This serves as a guide on the progression and promotion structures for government-employed educators.

Relative Education Qualification Value (REQV)
A relative value is attached to an approved qualification or combination of qualifications in accordance with the measures as set out in the policy "Criteria for the Evaluation and Recognition of Qualifications for Employment in Education” published by the Department of Basic Education.  The requirements in respect of REQV are as follows:

• 10:   Grade 12 only
• 11:   Grade 12 plus one-year qualification
• 12:   Grade 12 plus two-year qualification
• 13:   Grade 12 plus three-year qualification
• 14:   Grade 12 plus four-year qualification

Determination of Salaries
An educator is appointed to the lowest salary notch of the salary range applicable to their qualifications (REQV) and the post to which they are appointed.
After having completed 24 months employment period, an eligible first-year educator will qualify for pay progression annually.
For the purpose of determining the starting salary of an educator with experience outside public education, additional notches may be granted based on actual teaching and/or appropriate experience.
The minimum and maximum notches for educators according to their REQV are indicated below. Note that 2 adjustments were made in 2019 with a translation of the minimum and maximum notch indices. 

General Classroom Teacher (school-based)

		Old Notches up to March 2019		New Notched in April 2019		New Notches in July 2019
	REQV	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max
Teacher	10, 11, 12	4	55	6	106	5	105
Teacher	13	56	138	108	268	107	267
Senior Teacher	13	103	138	200	268	199	267
Master Teacher	13	120	138	232	268	231	267
Teacher	14+	85	168	164	326	163	325
Senior Teacher	14+	103	168	200	326	199	325
Master Teacher	14+	120	168	232	326	231	325

Management (school-based)

		Old Notches up to March 2019		New Notched in April 2019		New Notches in July 2019
	REQV	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max
Department Head	13+	108	201	210	392	209	391
Deputy Principal	13+	126	209	244	408	243	407
Principal P1	13+	108	186	210	392	209	391
Principal P2	13+	126	201	244	392	243	391
Principal P3	13+	144	215	280	420	279	419
Principal P4	13+	159	218	308	426	307	419
Principal P5	13+	108	221	350	432	349	419

 

Specialist (office-based)

		Old Notches up to March 2019		New Notched in April 2019		New Notches in July 2019
	REQV	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max
Education Specialist	13+	108	201	210	392	209	391
Senior Education Specialist	13+	126	209	244	408	243	407
Deputy Chief Education Specialist	13+	147	215	286	420	285	419
Chief Education Specialist	13+	177	221	344	432	343	432

 

Salary Progression
From July 2010, educators received one notch progression (at least 1%) on 1 July of each year, until July 2018 where pay equalisation was implemented in two phases, an increase of 1.3% in July 2018 and 1.5% from July 2019 going forward. 

Salary Promotion
The salary of an educator who is promoted must be adjusted to the minimum notch of the salary range applicable to the higher post level, provided that the educator’s salary is at all times increased by at least 6%, irrespective of whether the current notch code falls below or within the higher salary range. If an educator is appointed to a higher post level/ principal post with a higher grade on the same date that they would have been eligible for progression, the progression will first be implemented after which their salary will be adjusted.