SA Catholic schools: teacher pay 2026
Full name: South Australian Catholic schools under the South Australian Catholic Schools Enterprise Agreements (all Catholic school employers in one series)
CatholicCatholic Church Endowment Society Inc (Catholic Education SA), the Catholic Diocese of Port Pirie Inc and the congregational and incorporated school employers named in each agreement (16 in each), principals and deputy principals are excluded · 101 schools
Pays under the South Australian Catholic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2020, which passed its nominal expiry on 31 Jul 2024 SourceSouth Australian Catholic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2020 (AE517602), read 11 Oct 2022Open the source ↗.
First year
Band 1 Step 3 / Graduate Teacher 1 (GT1), from 1 May 2024
$2,518 a fortnight after tax
Top of scale
Band 1 Step 10 / Proficient Teacher 5 (PT5, top of scale), from 1 May 2024
$3,391 a fortnight after tax
Next pay rise
Not announced
The agreement: expired Jul 2024, still applies, bargaining continues, no deal.
Beside South Australia’s government schools
Each labelled. Never ranked against other schools or systems.
First year
First year: $2,311 a year more at South Australia government schools
Top of scale
Top of scale: $7,074 a year more at South Australia government schools
this scale's rates are from 1 May 2024; its agreement expired on 31 Jul 2024.
Bars start at $75,000 so the differences show.
This scale: Employer super: not on record for this sector. Government: Employer super 12%.
Every step
The scale's own classifications, at the rates in force today.
Band 1 Step 1 · top
$3,391 a fortnight after tax
Band 1 Step 9
$3,246 a fortnight after tax
Band 1 Step 8
$3,122 a fortnight after tax
Band 1 Step 7
$2,999 a fortnight after tax
Band 1 Step 6
$2,877 a fortnight after tax
Band 1 Step 5
$2,756 a fortnight after tax
Band 1 Step 4
$2,637 a fortnight after tax
Band 1 Step 3 · first year
$2,518 a fortnight after tax
Bars start at $75,000 so the differences show.