Casual and relief teacher pay in Australian Capital Territory
The daily rate for casual and relief teachers in public schools, with the loading it includes in place of leave.
What do casual and relief teachers earn?
The loading differs between employers, so compare with care.
$329.00 to $558.00
a day
Permit to Teach casual to Casual teacher rate 2, from 4 Dec 2025. ACT Education Directorate. Source
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The rate in force today, from each agreement, award or pay schedule. Casual rates include a loading in place of leave, and the loading differs between employers, so compare with care.
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Public schools: ACT Education Directorate
ACT Teaching Staff Enterprise Agreement 2023-2026. In force from 4 Dec 2025. Source
| Casual teacher rate 1All casual teachers not paid rate 2 (cl Q3.5.2) | $451.00 a day |
| Casual teacher rate 2Would be paid at the top of the classroom teacher scale if permanent, or has been employed at the top of the scale or in a promotion position, or has seven years recognised full-time service (cl Q3.5.1) | $558.00 a day |
| Permit to Teach casualHolds a permit to teach and is not yet fully registered | $329.00 a day |
Catholic: Catholic Education Canberra-Goulburn (ACT schools)
NSW and ACT Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2025 (AE531578). In force from 1 Aug 2026. Source
| Casual Teacher 1Graduate (paid on Step 1) | $469.34 a day$234.67 a half day |
| Casual Teacher 2Proficient Teacher (paid on Step 3) | $525.58 a day$262.79 a half day |
| Casual Teacher 3Proficient Teacher with two years full-time service as Proficient (paid on Step 5) | $584.75 a day$292.38 a half day |
Catholic: Daramalan College, Marist College Canberra and St Edmund's College Canberra
Teachers (Daramalan College, Marist College Canberra, and St Edmund's College, Canberra) Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2025 (AE529321). In force from 1 Oct 2026. Source
| GraduateGraduate teacher | $486.00 a day$243.00 a half day |
| Proficient, all levelsProficient Teacher, any level | $621.00 a day$311.00 a half day |