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Recognition of Rural and Remote Service (RoRRS) Scheme calculator

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Calculate your potential benefits

If you have an idea of where you’d like to teach, use our interactive calculator below to work out how much you might be entitled to, based on the school location and personal circumstances.

You can also download the choose your teaching adventure booklet (PDF, 11.8MB)​​ to learn more about the Recognition of Rural and Remote Service (RoRRS) Scheme and to compare the potential allowances and benefits in each school by each region.


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Benefit/Allowance   Amount
Recognition of location travel allowance $ -
Recognition of location travel allowance – Dependant benefit $ -
Locality allowance $ -
Identified location payment $ -
Total annual benefit (See disclaimers below):   $ -

 Additional benefits

If you decide to stay at this school, you will receive the following benefit in your fourth and fifth year in addition to the totals described in the table.

  • Recognition of service payment: $ -

 Disclaimers

Please note that these financial benefits contribute to your taxable income and will be taxed accordingly. For tax advice regarding your individual circumstances it is recommended that independent financial advice be sought.

  • The recognition of location travel allowance is an annual amount that can be paid fortnightly or per semester.
  • Teachers in a TR4-TR6 school receive an annual recognition of service payment in the fourth and fifth year while teachers in a TR7 school receive payments in their third, fourth and fifth year in their remote community. This payment is paid in Semester 2.
  • An identified location payment is paid annually for up to five years to teachers appointed to schools in identified Indigenous communities. This payment is made in October.
  • In addition to the RoRRS allowances and payments, the locality allowance is payable to officers and employees specified in Directive 16/18 who are appointed to work at named communities. Whilst the figure above is an annual amount, the payment is made fortnightly.
  • You may also be eligible for other non-RoRRS allowances and benefits such as:
    • specified sites allowance
    • reduction of Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt

    Refer to the choose your teaching adventure booklet (PDF, 11.8MB) for more information.

  • Information correct at time of publication, April 2022.
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Last updated 04 May 2022