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Accelerated Transfer Points

As part of the conditions of employment, permanent teachers may be required to teach at any school located in the state. All school and non-school locations in which teaching staff undertake service are assigned a Transfer Rating (TR). Schools are allocated to one of the seven levels primarily based on their remoteness and complexity:

Remoteness - calculated on the basis of distance from Brisbane and/or either distance from Toowoomba or coastal centres with a population of over 8,000.
Access to and the level of community services - calculated by the distance from, and size of designated service centres.
Complexity of the school environment - regional advice and moderated centrally.
Organisational staffing requirements - regional advice and moderated centrally.

The priority given to transfer requests is dictated by the Transfer Points System which is driven by the Transfer Rating of each school. Teachers accrue transfer points which accumulate for up to ten years.

The accumulation of transfer points is accelerated for rural and remote schools. For example, after two years in a rating 7 school and three years in ratings 3-6 schools, points to be accumulated increase rapidly for three years. After that time points then return to the standard rate.

Accelerated transfer points accumulation gives teachers an incentive to move to and then remain in a particular location for an extended period and increases prospects of securing a transfer to a preferred geographic area in the future.

**Transfer Rating Model**
Yearly Transfer Points
Transfer Rating (TR)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Years of Service
Level 7	11	11	17	20	22	11	11	11	11	11
Level 6	7	7	7	10	12	14	7	7	7	7
Level 5	5	5	5	7	8	10	5	5	5	5
Level 4	4	4	4	6	7	8	4	4	4	4
Level 3	3	3	3	4	5	6	3	3	3	3
Level 2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Level 1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

**Transfer Rating Model**
Accumulated Transfer Points
Transfer Rating (TR)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Years of Service
Level 7	11	22	39	59	81	92	103	114	125	136
Level 6	7	14	21	31	43	57	64	71	78	85
Level 5	5	10	15	22	30	40	45	50	55	60
Level 4	4	8	12	18	25	33	37	41	45	49
Level 3	3	6	9	13	18	24	27	30	33	36
Level 2	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20
Level 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

Refer to the following for information regarding teacher transfer and point accumulation:

Teacher Transfer Guidelines

For further information regarding teacher transfer and point accumulation contact regional office.

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