Secondary Teacher
Straight to Residence$95,000 - $120,000
Typical for registered secondary teachers in shortage subjects where Green List straight-to-residence criteria and accredited employers align.
Green List: Straight to Residence
Shape the Next Generation in NZ
Strategy-first guidance for teachers and education leaders: NZQA alignment, Teaching Council registration, school placement, and residence sequencing—so every step reinforces the next.
Salary bento
Indicative bands for education roles in New Zealand
Use these ranges as orientation only—actual packages depend on sector, school type, location, and leadership scope.
ECE Specialist
$80,000 - $105,000
School Principal
$140,000 - $190,000
Not salary advice or a guarantee of offer outcomes. Verify against independent market sources and role-specific briefs.
Registration roadmap
Four steps from overseas qualifications to a lodged pathway
A clear sequence for education professionals: assess credentials, register with the Teaching Council, secure the right school role, then lodge—without doubling cost on the wrong order.
- 01
NZQA Qualification Assessment
Map your overseas teaching qualification to NZQA expectations early—so Teaching Council and school employers see a defensible credential story before you invest in parallel steps.
- 02
Teaching Council Registration
Sequence provisional or full practising certificates with how schools and immigration read your scope—so contracts, subjects, and residence narratives stay consistent.
- 03
School Placement
Target roles and employers that fit Green List teaching occupations and accredited employer requirements, with terms that support straight-to-residence where applicable.
- 04
Residence Pathway
Lodge when registration, employment evidence, and occupation alignment read as one route—avoiding costly reordering of an education-sector pathway.
Premium brief
The 60/40 gated strategy
How we split your next quarter between Teaching Council–ready evidence and straight-to-residence job positioning—available in full after eligibility review.
Members
How we weight registration effort vs. immigration timing
Most education routes fail on sequencing, not eligibility. The 60/40 framework splits your next 90 days between NZQA- and council-ready documentation and accredited-employer residence positioning—so registration and visa narratives stay aligned. It covers when to front-load qualification assessment, when to hold offers in reserve, and how Green List teaching roles change the payoff curve.
- Subject and sector fit for straight-to-residence teaching occupations
- Parallel vs serial steps when a school hiring window is tight
- Partner and family constraints in the same 90-day window
Unlock the full 60/40 playbook—mapped to your role and timeline
Start with a structured eligibility view. We only open detailed strategy where there is a realistic path—no generic PDFs.
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Read the connected professional route questions
Adjacent pages help when sector planning overlaps study, migration, compliance, and longer-term decisions.
- Skilled migration hubWhen teaching roles connect to skilled residence threads.
- Evidence checklistCouncil registration and employment evidence together.
- Study hubQualification and pathway framing before finer decisions.
- Study complianceDocumentation and credibility in a study context.
- Compliance and trustSite-wide credibility and documentation boundaries.
- Future roadmapMilestones beyond the next visa event—without implying guarantees.
Need a clearer next step?
Use the contact page if you want a direct question handled before booking or assessment. Contact RTNZ