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
01/08/2025
(a) (i) H. Dip in Ed. (Pass) €729
  (ii) Higher Froebel Certificate €729
(b) (i) H.Dip in Ed. (1st or 2nd Hons) €1,525
  (ii) Ard Teastas Gaeilge €1,525
(c) Primary Degree (Pass) €2,274
(d) Masters Degree by thesis or exam (Pass) €6,074
(e) Primary Degree (1st, 2nd or 3rd Hons) €6,074
(f) Master Degree (1st or 2nd Hons) €6,785
(g) Doctors Degree €7,581

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 01/08/25
(i) Teaching through Irish €1,954
(ii) Gaeltacht Grant €3,781
(iii) Island Allowance €2,274
(iv)  Diploma for Special Education €3,009
(v) Special Allowances payable to teachers appointed before 1/1/1987 in Comprehensive Schools €3,052
(vi) Allowance for teachers with 35 years service (long service allowance - payable after 10 years completed on the maximum point of the salary scale) €2,867

In-School Management Allowances

Category Effective
Rate From
01/08/25
Assistant Principal I €10,517
Assistant Principal II €4,653

Principal's Allowances

Category Based on number of teachers Effective Rate From
01/08/25
I (1 to 3) €11,495
II (4 to 5) €12,881
III (6) €15,109
IV (7 to 8) €17,730
V (9 to 10) €20,625
VI (11 to 12) €23,562
VII (13 to 15) €26,405
VIII (16) €29,280
IX (17 to 19) €31,393
X (20 to 22) €33,579
XI (23 to 26) €36,764
XII (27 to 30) €38,917
XIII (31 to 35) €43,080
XIV (36 to 40) €44,487
XV (41 to 50) €48,252
XVI (51 to 60) €50,345
XVII (60+) €52,434

Deputy Principal's Allowances

Category Based on number of teachers Effective Rate From
01/08/25
I (1 to 3) €4,653
II (4 to 5) €6,089
III (6) €8,049
IV (7 to 8) €10,090
V (9 to 10) €12,066
VI (11 to 12) €14,130
VII (13 to 15) €16,114
VIII (16) €18,063
IX (17 to 19) €19,600
X (20 to 22) €21,097
XI (23 to 26) €23,418
XII (27 to 30) €24,854
XIII (21 to 35) €27,959
XIV (36 to 40) €28,568
XV (41 to 50) €31,212
XVI (51 to 60) €32,413
XVII (60+) €33,605

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