Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Vol. 37, No. 18. July 24, 1974
Primary Teaching—
Primary Teaching—
The primary service includes all pupils from the primers to Form II. If you wish to become a teacher in this field, you may apply to your local Education Board to enter a teachers' college under the classification Division A. The minimum qualification is Sixth Form Certificate. However. University Entrance is an advantage for those who wish to undertake additional University study during their training. If you are now in the sixth form you should be pursuing a course of study for University Entrance. You may apply in anticipation of gaining your U.E. or Sixth Form Certificate at the end of the year.
Salaries
On admission to a teachers' college, you receive for the first two years $1,759 and $2,388 in your third year. A boarding allowance of $139 may be payable if you must live away from home. If you are over 20 you will receive $2,936 in your first two years and $3,092 in your third year but no boarding allowance. The table shown below gives the basic salary paid during the first eight years of teaching.
Basic Salary Scale at 1 February 1974.
Trained Teachers Certificate | Diploma in Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | |
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First year | $4,059 | $4,236 | $4,717 |
Second year | $4,236 | $4,407 | $5,013 |
Third year | $4,407 | $4,601 | $5,234 |
Fourth year | $4,576 | $4,823 | $5,498 |
Fifth year | $4,841 | $5,087 | $5,827 |
Sixth year | $5,170 | $5,416 | $6,156 |
Seventh year | $5,498 | $5,744 | $6,482 |
Eighth year | $5,827 | $6,072 | $6,482 |