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.
Salary and awards
Awards and determinations are industrial instruments that outline the applicable pay rates and/or conditions of employment such as leave entitlements.
The award and/or determination you are covered under depends on your role and classification of employment. Job advertisements will generally include a salary range (sometimes expressed as a grade or level). Please note commencing salary will be worked out on appointment to the position.
The department is currently working with the NSW Teachers Federation to formalise the teachers award and implementation details. More information will be available soon.
Current awards
A list of the main awards covering department employees. Please note that some awards do not contain the current rates of pay. For the current rates of pay for each classification of employment, please refer to pay and allowances.
School teachers and related employees
Non teaching staff in schools
- Crown Employees (School Administrative and Support Staff) Award 2024External link
- Crown Employees (General Assistants in Schools - Department of Education) AwardExternal link
- Farm Assistants (Department of Education) Wages and Conditions Award 2022External link
- Crown Employees (Household Staff - Department of Education) Wages and Conditions Award 2022External link
- Crown Employees (School Psychologists - Department of Education) Salaries Award 2024External link
- The Crown Employees (School Administrative And Support Staff, General Assistants in Schools) Standdown Award has been rescinded.External link
Administrative, trades and miscellaneous awards
- Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award 2009External link.
- Crown Employees (Librarians, Library Assistants, Library Technicians and Archivists) AwardExternal link
- Crown Employees (Security and General Services) Award 2022External link
- Crown Employees (Public Sector - Salaries 2022) AwardExternal link
- Crown Employees Wages Staff (Rates of Pay) Award 2022External link
- Crown Employees (Public Service Training Wage) Reviewed Award 2008External link
- Crown Employees (Transferred Employees Compensation) AwardExternal link
Determinations
This is a list of the most recent determinations, currently in force, made by the Secretary, Department of Education. The determinations are listed by the Acts under which they have been made. For information regarding historical determinations, please contact us.
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 3 of 2011 - Lactation Breaks (PDF 66.74KB)
- Determination 1 of 2013 - Arts Unit Officers and Advisors (expired 4 March 2015)
- 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)
- Determination 3 of 2022 - Special Conditions of Employment for the Principal and Deputy Principal at the Secondary College of Languages (PDF 235KB)
- Determination 3 of 2023 - Domestic and Family Violence Leave (PDF 181 KB)
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)
Government Sector Employment Act, 2013
Public Sector Employment and Management Act, 2002
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)