Qualification Allowances for those who entered teaching prior to 1st January 2011

Qualification Allowances for those who entered teaching prior to 1st January 2011

  ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS -Rate for pre-2011 Entrants only
Effective from
01/10/2023
(a) (i) H. Dip in Ed. (Pass) €676
  (ii) Higher Froebel Certificate €676
(b) (i) H.Dip in Ed. (1st or 2nd Hons) €1,415
  (ii) Ard Teastas Gaeilge €1,415
(c) Primary Degree (Pass) €2,109
(d) Masters Degree by thesis or exam (Pass) €5,632
(e) Primary Degree (1st, 2nd or 3rd Hons) €5,632
(f) Master Degree (1st or 2nd Hons) €6,293
(g) Doctors Degree €7,031

Either of the allowances (a) or (b) may be held together with any one of the allowances (c) to (g).

Other Allowances

    Effective Rate
From 01/10/23
(i) Teaching through Irish €1,812
(ii) Gaeltacht Grant €3,507
(iii) Island Allowance €2,109
(iv)  Diploma for Special Education €2,790
(v) Special Allowances payable to teachers appointed before 1/1/1987 in Comprehensive Schools €2,830
(vi) Allowance for teachers with 35 years service (long service allowance - payable after 10 years completed on the maximum point of the salary scale) €2,660

In-School Management Allowances

Category Effective
Rate From
01/10/23
Assistant Principal I €9,755
Assistant Principal II €4,316

Principal's Allowances

Category Based on number of teachers Effective Rate From
01/10/23
I (1 to 3) €10,661
II (4 to 5) €11,946
III (6) €14,013
IV (7 to 8) €16,443
V (9 to 10) €19,128
VI (11 to 12) €21,852
VII (13 to 15) €24,488
VIII (16) €27,154
IX (17 to 19) €29,115
X (20 to 22) €31,141
XI (23 to 26) €34,095
XII (27 to 30) €36,092
XIII (31 to 35) €39,953
XIV (36 to 40) €41,256
XV (41 to 50) €44,747
XVI (51 to 60) €46,690
XVII (60+) €48,629

Deputy Principal's Allowances

Category Based on number of teachers Effective Rate From
01/10/23
I (1 to 3) €4,316
II (4 to 5) €5,647
III (6) €7,466
IV (7 to 8) €9,358
V (9 to 10) €11,190
VI (11 to 12) €13,104
VII (13 to 15) €14,944
VIII (16) €16,752
IX (17 to 19) €18,177
X (20 to 22) €19,566
XI (23 to 26) €21,717
XII (27 to 30) €23,049
XIII (21 to 35) €25,930
XIV (36 to 40) €26,494
XV (41 to 50) €28,946
XVI (51 to 60) €30,061
XVII (60+) €31,165

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