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School heads' salaries and allowances
- School heads’ remuneration is regulated by collective agreement for all education levels.
- The minimum qualification required for school heads at pre-primary and primary levels is a specific competence ('Schoolleidersregister PO vastgestelde bekwaamheidseisen'). At secondary level the school boards decide on the minimum qualification requirements.
- The collective agreements set the minimum pay scale depending on the size of the school (number of students), the type of school. However, the school boards have autonomy to decide on the criteria to assign school heads to the existing pay scales. Size of the school may be one of the criteria.
- The salary progression of school heads depends on a school board decision.
- School heads are civil servants.
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