The purpose of this Paper is to examine the concept of performance-based pay for school teachers, and in so doing to identify potential benefits and disadvantages, and challenges which would need to be met were such a system to be introduced into Australian schools. The Issues Paper has been prepared at the request of the Australian Primary Principals’ Association (APPA), and is thus concerned in particular with the implications of performance-based pay for primary schools.

It was first released in February 2007.  

Performance Pay for Teachers - An Issues Paper (232 Kb pdf file).