Teachers guidance

The leave year for teachers starts on 1 September.

Annual leave entitlement is pro-rated for part-time staff and those employed for any part of the leave year. All teachers accrue paid leave based on 0.2051 of a day for each day worked, in the school session and pro-rated for each part day.

Full-time teacher entitlement

• 40 days.
• There are 10 days fixed public holidays:
  • Christmas Day
  • Boxing Day 
  • New Year's Day
  • 2 January 
  • Spring holiday in April 
  • Good Friday
  • Easter Monday 
  • May Day
  • Victoria Day in May 
  • Autumn holiday in September.

School closure days

Within the leave year, the balance of days beyond the working year and the annual leave entitlement, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, is days of school closure. The placement of the 40 days’ annual leave within the school holiday periods is determined by the Council’s Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers (LNCT).

Calculating entitlements

A teacher working for an entire school session will accrue a full leave entitlement. The annual leave entitlement is inclusive of statutory leave entitlement.

All leave calculations will be based on the academic year, in accordance with the LNCT agreement.