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
01/06/2024
(a) (i) H. Dip in Ed. (Pass) €698
  (ii) Higher Froebel Certificate €698
(b) (i) H.Dip in Ed. (1st or 2nd Hons) €1,461
  (ii) Ard Teastas Gaeilge €1,461
(c) Primary Degree (Pass) €2,178
(d) Masters Degree by thesis or exam (Pass) €5,817
(e) Primary Degree (1st, 2nd or 3rd Hons) €5,817
(f) Master Degree (1st or 2nd Hons) €6,499
(g) Doctors Degree €7,261

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 01/06/24
(i) Teaching through Irish €1,872
(ii) Gaeltacht Grant €3,622
(iii) Island Allowance €2,178
(iv)  Diploma for Special Education €2,882
(v) Special Allowances payable to teachers appointed before 1/1/1987 in Comprehensive Schools €2,923
(vi) Allowance for teachers with 35 years service (long service allowance - payable after 10 years completed on the maximum point of the salary scale) €2,747

In-School Management Allowances

Category Effective
Rate From
01/06/24
Assistant Principal I €10,074
Assistant Principal II €4,457

Principal's Allowances

Category Based on number of teachers Effective Rate From
01/06/24
I (1 to 3) €11,010
II (4 to 5) €12,337
III (6) €14,472
IV (7 to 8) €16,981
V (9 to 10) €19,754
VI (11 to 12) €22,567
VII (13 to 15) €25,289
VIII (16) €28,043
IX (17 to 19) €30,068
X (20 to 22) €32,160
XI (23 to 26) €35,210
XII (27 to 30) €37,273
XIII (31 to 35) €41,261
XIV (36 to 40) €42,606
XV (41 to 50) €46,212
XVI (51 to 60) €48,218
XVII (60+) €50,220

Deputy Principal's Allowances

Category Based on number of teachers Effective Rate From
01/06/24
I (1 to 3) €4,457
II (4 to 5) €5,832
III (6) €7,709
IV (7 to 8) €9,665
V (9 to 10) €11,556
VI (11 to 12) €13,533
VII (13 to 15) €15,433
VIII (16) €17,300
IX (17 to 19) €18,772
X (20 to 22) €20,206
XI (23 to 26) €22,428
XII (27 to 30) €23,804
XIII (21 to 35) €26,778
XIV (36 to 40) €27,361
XV (41 to 50) €29,893
XVI (51 to 60) €31,044
XVII (60+) €32,185

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