Awards and determinations
Department of Education employees are covered by a number of industrial awards and agreements. These cover the details of salaries, leave, allowances, salary packaging and other conditions of your employment.
Current awards
A list of the main awards covering department employees.
School teachers and related employees
- Crown Employees (Chief Education Officers - Department of Education) Salaries and Conditions Award 2020 - Conditions of employment agreement PDF (299 KB)
- Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2020
Non teaching staff in schools
- Crown Employees (School Administrative and Support Staff) Award 2019
- Crown Employees (General Assistants in Schools - Department of Education) Award
- Farm Assistants (Department of Education) Wages and Conditions Award 2019
- Crown Employees (Household Staff - Department of Education) Wages and Conditions Award 2019
- The Crown Employees (School Administrative And Support Staff, General Assistants in Schools) Standdown Award has been rescinded.
Administrative, trades and miscellaneous awards
- Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Award 2009
- Crown Employees (Librarians, Library Assistants, Library Technicians and Archivists) Award
- Crown Employees (Security and General Services) Award 2019
- Crown Employees (Public Sector - Salaries 2019) Award
- Crown Employees Wages Staff (Rates of Pay) Award 2019
- Crown Employees (Transferred Employees Compensation) Award
Determinations
This is a list of the most recent determinations, currently in force, made by the Secretary, Department of Education.
This is not a complete list. Determinations are gradually being added to this page. The determinations are listed by the Acts under which they have been made.
Teaching Service Act 1980
- Determination 1 of 2001 - Transferred Officers Compensation (PDF 94.63KB)
- Determination 1 of 2005 - Principal Appointment Review procedures (PDF 127.76KB)
- Determination 5 of 2005 - Appointments to Senior Positions - Additional Appeal Process (PDF 73.11KB)
- Determination 5 of 2006 - Casual School Teachers - Adoption, Bereavement, Maternity, Parental and Personal Carer's Entitlements (PDF 119KB)
- Determination 6 of 2006 - Extended Leave (PDF 58.04KB)
- Determination 10 of 2006 - Increase of Meal, Travel and Related Allowances for Teaching Service Staff (PDF 81.19KB)
- Determination 12 of 2006 - Public Service Holiday (PDF 37.13KB)
- Determination 4 of 2007 - Principal Liaison Officers - Conditions of Employment (PDF 56.55KB)
- Determination 1 of 2008 - Staffing Procedures in Schools (PDF 1683.06KB)
- Determination 1 of 2009 - Workers Compensation - Accident Leave (PDF 59.46KB)
- Determination 6 of 2009 - Educational Paraprofessionals - Classification and Qualification Requirements (PDF 46.2KB)
- Determination 7 of 2009 - Broken Hill Teaching Service Staff - Medical and Dental Expenses (PDF 37.79KB)
- Determination 1 of 2010 - Teacher Mentors (PDF 32.34KB)
- Determination 4 of 2010 - Special Conditions of Employment for the Principal at the Saturday School of Community Languages (PDF 68.75KB)
- Determination 3 of 2011 - Lactation Breaks (PDF 66.74KB)
- Determination 4 of 2012 - Domestic Violence Leave (PDF 174.61KB)
- Determination 1 of 2013 - Arts Unit Officers and Advisors (PDF 67.45KB)
- Determination 1 of 2014 - Transfers - Teaching Service (rescinded 15 July 2014)
- Determination 1 of 2016 - Principal, School Leadership (PDF 134.75KB)
- Determination 2 of 2016 - Multi-campus Colleges - Principal Salary (PDF 187.36KB)
- Determination 3 of 2016 - Determination of exemption from probation (PDF 74KB)
- Determination 4 of 2016 - Sick Leave (PDF 191.01KB)
- Determination 5 of 2016 - Family and Community Service Leave (PDF 220.23KB)
- Determination 6 of 2016 - Annual Leave and Payment for Non-Attendance by Teachers in Non Term Weeks (PDF 314.66KB)
- Determination 7 of 2016 - Maternity Leave (PDF 469.73KB)
- Determination 8 of 2016 - Parental Leave (PDF 483.42KB)
- Determination 9 of 2016 - Adoption Leave (PDF 543.72KB)
Education (School Administrative and Support Staff) Act, 1987
- Determination 1 of 2007 - Training allowance for school administrative and support staff (PDF 37.12KB)
- Determination 2 of 2009 - Operational Paraprofessional Classification (PDF 27.58KB)
- Determination 3 of 2009 - Operational Paraprofessionals - Remuneration and Conditions (PDF 69.5KB)
- Determination 1 of 2012- Long Term Temporary School Administrative and Support Staff - Staffing Procedures
Government Sector Employment Act, 2013
- Determination 1 of 2015 - Wages and Conditions of Employment of School Canteen Employees (PDF 441.94KB)
- Determination 3 of 2019 - School Psychologist and Senior Psychologist Education, Department of Education (PDF 55.62KB)
Public Sector Employment and Management Act, 2002
See also
Education Commission Act Determinations
- Determination 32 of 1982 - Travelling Compensation (PDF 276.26KB)
- Determination 39 of 1982 - Excess Hours and Compensatory Leave (PDF 195.71KB)