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Teacher Relief Scheme—sick, special, emergent

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​​​​​Purpose

To assist schools with replacement of classroom teachers for sick, special and emergent reasons for absences of 4 consecutive days or less.

Duration of program

Ongoing

Eligibility

All state schools

Allocation of funds

Schools are allocated cash, equivalent to their calculated Teacher Relief Scheme (TRS) days per annum per counted teacher full time equivalent (FTE). The calculation is based on the following.

  • Primary classroom teacher (including non-contact time): 6.7 days per year per eligible teacher, rounded to 1 decimal place, multiplied by the appropriate TRS daily rate.
  • Secondary classroom teacher: 2.8 days per year per eligible teacher, rounded to 1 decimal place, multiplied by the appropriate TRS daily rate.
  • Special/students with disabilities classroom teacher: 5.1 days per year per eligible teacher, rounded to 1 decimal place, multiplied by the appropriate TRS daily rate.
  • In addition, as per clause 4.2 of the Teachers’ Certified Agreement, the specified sites allowance is also paid on top of the 5.1 days per year per eligible teacher mentioned above.

TRS entitlements are paid at a daily rate equivalent to Band Three—Step One of the Teachers Award—State, with the designated casual loading rate. Annual entitlements are halved and paid on a semester basis.

Notes:

Detention Centres and the Queensland Children’s Hospital School are considered at the special rate.

Outdoor and Environmental Education Centres considered secondary in the calculation are:

  • (3572) Camp Fairbairn Outdoor Education Centre
  • (3579) Kinchant Dam Outdoor Education Centre
  • (3550) Maroon Outdoor Education Centre
  • (7192) Runaway Bay Sport and Leadership Excellence Centre
  • (3555) Tallebudgera Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre.

All other outdoor and environmental centres are considered primary ​for this calculation.

Payment details

Type Time Proportion

Semester 1—Term 1

March

100% of semester entitlement (all state schools excluding Special Education Programs)

Semester 1—Term 2

April/May

100% of semester entitlement (Special Education Programs)

Semester 2—Term 3

July

100% of semester entitlement (all state schools including Special Education Programs)

Data requirements

Data Source Time collected

Primary, Secondary and Special School eligible teacher FTE's (including where appropriate, non-contact time)

Staffing allocation model

Per semester

Special Education Services (Students with Disabilities) teacher FTE's

Students with Disabilities Data Collection Return

Per semester

TRS Daily Rate and Site Specific Allowance

Finance Branch

Per semester

How to apply

Annual TRS allocations are determined centrally and paid directly to eligible schools—formal application for this appropriation is not required.

Further information

Further information concerning the management of the Teacher Relief Scheme is available on OnePortal.

Contact

Central Queensland
Phone: (07) 4842 8300

Darling Downs South West
Phone: (07) 4616 3771

Far North Queensland
Phone: (07) 4046 5222

Metropolitan North
Phone: (07) 3634 0952

Metropolitan South
Phone: (07) 3422 8352

North Coast
Phone: (07) 3203 9000

North Queensland
Phone: (07) 4758 3222

South East
Phone: (07) 5656 6688

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Last updated 23 January 2024