Attraction and retention incentive for remote and regional schools

The temporary Regional Attraction and Retention Incentive is a major investment designed to attract and retain teachers, school administrators, school psychologists and lead school psychologists in some regional and remote locations.

For teachers and school administrators
For school psychologists and lead school psychologists

A further $8.4 million has been announced to extend this temporary initiative in 2025. Refer to the media statement, Multimillion-dollar investment to support regional teachers¹.

The payment will be offered to both new and existing teachers and school administrators in 2025. It also applies to school administrators as the expectation is that they will teach or pick up a teaching load.

This incentive is not an ongoing entitlement.

Payments will vary up to $8,500 depending on location and other industrial incentives. A percentage will be paid upon commencement (25%) and the remainder (75%) paid to those staff who remain at the school until the end of the school year.

The following is a list of schools eligible to receive the incentive payments.

Eligible schools

Australind Senior High School
Bayulu Remote Community School
Brookton District High School
Broome Senior High School
Bruce Rock District High School
Burringurrah Remote Community School
Carnamah District High School
Carnarvon Community College
Central Midlands Senior High School
Champion Bay Senior High School
Collie Senior High School
Cue Primary School
Dawul Remote Community School
Derby District High School
Djugerari Remote Community School
Donnybrook District High School
East Kimberley College
Eastern Goldfields College
Eaton Community College
Fitzroy Valley District High School
Geraldton Senior High School
Halls Creek District High School
Harvey Senior High School
Hedland Senior High School
Jerramungup District High School
Jungdranung Remote Community School
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School
Kalumburu Remote Community School
Kambalda West District High School
Karratha Senior High School
Katanning Senior High School
La Grange Remote Community School
Laverton School
Leinster Community School
Leonora District High School
Looma Remote Community School
Marble Bar Primary School
Meekatharra District High School
Menzies Community School
Merredin College
Morawa District High School
Mount Magnet District High School
Mount Margaret Remote Community School
Mullewa District High School
Muludja Remote Community School
Narrogin Senior High School
Newman Senior High School
Newton Moore Senior High School
Ngaanyatjarra Lands School
Norseman District High School
Northam Senior High School
Nullagine Primary School
One Arm Point Remote Community School
Pannawonica School
Ravensthorpe District High School
Roebourne District High School
Southern Cross District High School
Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School
Tom Price Senior High School
WA College of Agriculture – Cunderdin
WA College of Agriculture - Morawa
WA College of Agriculture - Narrogin
Wananami Remote Community School
Wiluna Remote Community School
Wongan Hills District High School
Wyalkatchem District High School
Yulga Jinna Remote Community School.

The payment will be offered to both new and existing school psychologists and lead school psychologists in 2025 and 2026, who work in eligible locations and positions.

The incentive is not available for staff who:

work on a casual basis
deliver services on a drive-in drive-out or fly-in fly-out basis.

Payments will vary up to $20,870, depending on location and other industrial incentives.

Eligible positions and locations

Locations and positions eligible for the temporary attraction and retention incentive for school psychologists
Eligible location	Eligible position
Kalgoorlie–Boulder	Lead school psychologist School psychologist (inclusive of the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings)
Ngaanyatjarra Lands	School psychologist
Broome	School psychologists at the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings only
Derby	School psychologist
Fitzroy Crossing	School psychologist
Halls Creek	School psychologist
Kununurra	Lead school psychologist School psychologist (inclusive of the School of Alternative Learning Settings)
Carnarvon	School psychologist
Geraldton	School psychologists at the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings only
Karratha	Lead school psychologist School psychologist (inclusive of the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings)
Hedland	School psychologist (inclusive of the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings)
Newman	School psychologist
Tom Price	School psychologist
Northam	School psychologists at the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and the School of Alternative Learning Settings only

Attraction and retention incentive for remote and regional schools