Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese Pay Rates 2026: Teacher & School Staff Pay
What Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese workers should be paid in 2026 — the Educational Services (Teachers) Award floor by classification, casual loading, penalties, and where the Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese enterprise agreements sit.
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Who covers Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese workers — award or agreement?
Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese runs the Catholic school system across Sydney's Parramatta diocese, covering primary and secondary campuses. It employs teachers, school counsellors, principals and a large general staff workforce.
Teachers sit on the Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2020, and general staff sit on the Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award 2020. The diocese bargains separate system-wide enterprise agreements for its schools, counsellors and principals (listed below); the award tables are the floor beneath whichever instrument applies to your role.
The federal awards relevant to Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese roles:
- Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2020 (MA000077)
- Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award 2020 (MA000076)
Workforce snapshot. In its 2024-25 report to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese Limited declared 6,635 employees — 11.1% casual and 79.6% women. Source: WGEA 2025 Public Data File, data.gov.au (CC-BY 3.0 AU).
Teachers award floor (1 July 2026)
The Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2020 (MA000077) sets these annual minimums for school teachers:
| Classification | Annual | Weekly |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 — Graduate teacher and all other teachers | $75,941/yr | $1455.40/wk |
| Level 2 — Teacher with proficient accreditation/registration or equivalent | $83,004/yr | $1590.70/wk |
| Level 3 — Teacher with proficient accreditation/registration or equivalent after 3 years’ satisfactory teaching service at Level 2 | $90,362/yr | $1731.70/wk |
| Level 4 — Teacher with proficient accreditation/registration or equivalent after 3 years’ satisfactory teaching service at Level 3 | $97,720/yr | $1872.70/wk |
| Level 5 — Teacher with Highly Accomplished/Lead Teacher accreditation /registration or equivalent | $105,076/yr | $2013.70/wk |
Teachers progress by accreditation and experience; the award's Level 5 is for Highly Accomplished/Lead Teacher accreditation. Casual (relief) teachers are paid a daily rate derived from these figures.
Source: Fair Work Commission modern awards pay database, current-operative rates (1 July 2026 annual wage review). Casual figures add the 25% casual loading.
School general staff award floor (1 July 2026)
Learning support officers, administration, IT, library, grounds and maintenance staff sit on the Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award 2020 (MA000076). Entry pay points by level:
| Classification | Permanent | Casual (incl. 25%) |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1.1 (general hand, aide (entry)) | $26.44/hr | $33.05/hr |
| Level 2.1 (classroom support, admin (entry)) | $28.24/hr | $35.30/hr |
| Level 3.1 (learning support officer, admin) | $29.47/hr | $36.84/hr |
| Level 4.1 (senior support, technician) | $31.11/hr | $38.88/hr |
| Level 5.1 (specialist support, coordinator) | $33.73/hr | $42.16/hr |
| Level 6.1 (senior coordinator) | $36.61/hr | $45.76/hr |
| Level 7.1 (manager) | $40.25/hr | $50.31/hr |
Term-time-only arrangements are common in schools; the award's annualised-pay and school-holiday rules matter as much as the hourly rate.
Source: Fair Work Commission modern awards pay database, current-operative rates (1 July 2026 annual wage review). Casual figures add the 25% casual loading.
The Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese enterprise agreements
Enterprise agreements set rates above the award, with their own classification structures and allowances. Current Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese agreements in our corpus (3 in total):
- Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese Limited - Schools Enterprise Agreement 2025 — approved December 2025, nominal expiry 9 October 2027.
- Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese Limited - Principals Enterprise Agreement 2025 — approved February 2026, nominal expiry 9 October 2027.
- Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese Limited - Counsellors Enterprise Agreement 2024 — approved January 2025, nominal expiry 31 December 2025.
We don't reproduce agreement dollar figures here — the agreement covering your site, state and stream is the document to read. Find your agreement, then your classification, then your pay point, and compare it with your payslip. The award tables on this page are the floor every one of these agreements must beat.
Common school pay issues at Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
The patterns worth checking on a Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese payslip:
- Teacher pay steps not advancing with accreditation and years of service.
- Term-time-only support staff paid an annualised rate that doesn't match the hours actually worked.
- Unpaid duties — camps, evening events and supervision outside the agreed hours without the agreement's allowances.
- Wrong general-staff level for the responsibility actually carried.
What to do if your pay looks wrong
Match your payslip to your classification in the agreement (or the award tables above), and price any gap with our back-pay calculator. Raise it in writing with payroll or your manager first — most underpayments are fixed at that step. Unresolved, the Fair Work Ombudsman (13 13 94) recovers underpayments at no cost, up to six years back, and your union can run the claim for you. Not sure which instrument covers you? Ask our AI advisor with your role and location.
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General information and estimates only — not legal, financial or tax advice. Always check your specific award, agreement or contract, or a qualified professional, before you rely on the result.
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