Awards and agreements - Department of Education
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Awards and agreements - Department of Education
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Awards and agreements
Awards and agreements
Awards and agreements establish the conditions of employment for the employees they cover.
Awards and agreements are legally binding and enforceable.
Awards outline the minimum conditions of employment and operate as a safety net. Agreements are collective agreements that include conditions of employment and entitlements for specific employees and their employers. It is important to read both the agreement and the award for the specific occupational group to understand an employee’s full entitlements.
You can access all awards and agreements from the
Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC)
.
The following table provides an overview of the industrial instruments applicable to Department employees.
Teaching staff, school psychologists and swimming instructors
Specialist, corporate and support staff
Agricultural college and residential college specialist and support staff
Occupational group
Award*
General Agreement*
Teachers, school administrators, education officers, school psychologists, swimming instructors
Teachers (Public Sector Primary and Secondary Education) Award 1993
School Education Act Employees’ (Teachers and Administrators) General Agreement 2023
Occupational group
Award*
General Agreement*
Cleaners (other than agricultural colleges)
Cleaners and Caretakers (Government) Award 1975
Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992
Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 2025
Cooks (camp schools)
Catering Employees and Tea Attendants (Government) Award 1982
Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992
Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 2025
Education assistants, including Aboriginal and Islander education officers
Teachers’ Aides’ Award 1979
Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992
Education Assistants' (Government) General Agreement 2025
Gardeners (other than agricultural colleges and residential colleges)
Gardeners (Government) Award 1986
Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992
Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 2025
Home economics assistants
Cleaners and Caretakers (Government) Award 1975
Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992
Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 2025
Public service officers (for example, central and regional office staff and managers corporate services)
Public Service Award 1992
Public Sector CSA Agreement 2024
School support officers (for example, managers corporate services, school officers, laboratory technicians and library officers)
Department of Education (School Support Officers) Award
Department of Education (School Support Officers) CSA Agreement 2024
All wages employees have an entitlement to district allowance as per the
District Allowance (Government Wages Employees) General Agreement 2010
. All salaried employees, except teachers, have an entitlement to district allowance as per the
District Allowance (Government Officers) General Agreement 2010
.
Occupational group
Award*
General Agreement*
Gardeners in student residential colleges
Auxiliary Staff Residential Colleges (Government) Award 2021
Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992
Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 2025
Government officers (residential supervisors – agricultural colleges)
Government Officers Salaries, Allowances and Conditions Award 1989
Public Sector CSA Agreement 2024
Government Schools (Agricultural Schools and Colleges) Residential Supervisors’ Agreement 2009
Government officers (technical officers – agricultural instruction)
Government Officers Salaries, Allowances and Conditions Award 1989
Public Sector CSA Agreement 2024
Technical Officer – Agricultural Instruction Staff Agreement 1997
Kitchenhands, cleaners and laundry hands in student residential colleges
Auxiliary Staff Residential Colleges (Government) Award 2021
Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992
Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 2025
Kitchen staff, laundry staff and cleaners in agricultural colleges
State Research Stations, Agricultural Schools and College Workers Award 1971
Australian Workers' Union (Western Australian Public Sector) General Agreement 2022
Supervisory staff and college managers in student residential colleges
(formerly Country High School Hostels)
Department of Education (Residential College Supervisors) Award 2005
Department of Education (Residential College Supervisors) CSA Agreement 2024
All wages employees have an entitlement to district allowance as per the
District Allowance (Government Wages Employees) General Agreement 2010
. All salaried employees, except teachers, have an entitlement to district allowance as per the
District Allowance (Government Officers) General Agreement 2010
.
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Awards and agreements
Awards and agreements
Awards and agreements establish the conditions of employment for the employees they cover.
Awards and agreements are legally binding and enforceable.
Awards outline the minimum conditions of employment and operate as a safety net. Agreements are collective agreements that include conditions of employment and entitlements for specific employees and their employers. It is important to read both the agreement and the award for the specific occupational group to understand an employee’s full entitlements.
You can access all awards and agreements from the
Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC)
.
The following table provides an overview of the industrial instruments applicable to Department employees.
Teaching staff, school psychologists and swimming instructors
Specialist, corporate and support staff
Agricultural college and residential college specialist and support staff
Occupational group
Award*
General Agreement*
Teachers, school administrators, education officers, school psychologists, swimming instructors
Teachers (Public Sector Primary and Secondary Education) Award 1993
School Education Act Employees’ (Teachers and Administrators) General Agreement 2023
Occupational group
Award*
General Agreement*
Cleaners (other than agricultural colleges)
Cleaners and Caretakers (Government) Award 1975
Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992
Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 2025
Cooks (camp schools)
Catering Employees and Tea Attendants (Government) Award 1982
Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992
Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 2025
Education assistants, including Aboriginal and Islander education officers
Teachers’ Aides’ Award 1979
Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992
Education Assistants' (Government) General Agreement 2025
Gardeners (other than agricultural colleges and residential colleges)
Gardeners (Government) Award 1986
Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992
Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 2025
Home economics assistants
Cleaners and Caretakers (Government) Award 1975
Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992
Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 2025
Public service officers (for example, central and regional office staff and managers corporate services)
Public Service Award 1992
Public Sector CSA Agreement 2024
School support officers (for example, managers corporate services, school officers, laboratory technicians and library officers)
Department of Education (School Support Officers) Award
Department of Education (School Support Officers) CSA Agreement 2024
All wages employees have an entitlement to district allowance as per the
District Allowance (Government Wages Employees) General Agreement 2010
. All salaried employees, except teachers, have an entitlement to district allowance as per the
District Allowance (Government Officers) General Agreement 2010
.
Occupational group
Award*
General Agreement*
Gardeners in student residential colleges
Auxiliary Staff Residential Colleges (Government) Award 2021
Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992
Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 2025
Government officers (residential supervisors – agricultural colleges)
Government Officers Salaries, Allowances and Conditions Award 1989
Public Sector CSA Agreement 2024
Government Schools (Agricultural Schools and Colleges) Residential Supervisors’ Agreement 2009
Government officers (technical officers – agricultural instruction)
Government Officers Salaries, Allowances and Conditions Award 1989
Public Sector CSA Agreement 2024
Technical Officer – Agricultural Instruction Staff Agreement 1997
Kitchenhands, cleaners and laundry hands in student residential colleges
Auxiliary Staff Residential Colleges (Government) Award 2021
Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992
Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement 2025
Kitchen staff, laundry staff and cleaners in agricultural colleges
State Research Stations, Agricultural Schools and College Workers Award 1971
Australian Workers' Union (Western Australian Public Sector) General Agreement 2022
Supervisory staff and college managers in student residential colleges
(formerly Country High School Hostels)
Department of Education (Residential College Supervisors) Award 2005
Department of Education (Residential College Supervisors) CSA Agreement 2024
All wages employees have an entitlement to district allowance as per the
District Allowance (Government Wages Employees) General Agreement 2010
. All salaried employees, except teachers, have an entitlement to district allowance as per the
District Allowance (Government Officers) General Agreement 2010
.