Sick leave entitlements for teachers and principals
The tables on this page show the sick leave that will be accrued based on a teacher's or principal's accumulated service.
An employee's current tier code can be found on the School leave report
New sick leave entitlements were introduced in the latest employment agreements (2022/23) for teachers and principals. Teachers and principals covered by the latest employment agreements now receive the same sick leave entitlements, see Table T. For more info see the Payroll Update 17 January
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Table T: All teachers and principals on the latest employment agreement (2022/23)
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Table A: Primary teachers and principals (on older agreements)
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Table B: Secondary/area school teachers and principals (on older agreements)
Note: This table is also used for primary teachers and principals who haven't transitioned to Table A.
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Table C: Kaiārahi i te reo and therapists
Important:
Ensure you read the relevant employment agreement carefully for full details of their leave provisions.
See the Ministry of Education's website: Employment agreements
Contact NZ School Trustees Association if you need help to interpret employment agreement details.
Table T: All teachers and principals from 28 January 2024
| Tier code |
Service |
|
Accrued in this period |
Total accrued |
|
Years |
Months |
|
|
| T1 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
20 |
| T2 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
30 |
| T3 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
40 |
| T4 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
50 |
| T5 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
60 |
| T6 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
70 |
| T7 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
80 |
| T8 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
90 |
| T9 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
100 |
| T10 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
110 |
| T11 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
120 |
| T12 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
130 |
| T13 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
140 |
| T14 |
10 |
6 |
10 |
150 |
| T15 |
11 |
6 |
10 |
160 |
| T16 |
12 |
6 |
10 |
170 |
| T17 |
13 |
6 |
10 |
180 |
| T18 |
14 |
6 |
10 |
190 |
| T19 |
15 |
6 |
10 |
200 |
| T20 |
16 |
6 |
10 |
210 |
| T21 |
17 |
6 |
10 |
220 |
| T22 |
18 |
6 |
10 |
230 |
| T23 |
19 |
6 |
10 |
240 |
| T24 |
20 |
6 |
10 |
250 |
| T25 |
21 |
6 |
10 |
260 |
| T26 |
22 |
6 |
10 |
270 |
| T27 |
23 |
6 |
10 |
280 |
| T28 |
24 |
6 |
10 |
290 |
| T29 |
25 |
6 |
10 |
300 |
| T30 |
26 |
6 |
10 |
310 |
| T31 |
27 |
6 |
10 |
320 |
| T32 |
28 |
6 |
10 |
330 |
| T33 |
29 |
6 |
10 |
340 |
| T34 |
30 |
6 |
10 |
350 |
| T35 |
31 |
6 |
10 |
360 |
| T36 |
32 |
6 |
10 |
370 |
| T37 |
33 |
6 |
10 |
380 |
| T38 |
34 |
6 |
10 |
390 |
| T39 |
35 |
6 |
10 |
400 |
| T40 |
36 |
6 |
10 |
410 |
| T41 |
37 |
6 |
10 |
420 |
| T42 |
38 |
6 |
10 |
430 |
| T43 |
39 |
6 |
10 |
440 |
| T44 |
40 |
6 |
10 |
450 |
| T45 |
41 |
6 |
10 |
460 |
| T46 |
42 |
6 |
10 |
470 |
Table A: Primary teachers and principals (on older agreements)
| Tier code |
Service |
|
Accrued in this period |
total accrued |
|
Years |
Months |
|
|
| A1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| A2 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
| A3 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
26 |
| A4 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
31 |
| A5 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
36 |
| A6 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
41 |
| A7 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
46 |
| A8 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
51 |
| A9 |
5 |
0 |
19 |
70 |
| A10 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
75 |
| A11 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
80 |
| A12 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
85 |
| A13 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
90 |
| A14 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
95 |
| A15 |
10 |
0 |
14 |
109 |
| A16 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
114 |
| A17 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
119 |
| A18 |
12 |
6 |
5 |
124 |
| A19 |
13 |
6 |
5 |
129 |
| A20 |
14 |
6 |
5 |
134 |
| A21 |
15 |
6 |
5 |
139 |
| A22 |
16 |
6 |
5 |
144 |
| A23 |
17 |
6 |
5 |
149 |
| A24 |
18 |
6 |
5 |
154 |
| A25 |
19 |
6 |
5 |
159 |
| A26 |
20 |
0 |
25 |
184 |
| A27 |
20 |
6 |
5 |
189 |
| A28 |
21 |
6 |
5 |
194 |
| A29 |
22 |
6 |
5 |
199 |
| A30 |
23 |
6 |
5 |
204 |
| A31 |
24 |
6 |
5 |
209 |
| A32 |
25 |
6 |
5 |
214 |
| A33 |
26 |
6 |
5 |
219 |
| A34 |
27 |
6 |
5 |
224 |
| A35 |
28 |
6 |
5 |
229 |
| A36 |
29 |
6 |
5 |
234 |
| A37 |
30 |
0 |
22 |
256 |
| A38 |
30 |
6 |
5 |
261 |
| A39 |
31 |
6 |
5 |
266 |
| A40 |
32 |
6 |
5 |
271 |
| A41 |
33 |
6 |
5 |
276 |
| A42 |
34 |
6 |
5 |
281 |
| A43 |
35 |
6 |
5 |
286 |
| A44 |
36 |
6 |
5 |
291 |
| A45 |
37 |
6 |
5 |
296 |
| A46 |
38 |
6 |
5 |
301 |
| A47 |
39 |
6 |
5 |
306 |
| A48 |
40 |
6 |
5 |
311 |
| A49 |
41 |
6 |
5 |
316 |
| A50 |
42 |
6 |
5 |
321 |
| A51 |
43 |
6 |
5 |
326 |
| A52 |
44 |
6 |
5 |
331 |
| A53 |
45 |
6 |
5 |
336 |
| A54 |
46 |
6 |
5 |
341 |
| A55 |
47 |
6 |
5 |
346 |
| A56 |
48 |
6 |
5 |
351 |
| A57 |
49 |
6 |
5 |
356 |
| A58 |
50 |
6 |
5 |
361 |
| A59 |
51 |
6 |
5 |
366 |
| A60 |
52 |
6 |
5 |
371 |
| A61 |
53 |
6 |
5 |
376 |
| A62 |
54 |
6 |
5 |
381 |
| A63 |
55 |
6 |
5 |
386 |
| A64 |
56 |
6 |
5 |
391 |
| A65 |
57 |
6 |
5 |
396 |
| A66 |
58 |
6 |
5 |
401 |
| A67 |
59 |
6 |
5 |
406 |
| A68 |
60 |
6 |
5 |
411 |
Table B: Secondary/area school teachers and principals (on older agreements)
This table is also used for:
- primary teachers and principals who haven't transitioned to Table A.
- if an employee works across multiple sectors
- to estimate the next sick leave entitlement date for an employee, contact the Education Payroll to ask for their current total service. You can use this to work out how long until the employee reaches the next tier.
- If an employee transfers from one sector to another, they will remain on the current table and leave tier until sufficient service is achieved to reach the next tier in the new table.
| Tier code |
Service |
|
Accrued in this period |
total accrued |
|
Years |
Months |
|
|
| B1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| B2 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
| B3 |
0 |
6 |
17 |
31 |
| B4 |
0 |
9 |
15 |
46 |
| B5 |
5 |
0 |
46 |
92 |
| B6 |
10 |
0 |
62 |
154 |
| B7 |
20 |
0 |
75 |
229 |
| B8 |
30 |
0 |
77 |
306* |
*
Where a teacher exhausts all 306 days of their aggregated sick leave entitlement, and therefore has no future entitlement, they must be granted sick leave in accordance with the Holidays Act 2003.
The employee shall be entitled to 10 days sick leave for each 12-month period, to a maximum accumulation of 20 days.
Table C: Kaiārahi i te reo and therapists
| Tier code |
Service |
|
Accrued in this period |
total accrued |
|
Years |
Months |
|
|
| C1 |
0 |
0 |
20 days |
20 days |
| C2 |
0 |
6 |
10 days |
30 days
|
| C3 |
1 |
0 |
10 days
|
40 days
|
| C4 |
1 |
6 |
10 days
|
50 days
|
| C5 |
2 |
0 |
10 days
|
60 days |
| C6 |
2 |
6 |
10 days
|
70 days
|
| C7 |
3 |
6 |
10 days
|
80 days
|
| C8 |
4 |
6 |
10 days
|
90 days
|
| C9 |
5 |
6 |
10 days
|
100 days
|
| C10 |
6 |
6 |
10 days
|
110 days
|
| C11 |
7 |
6 |
10 days
|
120 days
|
| C12 |
8 |
6 |
10 days
|
130 days
|
| C13 |
9 |
6 |
10 days
|
140 days
|
| C14 |
10 |
6 |
10 days
|
150 days
|
Each subsequent 12 months of completed service will accrue 10 days.