AT801922 - Victorian Catholic Schools and Catholic Education Offices Award 1998 [Transitional]

PART 6 – PRIMARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: SALARIES AND SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 

42. CLASSIFICATION

42.1 The classification of the Principal employed in a Catholic primary school is determined according to the enrolment of the school, or the enrolment that it is expected to rise to, or fall to, during the period of the appointment of the Principal, according to the following table and subject to 42.1.1 to 42.1.3:

Principal Classification	School Enrolment
1	700 - 1100
2	400 - 699
3	150 - 399
4	80-149
5	20-79

42.1.1 Where there has been no significant increase or decrease in enrolment over the preceding three years, and no likelihood of such in the next three years, the enrolment (as defined) prior to the first year of appointment shall establish the Classification level of the Principal.

42.1.2 Where it is known that a school’s enrolment will increase significantly during the period of appointment, the Principal will be classified according to the enrolment it is anticipated the school will reach during the period of appointment.

42.1.3 Where it is known that a school’s enrolment will decrease significantly during the period of appointment, the Principal will be classified according to the enrolment it is anticipated the school will fall to during the appointment period. The employee shall be given written notice of this classification prior to appointment and the Union shall be consulted prior to determining which schools fall into this category.

42.2 Where a school’s enrolment, as at the February census, exceeds the upper limit for the classification to the which the Principal has been appointed, the Principal shall be paid a higher duties allowance for that year. The February census figure of subsequent years shall determine whether this higher duties allowance is maintained.