NSW independent schools, Standards Model agreement: teacher pay 2026
Full name: NSW independent schools under the Standards Model (Teachers) Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2021 (AISNSW), NSW teachers
IndependentEmployers and schools listed in Schedule 5 of AE515225 (110 schools, NSW and ACT) and of AE515854 (2 NSW schools), both print the same Tbl 1. Minimum rates, principals and heads of school excluded (cl 4.2). Bands 1-3 only: Professional Excellence and Leadership Levels are allowances (Tbl 3), not loaded. Starting the ffpp on or after 1 Feb 2025 the schools named in AE528546 Schedule 6 are on the Cooperative MEA scale, schools not named there remain on this agreement · 3 schools
Pays under the Standards Model (Teachers) Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2021 (AISNSW), NSW teachers. The figures are the agreement's minimums: the school may pay more.
Top of scale
at least
Band 3 (Experienced Teacher), from 1 Feb 2024
at least $3,562 a fortnight after tax
Next pay rise
Not announced
Beside NSW’s government schools
Each labelled. Never ranked against other schools or systems.
First year
First year: This scale: the agreement's minimum is $6,275 below the government rate. The school may pay more.
Top of scale
Top of scale: This scale: the agreement's minimum is $10,717 below the government rate. The school may pay more.
this scale's rates are from 1 Feb 2024.
Bars start at $80,000 so the differences show.
This scale: Employer super: not on record for this sector. Government: Employer super 12%.
Every step
The agreement's minimum rate at each step, in force today. A school may pay more.