Under the new 5-year term of registration, teachers may choose to pay the full 5 years fees upfront or annually. If your current financial date is 31 January 2024 and you wish to continue teaching in South Australia from 1 February 2024, you will need to pay for at least one additional annual year fee before 31 January 2024 via the teacher’s portal.

If your registration is current you will receive a payment reminder email from the Teachers Registration Board approximately two months before payment is due and again one month before payment is due, however you can pay for additional years at any time on your teacher’s portal.

Once you have updated your fees, you can print off your Statement of Teacher Registration from your teacher’s portal which shows the date your annual fees are paid to. You can use this statement to provide evidence of your financial status to your employer.  A new registration certificate is not issued each time you update your fees.

If your fees are not paid by 31 January 2024, you will be non-financial, your registration will lapse, and you will not be able to teach. If you become non-financial, there will be outstanding annual fees as well as a late payment penalty. It is the responsibility of all teachers to be financial and ensure registration does not lapse.