Support staff
School support staff pay in every state
Teacher aides, learning support officers, education support, school services officers and school admin: current pay in every state, checked against the agreement.
Teacher aides, learning support officers, education support staff, school services officers and school admin teams keep schools running, but their pay is far harder to find than teachers'. Every state uses different titles and classifications: an SLSO in NSW, Education Support in Victoria, a teacher aide in Queensland, an education assistant in WA, an SSO in South Australia.
Most support roles are paid by the hour on a classification scale, and many are employed for school terms only, so annual income depends on hours and whether pay is spread across the year. These pages set out each state's current rates from its agreement, with dates, and explain how term-time pay works.
Use the support staff pay calculator to turn a level and hours into fortnightly take-home pay.
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Support staff pay
Teacher aide salary in Australia: 2026 pay in every state
What teacher aides, SLSOs, education assistants and SSOs earn in government schools in every state and territory, on a like-for-like hourly basis, with dates and sources.
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ACT learning support assistant and school assistant pay 2026
ACT public school School Assistant 1 to 4 pay from the ACTPS Administrative and Related Classifications Enterprise Agreement, with paid stand-down, allowances and take-home pay.
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Are teacher aides paid during the school holidays?
How holiday pay works for teacher aides, SLSOs, ES staff, education assistants and SSOs in each state, with the formulas, the exceptions and what casuals get instead.
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How to become a teacher aide in Australia
The steps to becoming a teacher aide, SLSO or education assistant in an Australian public school, state by state, including checks, qualifications, jobs and starting pay.
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NSW SLSO and school admin pay rates 2026
Every NSW public school SLSO, SAO, SAM, AEO and Business Manager rate from July 2026, with the 31.25-hour basis, vacation pay rules and take-home pay.
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NT education support pay 2026: Aboriginal Team Teacher rates
NT government school Aboriginal Team Teacher (formerly Assistant Teacher) pay from AT1 to AT7, stand-down pay over the holidays, the January 2027 rise and take-home pay.
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Queensland teacher aide pay rates 2026
Every Queensland state school teacher aide pay point from the Department of Education's 1 September 2026 schedule, with casual rates, allowances and take-home pay.
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SA school services officer (SSO) pay rates 2026
South Australian public school SSO pay by level and tier, the 2025 official rates, the reported 2026 rates, the three pay models and a take-home example.
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School business manager salary in Australia 2026
Government school business manager pay in each state, how levels are set by school size, the hours behind each salary and what you take home.
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Tasmanian teacher assistant pay rates 2026
Tasmanian teacher assistant, school support and school business manager pay from the DECYP salary scale of 27 August 2026, with a take-home example.
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Victorian education support (ES) pay rates 2026
Victorian government school ES pay under the VGSA 2026 (approved by the Fair Work Commission on 16 Oct 2026), the old VGSA 2022 rates, back pay and how 52-week pay works.
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WA education assistant pay rates 2026
WA government school education assistant, AIEO and school support officer pay rates for 2026, with the 32.5-hour basis, vacation pay formula and take-home pay.
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