Attraction and Retention Initiative for remote and regional schools

Attraction and Retention Initiative is a major investment designed to attract and retain teachers and administrators to remote and regional schools.

A further $15.49 million has been announced to expand this initiative to include another 18 schools for 2024. The number of eligible schools has increased from 48 to 66. Refer to the media statement, Multi-million dollar investment to support regional and remote teachers.

A $12.4 million investment in the initiative was announced in 2022, ​​to provide incentives to teachers and school administrators in remote and regional public schools where demand for staff was the greatest for 2023.

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

Payments will vary from $5,000 to $17,000, depending on location. 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 Attraction and Retention Initiative (ARI) is not an ongoing entitlement. 

Eligible schools in 2024

• 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
• 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
• 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 - Morawa
• WA College of Agriculture - Narrogin
• WA College of Agriculture - Cunderdin
• Wananami Remote Community School
• Wiluna Remote Community School
• Wongan Hills District High School
• Wyalkatchem District High School.
• Yandeyarra Remote Community School
• Yulga Jinna Remote Community School