Attraction and retention incentive for remote and regional schools - Department of Education
Source: https://www.education.wa.edu.au/attraction-and-retention-incentive-for-remote-and-regional-schools
Archived: 2026-04-23 17:10
Attraction and retention incentive for remote and regional schools - Department of Education
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Attraction and retention incentive for remote and regional schools
Attraction and retention incentive for remote and regional schools
The temporary Regional Attraction and Retention Incentive is a significant investment aimed at attracting and retaining teachers, school administrators, school psychologists and lead school psychologists in regional and remote schools experiencing the greatest staffing challenges.
For teachers and school administrators
For school psychologists and lead school psychologists
A further $7.4 million has been announced to extend this temporary initiative in 2026. Refer to the media statement,
Significant investment to support regional staff extended for 2026
.
The payment will be offered to both new and existing teachers and school administrators in 2026. It also applies to school administrators as the expectation is that they will teach or pick up a teaching load.
This incentive is not an ongoing entitlement.
Payments will vary up to $7,000 depending on location and other industrial incentives. A percentage will be paid upon commencement (25%) and the remainder (75%) paid to those staff who remain at the school until the end of the school year.
The following is a list of schools eligible to receive the incentive payments.
Eligible schools
Australind Senior High School
Bayulu Remote Community School
Brookton District High School
Broome Senior High School
Bruce Rock District High School
Burringurrah Remote Community School
Carnamah District High School
Carnarvon Community College
Central Midlands Senior High School
Champion Bay Senior High School
Collie Senior High School
Cue Primary School
Dawul Remote Community School
Derby District High School
Djugerari Remote Community School
Donnybrook District High School
East Kimberley College
Eastern Goldfields College
Eaton Community College
Fitzroy Valley District High School
Geraldton Senior High School
Halls Creek District High School
Harvey Senior High School
Hedland Senior High School
Jerramungup District High School
Jungdranung Remote Community School
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School
Kalumburu Remote Community School
Kambalda West District High School
Karratha Senior High School
Katanning Senior High School
La Grange Remote Community School
Laverton School
Leinster Community School
Leonora District High School
Looma Remote Community School
Marble Bar Primary School
Meekatharra District High School
Menzies Community School
Merredin College
Morawa District High School
Mount Magnet District High School
Mount Margaret Remote Community School
Mullewa District High School
Muludja Remote Community School
Narrogin Senior High School
Newman Senior High School
Newton Moore Senior High School
Ngaanyatjarra Lands School
Norseman District High School
Northam Senior High School
Nullagine Primary School
One Arm Point Remote Community School
Pannawonica School
Ravensthorpe District High School
Roebourne District High School
Southern Cross District High School
Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School
Tom Price Senior High School
WA College of Agriculture – Cunderdin
WA College of Agriculture - Morawa
WA College of Agriculture - Narrogin
Wananami Remote Community School
Wiluna Remote Community School
Wongan Hills District High School
Wyalkatchem District High School
Yulga Jinna Remote Community School.
The payment will be offered to both new and existing school psychologists and lead school psychologists in 2025 and 2026, who work in eligible locations and positions.
The incentive is not available for staff who:
work on a casual basis
deliver services on a drive-in drive-out or fly-in fly-out basis.
Payments will vary up to $20,870, depending on location and other industrial incentives.
Eligible positions and locations
Locations and positions eligible for the temporary attraction and retention incentive for school psychologists
Eligible location
Eligible position
Kalgoorlie–Boulder
Lead school psychologist
School psychologist (inclusive of the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings)
Ngaanyatjarra Lands
School psychologist
Broome
School psychologists at the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings only
Derby
School psychologist
Fitzroy Crossing
School psychologist
Halls Creek
School psychologist
Kununurra
Lead school psychologist
School psychologist (inclusive of the School of Alternative Learning Settings)
Carnarvon
School psychologist
Geraldton
School psychologists at the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings only
Karratha
Lead school psychologist
School psychologist (inclusive of the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings)
Hedland
School psychologist (inclusive of the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings)
Newman
School psychologist
Tom Price
School psychologist
Northam
School psychologists at the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings only
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Attraction and retention incentive for remote and regional schools
Attraction and retention incentive for remote and regional schools
The temporary Regional Attraction and Retention Incentive is a significant investment aimed at attracting and retaining teachers, school administrators, school psychologists and lead school psychologists in regional and remote schools experiencing the greatest staffing challenges.
For teachers and school administrators
For school psychologists and lead school psychologists
A further $7.4 million has been announced to extend this temporary initiative in 2026. Refer to the media statement,
Significant investment to support regional staff extended for 2026
.
The payment will be offered to both new and existing teachers and school administrators in 2026. It also applies to school administrators as the expectation is that they will teach or pick up a teaching load.
This incentive is not an ongoing entitlement.
Payments will vary up to $7,000 depending on location and other industrial incentives. A percentage will be paid upon commencement (25%) and the remainder (75%) paid to those staff who remain at the school until the end of the school year.
The following is a list of schools eligible to receive the incentive payments.
Eligible schools
Australind Senior High School
Bayulu Remote Community School
Brookton District High School
Broome Senior High School
Bruce Rock District High School
Burringurrah Remote Community School
Carnamah District High School
Carnarvon Community College
Central Midlands Senior High School
Champion Bay Senior High School
Collie Senior High School
Cue Primary School
Dawul Remote Community School
Derby District High School
Djugerari Remote Community School
Donnybrook District High School
East Kimberley College
Eastern Goldfields College
Eaton Community College
Fitzroy Valley District High School
Geraldton Senior High School
Halls Creek District High School
Harvey Senior High School
Hedland Senior High School
Jerramungup District High School
Jungdranung Remote Community School
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School
Kalumburu Remote Community School
Kambalda West District High School
Karratha Senior High School
Katanning Senior High School
La Grange Remote Community School
Laverton School
Leinster Community School
Leonora District High School
Looma Remote Community School
Marble Bar Primary School
Meekatharra District High School
Menzies Community School
Merredin College
Morawa District High School
Mount Magnet District High School
Mount Margaret Remote Community School
Mullewa District High School
Muludja Remote Community School
Narrogin Senior High School
Newman Senior High School
Newton Moore Senior High School
Ngaanyatjarra Lands School
Norseman District High School
Northam Senior High School
Nullagine Primary School
One Arm Point Remote Community School
Pannawonica School
Ravensthorpe District High School
Roebourne District High School
Southern Cross District High School
Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School
Tom Price Senior High School
WA College of Agriculture – Cunderdin
WA College of Agriculture - Morawa
WA College of Agriculture - Narrogin
Wananami Remote Community School
Wiluna Remote Community School
Wongan Hills District High School
Wyalkatchem District High School
Yulga Jinna Remote Community School.
The payment will be offered to both new and existing school psychologists and lead school psychologists in 2025 and 2026, who work in eligible locations and positions.
The incentive is not available for staff who:
work on a casual basis
deliver services on a drive-in drive-out or fly-in fly-out basis.
Payments will vary up to $20,870, depending on location and other industrial incentives.
Eligible positions and locations
Locations and positions eligible for the temporary attraction and retention incentive for school psychologists
Eligible location
Eligible position
Kalgoorlie–Boulder
Lead school psychologist
School psychologist (inclusive of the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings)
Ngaanyatjarra Lands
School psychologist
Broome
School psychologists at the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings only
Derby
School psychologist
Fitzroy Crossing
School psychologist
Halls Creek
School psychologist
Kununurra
Lead school psychologist
School psychologist (inclusive of the School of Alternative Learning Settings)
Carnarvon
School psychologist
Geraldton
School psychologists at the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings only
Karratha
Lead school psychologist
School psychologist (inclusive of the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings)
Hedland
School psychologist (inclusive of the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings)
Newman
School psychologist
Tom Price
School psychologist
Northam
School psychologists at the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings only
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Welcome to Western Australia, where our public schools span across 8 education regions, offering boundless opportunities to live, teach, and thrive in our vibrant state.
Benefits, incentives and allowances
Find out what a job with the largest employer in Western Australia unlocks for you.
Current jobs
Find your opportunity to shine in public education in WA! Search our current jobs or use the interactive map to see what a specific school can offer you!