Queensland · Leave
Queensland teacher leave
Long service leave and paid parental leave for Queensland public school teachers, with the clause behind every rule. Public schools only: Catholic and independent schools' leave isn't covered here.
Long service leave
How much
1.3 calendar weeks for each year of continuous service, after 10 years(our sum)
After 10 years of continuous service, 1.3 calendar weeks of leave on full pay for each year of service (13 weeks at 10 years), plus a proportionate amount for an incomplete year.
“An employee who completes 10 years continuous service is entitled to long service leave on full pay of ... 1.3 calendar weeks for each year of continuous service”
The directive also gives 6.5 working days a year as the other way of counting. The 13 weeks is our multiplication, shown in brackets only.
Long Service Leave, Directive 10/24 (effective 30 September 2024), Directive 10/24 cl 6.1
SourceLong Service Leave, Directive 10/24 (effective 30 September 2024), Directive 10/24 cl 6.1“An employee who completes 10 years continuous service is entitled to long service leave on full pay of ... 1.3 calendar weeks for each year of continuous service”The directive also gives 6.5 working days a year as the other way of counting. The 13 weeks is our multiplication, shown in brackets only.Open the source ↗
Pro rata long service leave can be taken after 7 years of continuous service, when the Department agrees to the timing.
“Subject to clause 7.1, employees are entitled to take pro rata long service leave after 7 years continuous service.”
Long Service Leave, Directive 10/24 (effective 30 September 2024), Directive 10/24 cl 8.1 (subject to cl 7.1)
Long service leave can be taken on half pay, for any purpose. The directive has no double pay option.
“Long service leave may be granted on half pay for any purpose.”
No double pay is an absence in the directive. The award cl 22 was not readable and is not cited.
Long Service Leave, Directive 10/24 (effective 30 September 2024), Directive 10/24 cl 15.1
The Queensland Government Long Service Leave directive applies to state school teachers. School vacations do not count as part of a teacher's long service leave.
“A vacation to which a teacher is entitled will not be counted as forming part of any period of long service leave”
Long Service Leave, Directive 10/24 (effective 30 September 2024), Directive 10/24 cl 4.1, cl 16.1
Public schools only: Catholic and independent schools' leave isn't covered here.
Paid parental leave
Birth parent or primary carer
14 weeks (or 28 weeks at half pay)
14 weeks of paid parental leave, at the start of the parent's unpaid parental leave. It can be taken as 28 weeks at half pay if the Department agrees. Two parents who are both Queensland public servants share the 14 weeks.
“An eligible employee will be entitled to 14 weeks long paid parental leave to be taken as the initial absence on their long unpaid parental leave”
Paid Parental Leave, Directive 08/24 (effective 30 September 2024, supersedes 05/20), Directive 08/24 cl 8.1(b), cl 12.11
SourcePaid Parental Leave, Directive 08/24 (effective 30 September 2024, supersedes 05/20), Directive 08/24 cl 8.1(b), cl 12.11“An eligible employee will be entitled to 14 weeks long paid parental leave to be taken as the initial absence on their long unpaid parental leave”Open the source ↗
1 week of paid parental leave (or 2 weeks at half pay). A spouse who becomes the primary carer can use any of the 14 weeks the other parent did not use.
“An eligible employee will be entitled to 1 week short paid parental leave”
Paid Parental Leave, Directive 08/24 (effective 30 September 2024, supersedes 05/20), Directive 08/24 cl 8.2, cl 8.9, cl 12.11
At least 12 months of service with one or more Queensland public service entities.
“at least 12 months service in one or more Queensland Public Service entities”
Paid Parental Leave, Directive 08/24 (effective 30 September 2024, supersedes 05/20), Directive 08/24 cl 6.2(d), cl 7.1
The teachers' certified agreement gives paid parental leave under the Queensland Government Paid Parental Leave directive or its replacement. Directive 08/24 replaced 05/20 on 30 September 2024.
“An employee will be eligible for paid parental leave in accordance with Directive 05/20 – Paid Parental Leave (or its replacement).”
The 2022 agreement still applies while the QIRC arbitration (CB/2025/63) runs.
Department of Education State School Teachers' Certified Agreement 2022 (CB/2022/135), CA 2022 cl 8.2.1, Directive 08/24 cl 2
Super
Not in our sources yet
Public schools only: Catholic and independent schools' leave isn't covered here.