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School heads' salaries and allowances
- School heads’ remuneration is regulated by central/state or top-level authorities for all education levels.
- The minimum qualification requirement for school heads at all levels is ISCED 7. In addition, at ISCED 02 and 1, they must pass a competitive exam for teachers and have a 2-year teaching experience to be able to appear on a "liste d'aptitude" for a position as a school head. At ISCED 24 and 34, they must pass a competitive exam for school heads and have a 4-year experience as a teacher (or as a civil servant who have attained the 'hors échelle A' (HEA) grade).
- The salary progression of school heads is based on steps (échelons) within the grade scale. The steps are associated with a fixed statutory salary. Management staff with at least 8 years in ‘clasee normale’ can have access to the 'hors-classe' scale. The heads who have reached the 5th step of the 'hors-classe' scale and have fulfilled additional conditions are eligible for a ‘classe spéciale’. The progression is fixed and regular.
- School heads are civil servants.
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