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The short answer
Casual relief teachers in Victorian government schools are paid $425.80 a day or $70.97 an hour from 1 July 2025, under Ministerial Order 1389. The rate includes a 22% loading instead of paid leave. CRTs are not covered by VGSA 2026, so this rate stays until the Ministerial Order is amended.
Victorian CRTs work for school councils, not directly for the Department, and their pay is set by a Ministerial Order rather than the VGSA. That matters this year: the big VGSA 2026 rise does not automatically flow to CRTs. Here's how CRT pay works, what you take home and how to get on school lists.
Casual relief teacher (CRT) pay in Victoria
Government-school CRTs are paid $425.80 a day or $70.97 an hour from 1 Jul 2025, including a 22% loading in lieu of leave. CRTs are not covered by the VGSA, so the 2026 deal does not change this rate until the Ministerial Order is amended. Effective 1 July 2025.
Daily and hourly CRT rates
Daily rate
$425.80
from 1 Jul 2025
Hourly rate
$70.97
one-sixth of the daily rate
Minimum engagement
3 hours
per school per day
- You're paid hourly for actual hours, with a minimum of 3 hours per engagement at each school each day.
- A full day at one school, or more than 6 hours there, pays the daily rate.
- Each hour beyond 7.6 is paid at the hourly rate on top.
- Maximum 38 hours a week at one school.
- If a booking is cancelled after 12pm the day before, you're paid.
The 22% loading: why there's no holiday pay
The daily rate includes a 22% loading in lieu of annual leave, personal leave and public holidays. So you aren't paid for school holidays or sick days, and the higher daily rate is meant to make up for that. When comparing CRT pay with a contract, compare annual totals, not daily rates.
CRT working 3 days a week for 40 school weeks
- 120 days x $425.80
- $51,096
- Income tax (after LITO)
- $5,615
- Medicare levy
- $1,022
- Super (12%, on top)
- $6,132
2026-27 tax rules, no HECS, one employer withholding with the tax-free threshold. Full-time equivalent: 200 days is $85,160, or $67,389 after tax.
How CRT pay is taxed
Each school council that pays you is a separate employer. Claim the tax-free threshold with only one of them; others will withhold more. That often means a refund at tax time rather than a debt, but check your total income through the year. Read casual relief teacher tax for how withholding works with several schools or an agency. Each employer also pays 12% Super Guarantee on top of your earnings: give every school your fund details so it doesn't land in a default account.
Does VGSA 2026 raise CRT pay?
Not directly. The Department's own VGSA 2026 FAQ confirms CRTs are not covered and could not vote. A new CRT rate needs an amended Ministerial Order. No new rate had been published by 16 October 2026, so we won't guess a figure. The rate has moved slowly: $417.41 from 1 July 2024, $421.58 from 1 January 2025 and $425.80 from 1 July 2025 (the hourly rate is linked to classroom subdivision 1-5). We'll update this page when one is gazetted. Follow progress on the Victorian pay rise page.
Getting on the CRT list
- 1
Register with the VIT
You need VIT registration (casual relief registration is one of the categories). Current VIT registration means you don't need a separate Working with Children Check.
- 2
Approach schools directly
Contact the daily organiser or business manager at schools near you with your VIT number and availability.
- 3
Consider an agency
Agencies fill many bookings but may pay less than the Ministerial Order rate.
- 4
Keep records
Your CRT days since 2005 count towards your starting step if you later get a contract, so keep payslips.
Free calculator
CRT pay calculator
Enter your days and hours to see your gross and take-home CRT pay in Victoria.
Open the calculatorFrequently asked questions
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Do CRTs get paid in the school holidays?
What is the minimum pay for a CRT booking in Victoria?
Will Victorian CRTs get the VGSA 2026 pay rise?
Do CRTs get super in Victoria?
How are Catholic school CRTs paid in Victoria?
Do I need a Working with Children Check to relief teach in Victoria?
Sources we checked · last verified 16 October 2026
- 1.Proposed Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2026 (PDF, Department of Education)
- 2.Proposed VGSA 2026: Agreement Explanation (PDF)
- 3.Proposed VGSA 2026: Approval Process and FAQs (PDF)
- 4.Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2022 (PDF)
- 5.Enterprise Bargaining: Overview (Department PAL)
- 6.Casual Relief Teacher Employment Handbook
- 7.Relocation incentives: Targeted Financial Incentives and Regional Relocation Incentive
- 8.Workforce support and initiatives: Attraction (Department PAL)
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