| Priority staffing status |
A status which allows boards with severe difficulties in recruiting teachers to either the school or a particular position, to receive assistance with recruitment of teachers. |
All decile 1 to 4 primary, secondary and area state and state integrated schools in certain areas are automatically granted Priority Staffing Status. Other boards able to demonstrate a severe recruiting difficulty may also be able to apply. |
This page has moved to Chapter 3. Please see 3-19 Priority Staffing Status |
National Relocation Grant (NRG)
(see National Relocation Grant) |
An incentive to encourage qualified and registered teachers living in New Zealand to take up positions that are hard to staff or have Priority Staffing Status. |
All qualified and registered teachers relocating to a new housing district to commence a new teaching position, and who meet the criteria outlined on the NRG page. |
Teachers apply for this grant using the National Relocation Grant Form. |
| National recruitment allowance |
An allowance payable to a board which has recently recruited a teacher who has received the National Relocation Grant, or T and R reimbursements. |
Boards appointing a teacher to a Priority Staffing Status position (for two school terms or greater) and who meets the criteria. |
This page has moved to Chapter 3. Please see 3-20 National Recruitment Allowance |
International Relocation Grant (IRG) - New Zealand trained teachers
(see IRG – NZ trained teachers) |
A grant to attract qualified and registered New Zealand trained teachers living overseas to a teaching position in New Zealand. |
All qualified and registered New Zealand trained teachers living overseas and returning to New Zealand to teaching positions, who meet the criteria outlined on the IRG page (NZ trained). |
Teachers submit an application using the International Relocation Grant Form. |
| International Relocation Grant - Overseas trained teachers (see IRG – Overseas trained teachers) |
A grant to attract qualified and registered overseas trained teachers living overseas to a teaching position in New Zealand. |
Qualified and registered teachers recruited from overseas who are not New Zealand trained and who are relocating to New Zealand to take up a teaching position. Other criteria outlined on the IRG page (overseas trained)must also be met. |
Teachers submit an application using the International Relocation Grant Form. |
| Finder's fee |
A sum payable to assist boards with any related costs incurred by the recruitment of a teacher from overseas. |
Boards must be recruiting a teacher to a position that attracts Priority Staffing Status, or hold ASHPPA, ASPTSA, HPPA, HPTSA or PTSA status.
Position must be for two school terms or greater and a full-time primary position or 0.5 FTTE or greater secondary position. |
This page has moved to Chapter 3. Please see 3-21 Finder's Fee for International Teachers Recruitment |
| TeachNZ scholarships |
A range of scholarships which provide financial assistance to people studying towards a teacher education qualification. Scholarships are reviewed annually. |
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For further information is available on the TeachNZ website www.teachnz.govt.nz/scholarships/ or by sending an email to teachnz.admin@minedu.govt.nz |
| Māori-medium Loan Support Scheme |
A government initiative that aims to attract and retrain New Zealand qualified teachers who teach in total Maori immersion. |
Applicants must be teaching in a total Maori immersion kura or wharekura, or a total Maori immersion class or unit in a mainstream school.
The Māori Medium Loan Support Scheme is closed to new applicants. |
Further information about this scheme is available from the TeachNZ website. |
| Voluntary Workforce Bonding Scheme for graduate teachers |
A government initiative to attract and retain graduate teachers in identified schools or selected secondary subjects. |
To be eligible, teachers must work in the identified schools or subject areas for a minimum of three years. |
For Voluntary Workforce Bonding see www.minedu.govt.nz/voluntarybondingscheme |
| Staffing incentive status |
A provision of the teacher Collective Agreements which provides incentives for teachers to take up positions in hard-to-staff schools. |
Schools may qualify for Staffing Incentive Status where one or more of the criteria are met. |
This page has moved to Chapter 3. Please see 3-18 Staffing Incentive Status. |
Staffing Incentive Allowance (SIA)
(see Staffing Incentive Allowance) |
The Staffing Incentive Allowance is an allowance for teachers, and primary principals who work in schools that have staffing incentive status. Your pay centre pays this allowance automatically to teachers and principals who meet the allowance criteria. |
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For further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| Priority Teacher Supply Allowance (PTSA) |
The Priority Teacher Supply Allowance is an allowance for primary teachers who work in a decile 1 or 2 school that has Priority Staffing Status. |
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The Education Service Payroll centre pays this allowance automatically to teachers who meet the allowance criteria.
For further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| High Priority Teacher Supply Allowance (HPTSA) |
The High Priority Teacher Supply Allowance is an allowance for secondary teachers who work in schools that the Secretary for Education identifies as needing extra recruitment and retention support. |
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The Education Service Payroll centre pays this allowance automatically to teachers who meet the allowance criteria.
For further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| Area Schools Priority Teacher Supply Allowance (ASPTSA) |
The Area Schools’ Priority Teacher Supply Allowance is an allowance for area teachers who work in schools that the Ministry of Education identifies as needing extra recruitment and retention support. |
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The Education Service Payroll centre pays this allowance automatically to teachers who meet the allowance criteria.
For further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| Area Schools High Priority Principals’ Allowance (ASHPPA) |
The Area Schools’ High Priority Principals’ Allowance is an allowance for area principals who work in schools that the Ministry of Education identifies as needing extra recruitment and retention support. |
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The Education Service Payroll centre pays this allowance automatically to principals who meet the allowance criteria.
For further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| High Priority Principals’ Allowance (HPPA) |
The High Priority Principals’ Allowance is an allowance for secondary principals who work in schools that the Ministry identifies as needing extra recruitment and retention support. |
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The Education Service Payroll centre pays this allowance automatically to principals who meet the allowance criteria.
For further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| Transfers and Removals (T & R) |
A range of reimbursements available to eligible teachers transferring between schools. |
Eligibility is outlined in the collective agreement under which the teacher is employed in their new teaching position. |
For further information please see www.minedu.govt.nz/transferremoval. |
| Māori Immersion Teacher Allowance (MITA) |
The Māori Immersion Teacher Allowance is an allowance for teachers, or primary principals who teach students at Māori immersion levels 1, 2 or 3, or area school principals who teach students at Māori immersion levels 1 or 2. |
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For further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| Chatham Islands Reimbursement |
Additional entitlements available to teachers and principals employed in schools on the Chatham Islands. |
Teachers or principals must be teaching at schools on the Chatham Islands. |
Some of the allowances are paid directly though teachers’ salaries. Other entitlements are paid as reimbursements by the Resourcing Division. Information regarding this can be found in the relevant collective agreement. |
| Tutor Teacher Allowance (Primary and Area School Teachers) |
The Tutor Teacher Allowance is an allowance for fully registered primary or area school teachers who are responsible for providing an advice and guidance programme to a provisionally registered first or second year teachers. |
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For further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| Specialist Classroom Teacher (SCT)/Specialist Teacher (ST) Allowance |
Payable to teachers who are designated SCTs in a secondary school or STs in an area school. |
Teachers who are working as SCTs or STs and who meet the criteria. |
For further information please see the Specialist Classroom Teacher / Specialist Classroom Allowance page. |
| Maternity grant |
The maternity grant is a grant for female teachers, principals, special education assistants, and some therapists (employed before 1992) who are eligible to take maternity leave for the baby or adopted child and produce their baby's birth certificate or evidence of an approved adoptive placement. |
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For application details and further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| Paid parental leave |
The Government funds up to 14 weeks' parental leave for eligible working mothers and adoptive parents who take parental leave from their jobs. |
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For further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| Principals’ experience payment |
Payable in addition to their base salary. |
Funding is a flat rate, see the school payroll website for eligibility conditions. |
For further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| Career Adviser Allowance (Secondary and Area Schools only) |
The Careers Adviser Allowance is an allowance for teachers who are the designated careers advisers of secondary or area schools. |
Only applicable to secondary or area schools. |
For application details and further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| Recruitment, Retention and Responsibility Payments (3R payments) |
A recruitment, retention and responsibility payment is a payment, made from a board’s bulk grant, to teachers who have extra responsibilities, or to improve teacher recruitment or retention. |
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For application details and further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| Staffing Based Salary Component for principals’ remuneration |
Principals of schools who are bound by the applicable CA or employed on the Ministry promulgated IEA receive the Staffing Based Salary Component in addition to their base salary. |
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For further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| Decile Discretionary Funding (eligible state schools only) |
Principals of decile 1 to decile 4 schools who are bound by the CA or employed on a Ministry promulgated IEA receive Decile Discretionary Funding in addition to their base salary. |
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For further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| Leadership Payment |
A Leadership Payment is made to principals in recognition of the work they do to develop, lead, and implement programmes across the curriculum for the benefit of their students. Details on how this payment is determined may be found in the appropriate Principals’ Collective Agreement. |
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For further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |
| Concurrence for principals |
The Secretary for Education through the Industrial Relations Unit has delegated authority from the State Services Commissioner to agree to a board paying a principal remuneration and other benefits that are in addition to those specified in the applicable Collective Agreement (CA) or Individual Employment Agreements (IEA) promulgated by the Ministry of Education. |
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For further information please refer to the School Payroll website. |