Kura Taumata o Panguru Opononi Area School Te Whanau-A-Apanui Area School Collingwood Area School Murchison Area School Karamea Area School South Westland Area School Amuri Area School Cheviot Area School Hurunui College Akaroa Area School Waitaki Valley School Maniototo Area School Reefton Area School Whanganui Awa School Kohukohu School Matihetihe School Oruaiti School Pouto School Tinopai School Colville School Coroglen School TKKM o Huiarau Kinohaku School Raukokore School Te Kura o Tahaaroa Marco School Mokau School Whareorino School Kakatahi School Ngamatapouri School Orautoha School Raetihi Primary School Kereru School Kotemaori School TKKM o Mangatuna Matawai School Motu School Putere School Putorino School Hatea-A-Rangi Waipaoa Station School Pongaroa School Waitaria Bay School Lake Rotoiti School Sacred Heart School (Reefton) Greta Valley School Lake Tekapo School Okains Bay School Rotherham School Waiau School Macraes Moonlight School Makarora Primary School Poolburn School St John's School (Ranfurly) Strath Taieri School Tahakopa School Blackmount School Hauroko Valley Primary School Garston School Mararoa School Tokanui School TKKMo Tokomaru |
Isolation category 2: 101-150 kilometres
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
|---|---|
| 206 527 1109 1673 2084 2578 2594 2609 2649 2659 2699 2703 2724 3119 3204 3343 3368 3592 3789 |
Ngata Memorial College Twizel Area School Te Hapua School TKKM o Te Waiu o Ngati Porou Te Kura Mana Maori o Whangaparaoa Hiruharama School Makarika School Mata School Potaka School TKKM o Tapere-Nui-A-Whatonga Te Puia Springs School Tikitiki School TKKM o Waipiro TKKM o Kawakawa mai Tawhiti Maruia School Franz Josef Glacier School Hanmer Springs School Whataroa School Omarama School |
Isolation category 3: 151-200 kilometres
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
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| 550 3342 3363 3386 3442 |
Te Waha O Rerekohu Area School Fox Glacier School Haast School Jacobs River School Aoraki Mount Cook School |
Isolation category 4: 200 kilometres and over
No eligible schools.
Isolation category 5: Offshore islands
Chatham Island schools are excluded as they have specific provisions in place.
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
|---|---|
| 1177 1385 1398 1593 1811 3961 6922 |
Te Huruhi School Mulberry Grove School Okiwi School Kaitoke School (Claris) Te Kura O Moutere O Matakana Halfmoon Bay School Waiheke Primary School |
Isolation category 6: PTCA, Appendix 1
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
|---|---|
| 1001 1016 1081 1675 1688 1736 1771 1896 1998 2052 2185 2215 2420 2625 2664 3747 3955 |
Aranga Horeke Peria School Ruakituri School Arohena School Hauturu School Kawhia School Piri Piri School Te Akau School Waikaretu Makahu Ongarue Papanui Junction School Ohuka Rere Hawea Flat Glenorchy School |
Eligible schools – Primary teachers
Isolation category 1: 60-100 kilometres
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
|---|---|
| 1 10 11 290 299 300 306 308 309 311 350 363 370 496 559 1035 1046 1066 1085 1114 1706 1707 1748 1778 1971 2191 2200 2267 2375 2407 2413 2429 2585 2587 2600 2611 2616 2657 2658 2706 2962 3064 3199 3219 3359 3406 3452 3490 3566 3764 3767 3789 3802 3824 3837 3838 3938 3953 3984 4030 4218 |
Te Kao School Te Kura Taumata o Panguru Opononi Area School Collingwood Area School Murchison Area School Karamea Area School South Westland Area School Amuri Area School Cheviot Area School Hurunui College Akaroa Area School Waitaki Valley School Maniototo Area School Reefton Area School Whanganui Awa School Kohukohu School Matihetihe School Oruaiti School Pouto School Tinopai School Colville School Coroglen School TKKM o Huiarau Kinohaku School Te Kura o Tahaaroa Marco School Mokau School Whareorino School Kakatahi School Ngamatapouri School Orautoha School Raetihi Primary School Kereru School Kotemaori School TKKM o Mangatuna Matawai School Motu School Putere School Putorino School Hatea-A-Rangi Pongaroa School Waitaria Bay School Lake Rotoiti School Sacred Heart School (Reefton) Greta Valley School Lake Tekapo School Okains Bay School Rotherham School Waiau School Macraes Moonlight School Makarora Primary School Omarama School Poolburn School St John's School (Ranfurly) Strath Taieri School Tahakopa School Hauroko Valley Primary School Garston School Mararoa School Tokanui School TKKM o Tokomaru |
Isolation category 2: 101-150 kilometres
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
|---|---|
| 206 527 1109 1673 2084 2578 2594 2609 2649 2659 2703 3119 3204 3343 3368 |
Ngata Memorial College Twizel Area School Te Hapua School TKKM o Te Waiu o Ngati Porou Te Kura Mana Maori o Whangaparaoa Hiruharama School Makarika School Mata School Potaka School TKKM o Tapere-Nui-A-Whatonga Tikitiki School TKKM o Kawakawa mai Tawhiti Maruia School Franz Josef Glacier School Hanmer Springs School |
Isolation category 3: 151-200 kilometres
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
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| 550 3342 3363 3442 |
Te Waha O Rerekohu Area School Fox Glacier School Haast School Aoraki Mount Cook School |
Isolation category 4: 200 kilometres and over
No eligible schools.
Isolation category 5: Offshore islands
Chatham Island schools are excluded as they have specific provisions in place.
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
|---|---|
| 1177 1385 1398 1593 1811 3961 6922 |
Te Huruhi School Mulberry Grove School Okiwi School Kaitoke School (Claris) Te Kura O Moutere O Matakana Halfmoon Bay School Waiheke Primary School |
Isolation category 6: PTCA, Appendix 1
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
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1001 |
Aranga Horeke Peria Ruakituri Arohena Hauturu Kawhia Piri Piri Te Akau Tahaaroa Waikaretu Makahu Ongarue Papanui Junction Ohuka Rere Hawea Flat Omarama Glenorchy |
Eligible schools – Area school principals and area school teachers
Isolation category 1: 60-100 kilometres
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
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| 1 10 11 147 290 299 300 306 308 309 311 350 363 370 496 559 1035 1046 1066 1085 1114 1706 1707 1748 1778 1922 1971 2191 2200 2267 2375 2407 2413 2429 2585 2587 2600 2611 2616 2657 2658 2706 2722 2962 3064 3199 3219 3359 3406 3452 3490 3566 3764 3767 3802 3824 3837 3838 3933 3938 3953 3984 4030 4218 |
Te Kao School Te Kura Taumata o Panguru Opononi Area School Te Whanau-A-Apanui Area School Collingwood Area School Murchison Area School Karamea Area School South Westland Area School Amuri Area School Cheviot Area School Hurunui College Akaroa Area School Waitaki Valley School Maniototo Area School Reefton Area School Whanganui Awa School Kohukohu School Matihetihe School Oruaiti School Pouto School Tinopai School Colville School Coroglen School TKKM o Huiarau Kinohaku School Raukokore School Te Kura o Tahaaroa Marco School Mokau School Whareorino School Kakatahi School Ngamatapouri School Orautoha School Raetihi Primary School Kereru School Kotemaori School TKKM o Mangatuna Matawai School Motu School Putere School Putorino School Hatea-A-Rangi Waipaoa Station School Pongaroa School Waitaria Bay School Lake Rotoiti School Sacred Heart School (Reefton) Greta Valley School Lake Tekapo School Okains Bay School Rotherham School Waiau School Macraes Moonlight School Makarora Primary School Poolburn School St John's School (Ranfurly) Strath Taieri School Tahakopa School Blackmount School Hauroko Valley Primary School Garston School Mararoa School Tokanui School TKKMo Tokomaru |
Isolation category 2: 101-150 kilometres
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
|---|---|
| 206 527 1109 1673 2084 2578 2594 2609 2649 2659 2699 2703 2724 3119 3204 3343 3368 3592 3789 |
Ngata Memorial College Twizel Area School Te Hapua School TKKM o Te Waiu o Ngati Porou Te Kura Mana Maori o Whangaparaoa Hiruharama School Makarika School Mata School Potaka School TKKM o Tapere-Nui-A-Whatonga Te Puia Springs School Tikitiki School TKKM o Waipiro TKKM o Kawakawa mai Tawhiti Maruia School Franz Josef Glacier School Hanmer Springs School Whataroa School Omarama School |
Isolation category 3: 151-200 kilometres
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
|---|---|
| 550 3342 3363 3386 3442 |
Te Waha O Rerekohu Area School Fox Glacier School Haast School Jacobs River School Aoraki Mount Cook School |
Isolation category 4: 200 kilometres and over
No eligible schools.
Isolation category 5: Offshore islands
Chatham Island schools are excluded as they have specific provisions in place.
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
|---|---|
| 1177 1385 1398 1593 1811 3961 6922 |
Te Huruhi School Mulberry Grove School Okiwi School Kaitoke School (Claris) Te Kura O Moutere O Matakana Halfmoon Bay School Waiheke Primary School |
Isolation category 6: PTCA, Appendix 1
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
|---|---|
| 1001 1016 1081 1675 1688 1736 1771 1896 1998 2052 2185 2215 2420 2625 2664 3747 3955 |
Aranga Horeke Peria School Ruakituri School Arohena School Hauturu School Kawhia School Piri Piri School Te Akau School Waikaretu Makahu Ongarue Papanui Junction School Ohuka Rere Hawea Flat Glenorchy School |
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