NSW and ACT Catholic Systemic Schools (multi-employer - 9 dioceses) enterprise agreement pay rates

Who this agreement covers

Multi-employer EA covering Teachers, Trade Trainers and General Employees across nine NSW + ACT Catholic systemic school employers (Dioceses of Armidale, Bathurst, Canberra-Goulburn, Lismore, Maitland-Newcastle, Sydney Catholic Schools, Wagga Wagga, Wilcannia-Forbes, Wollongong). 38 classifications encoded: 10 NSW Teacher levels (CAT L1/L2 + Step 1-7 + HALT, $81,429-$137,861/yr - Table A1 ffpp 9/10/2025), 10 ACT Teacher levels ($82,796-$136,848/yr - Table A2 ffpp 1/8/2025), 19 General Employee pay points (L1.1-L6B, $56,881-$109,326/yr - Table B1 ffpp 1/7/2025), 5 Trade Trainer steps ($90,177-$112,594/yr - Table C1 ffpp 27/1/2026). 38-hr week (General Employees).

Agreement details

Roles covered

Some of the roles this agreement may cover at the NSW and ACT Catholic Systemic Schools (multi-employer - 9 dioceses). You can open any role to see its indicative rates.

Minimum pay rates

Full-time pay runs from $1,090.09 per week ($28.69 per hour) at the entry level up to $2,642.03 per week at the top, across 43 classifications. A few examples:

The rate for every classification, plus casual rates, is in the pay checker below.

What else it sets

• Penalty rates for weekends, public holidays and overtime.
• 37 allowances (for example ACT Campus Head Salary, Assistant Principal Secondary - 301-600 Students (NSW), Assistant Principal Primary - 101-250 Students (NSW)).

The exact penalty multipliers and allowance amounts are applied when you check your pay.

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