Staffing Incentive Allowance
The Staffing Incentive Allowance supports ‘hard to staff’ schools to attract high quality principals and teachers.
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See the criteria described on this page for more information and to apply for this allowance.
Update (as of March 2022): The Staffing Incentive Allowance is currently under review. As the Ministry has already updated the list of eligible schools for the 2022 year, and while the review is being carried out, applications to be added to the list are closed temporarily. We will provide information regarding reopening applications for 2023 later this year. We encourage you to check out the Teacher Supply initiatives on the TeachNZ website(external link) for more information on support for teachers and schools in the interim.
- About the allowance
- Primary principals
- Primary teachers
- Secondary teachers
- Area school teachers
- Eligible schools
About the allowance
You’ll be paid a Staffing Incentive Allowance if you’re a teacher or principal employed in a school that the Ministry has identified as needing additional support for recruitment or retention. These are also sometimes called ‘hard to staff schools’.
An allowance of $1000 per annum is paid to teachers and principals appointed in eligible schools. These are schools that the Ministry has defined as having serious staffing difficulties and/or because of location.
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.
Primary principals
The staffing incentive allowance is set out in clause 6.2.4 of the collective agreement.
Clause 6.2.4 – Primary Principals’ Collective Agreement
To see if your school is eligible for the allowance check the list below.
Primary teachers
The staffing incentive allowance is set out in clause 3.16.1 of the collective agreement.
Clause 3.16.1 – Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement
To see if your school is eligible for the allowance check the list below.
Secondary teachers
The staffing incentive allowance is set out in clause 4.12 of the collective agreement.
Clause 4.12 – Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement
To see if your school is eligible for the allowance check the list below.
Area school teachers
The staffing incentive allowance is set out in clause 3.20 of the collective agreement.
Clause 3.20 – Area School Teachers’ Collective Agreement
To see if your school is eligible for the allowance check the list below.
Eligible schools - primary, secondary and area
Eligible schools may be changed by the Ministry of Education as needs change. This won’t happen more than once a year, and only after consultation with employee representatives. This list has been updated for 2022.
| SCHOOL NUMBER | SCHOOL NAME |
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| 1 161 176 398 730 1016 1035 1046 1053 1055 1056 1075 1081 1085 1086 1106 1109 1114 1119 1124 1214 1323 1385 1398 1405 1553 1593 1673 1675 1676 1706 1722 1736 1748 1759 1771 1778 1806 1808 1859 1896 1922 1923 1971 1998 2032 2052 2060 2084 2086 2105 2173 2185 2191 2195 2200 2253 2267 2371 2391 2401 2405 2407 2413 2420 2428 2463 2556 2578 2585 2587 2594 2596 2609 2611 2616 2625 2627 2642 2646 2649 2657 2658 2664 2672 2689 2698 2703 2705 2706 2710 2712 2718 2732 2736 2739 2855 2962 3041 3064 3070 3119 3188 3199 3204 3342 3343 3363 3368 3387 3406 3432 3441 3442 3452 3476 3553 3566 3592 3598 3724 3732 3764 3767 3789 3802 3837 3838 3840 3932 3953 3954 3955 3961 3980 3984 3990 4030 4036 4218 |
Te Kura o Te Kao Benneydale School Ohura Valley Primary Takitimu Primary School Porangahau School Horeke School Kohukohu School Matihetihe School Motatau School Ngataki School Ngunguru School Pakotai School Peria School Pouto School Pukenui School (Kaitaia) Tapora School Te Hapua School Tinopai School Umawera School Waiotira School Awhitu District School Kaiaua School Mulberry Grove School Okiwi School Orere School Waioneke School Kaitoke School (Claris) TKKM o Te Waiu o Ngati Porou Ruakituri School Te Mahia School Colville School Galatea School Hauturu School TKKM o Huiarau Kaingaroa Forest School Kawhia School Kinohaku School Te Kura Mana Maori Maraenui Marotiri School Omaio School Piri Piri School Raukokore School Reporoa School Te Kura o Tahaaroa Te Akau School Tirohanga School Waikaretu School Waingaro School Te Kura Mana Maori o Whangaparaoa Wharepapa South School Awahono School - Grey Valley Huiakama School Makahu School Marco School Matiere School Mokau School Tokirima School Whareorino School Kaitieke School Mangamahu Primary School Moawhango School National Park School Ngamatapouri School Orautoha School Papanui Junction School Pukeokahu School Taoroa School Elsthorpe School Hiruharama School Kereru School Kotemaori School Makarika School Mangaorapa School Mata School Matawai School Motu School Ohuka School Omakere School Patoka School Porangahau School Potaka School Putere School Putorino School Rere School Sherenden and Districts School Tareha School Te Pohue School Tikitiki School Tiniroto School Hatea-A-Rangi Tutira School Waerenga-O-Kuri School Waimarama School Weber School Whangara School Whatatutu School Havelock School Pongaroa School Tinui School Waitaria Bay School Whareama School TKKM o Kawakawa mai Tawhiti Dovedale School Lake Rotoiti School Maruia School Fox Glacier School Franz Josef Glacier School Haast School Hanmer Springs School Kaingaroa School (Chatham Islands) Lake Tekapo School Mayfield School (Mid-Canterbury) Mt Somers Springburn School Aoraki Mount Cook School Okains Bay School Pitt Island School Te One School Waiau School Whataroa School Woodbank School Clutha Valley School Duntroon School Macraes Moonlight School Makarora Primary School Omarama School Poolburn School Strath Taieri School Tahakopa School Taieri Beach School Balfour School Garston School Glenham School Glenorchy School Halfmoon Bay School Lumsden School Mararoa School Mossburn School Tokanui School Waikaia School TKKM o Tokomaru |
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