Principal salary grading

What determines the principal's salary grade?

The principal grading roll determines a principal’s salary grade. Principal grading roll means the provisional resourcing roll (including the new entrant adjustment) plus a weighting for ORS students. The principal’s grading is then recalculated in March using the actual March roll. See recalculation of principal grading roll for more information.

ORS students are counted as at 1 July in the previous year. Students classified as ‘very high’ under ORS are counted as six students instead of one; students classified as ‘high’ or ‘extension’ under ORS are counted as three students instead of one.

There are a small number of special residential and other schools where each student enrolled is counted as one, three, or six for the purposes of determining the principal grading roll.

The principal’s grading in schools with notional rolls is determined by that notional roll and as specified in the Education (School Staffing) Order in Council

Exclusions

In all cases the principals’ grading roll excludes international fee-paying students and assisted students whose fees are paid by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Principal grades table

The following table shows a principal's grade for different roll ranges: