Tasmanian Catholic schools: teacher pay 2026
Full name: Tasmanian Catholic schools under the Tasmanian Catholic Education agreements (Archdiocese of Hobart and the colleges party to them)
CatholicRoman Catholic Church Trust Corporation of the Archdiocese of Hobart (Catholic Education Tasmania), St Virgil's, St Mary's, Dominic and Sacred Heart Colleges lodged identical 2009 copies, St Virgil's and Dominic are parties starting 2015 and EREA Flexible Schools starting 2024, no principal classification · 38 schools
Pays under the Tasmanian Catholic Education Single Enterprise Agreement 2024, which passed its nominal expiry on 30 Jun 2026 SourceTasmanian Catholic Education Single Enterprise Agreement 2024 (AE528408), read 28 Mar 2025Open the source ↗.
First year
Teacher Level 5 (four-year trained entry starting the 2024 agreement), from 1 Mar 2026
$2,587 a fortnight after tax
Top of scale
Teacher Level 13 (top of scale, starting 1 Mar 2018), from 1 Mar 2026
$3,553 a fortnight after tax
Next pay rise
Not announced
The agreement: expired Jun 2026, still applies, rises follow Tas public teachers.
Beside Tasmania’s government schools
Each labelled. Never ranked against other schools or systems.
First year
First year: The same at both schools
Top of scale
Top of scale: The same at both schools
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 scale's own classifications, at the rates in force today.
Classroom teachers
Level 1 · top
$3,553 a fortnight after tax
Level 1
$3,491 a fortnight after tax
Level 1
$3,343 a fortnight after tax
Level 1
$3,212 a fortnight after tax
Level 9
$3,075 a fortnight after tax
Level 8
$2,944 a fortnight after tax
Level 7
$2,819 a fortnight after tax
Level 6
$2,700 a fortnight after tax
Level 5 · first year
$2,587 a fortnight after tax
Level 4
$2,494 a fortnight after tax
Level 3
$2,435 a fortnight after tax
Level 2
$2,378 a fortnight after tax
Level 1
$2,315 a fortnight after tax
School leaders
Deputy Principal Level 4 (750 students or more)
$4,393 a fortnight after tax
Deputy Principal Level 3 (500 to 749 students)
$4,309 a fortnight after tax
Deputy Principal Level 2 (250 to 499 students)
$4,226 a fortnight after tax
Deputy Principal Level 1 (fewer than 250 students)
$4,143 a fortnight after tax
Bars start at $70,000 so the differences show.