Across Queensland, our regional communities offer a diverse range of personal and professional opportunities. From the large regional cities of Townsville, Cairns and Toowoomba, to vibrant coastal towns with growing populations and the large rural centres that support local communities and industries, there are many different opportunities available to teachers and their families.
Beginning and experienced teachers make a vital contribution to our regional state schools and communities across the state, and are supported by a range of incentives and benefits, as well as have access to professional development and career progression.
These include:
Please note that eligibility for specific financial incentives and benefits is dependent on school location, employment status and personal circumstances.
Regional incentives and benefits
Teachers commencing or continuing their teaching careers in regional communities in 2024 and 2025 may be eligible for the following financial incentives.
- Regional Attraction and Retention payment—payment of $900 to state school teachers working in eligible high priority regional locations in Queensland in 2024 and 2025.
- Regional Recognition of Service payment—$1,200 for state school teachers who remain in eligible high priority regional locations for the 2024 and 2025 school year.
Queensland state schools eligible for the above incentive payments are listed below sorted by region.
Central Queensland
Andergrove State School
Benaraby State School
Berserker State School
Biloela State High School
Bouldercombe State School
Bucasia State School
Burnett State College
Byfield State School
Calliope State High School
Clinton State School
Coningsby State School
Coowonga State School
Dundula State School
Eimeo Road State School
Eungella State School
Farleigh State School
Gladstone Central State School
Gladstone State High School
Glenmore State High School
Gracemere State School
Hampden State School
Keppel Sands State School
Mackay District Special School
Mackay North State High School
Mackay Northern Beaches State High School
Mackay State High School
Milman State School
Mirani State High School
Miriam Vale State High School
Mount Larcom State School
Mount Morgan Central State School
Mount Morgan State High School
Mount Murchison State School
North Rockhampton State High School
Parkhurst State School
Pioneer State High School
Port Curtis Road State School
Rockhampton North Special School
Rockhampton State High School
Rockhampton Special School
Sarina State High School
Sarina State School
Tannum Sands State High School
Toolooa State High School
Waraburra State School
Yeppoon State High School
North Queensland
Aitkenvale State School
Ayr State High School
Ayr State School
Bohlevale State School
Bowen State High School
Brandon State School
Burdekin School
Charters Towers Central State School
Charters Towers School of Distance Education
Charters Towers State High School
Garbutt State School
Giru State School
Heatley Secondary College
Heatley State School
Kalamia State School
Kirwan State High School
Merinda State School
Millchester State School
Northern Beaches State High School
Osborne State School
Proserpine State High School
Rasmussen State School
Richmond Hill State School
Thuringowa State High School
Townsville Central State School
Townsville Community Learning Centre
Townsville State High School
Victoria Plantation State School
Woodstock State School
Wulguru State School
Far North Queensland
Atherton State High School
Atherton State School
Babinda State School
Balaclava State School
Gordonvale State High School
Innisfail State College
Mareeba State High School
Mareeba State School
Mirriwinni State School
Ravenshoe State School
Redlynch State College
Woree State High School
Woree State School
Darling Downs South West
Back Plains State School
Blackbutt State School
Brigalow State School
Chinchilla State High School
Chinchilla State School
Clifton State High School
Cooyar State School
Dalby State High School
Jandowae State School
Jimbour State School
Kulpi State School
Laidley State High School
Leyburn State School
Lockrose State School
Miles State High School
Miles State School
Oakey State High School
Thulimbah State School
Tingoora State School
Wooroolin State School
Yangan State School
North Coast (Wide Bay)
Bundaberg North State High School
Hervey Bay State High School
Kepnock State High School
Maryborough Central State School
Nanango State High School
Rosedale State School