Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has done a clear structuring of the grading system for teachers among them P1 teachers which helps to determine their basic salary scales and allowances.
The provisions listed here shows the TSC grading system of these teachers , the received house allowances and other additional allowances paid to them.
As reflected , the TSC grading structure for P1 teachers ranges is from TSC Grade B5 (for Primary Teacher II which is the lowest paid primary teacher) to the TSC Grade D1 (for Senior Headteacher which is the highest paid primary school teacher).
P1 Teachers House Allowances based on teacher grade
All the P1 teachers are entitled to different house allowances based on their grade and as well as their current cluster.
Monthly house allowance further varies depending on the location of the teacher station of duty
S/no | Grade | TSC Scale | CLUSTER
AREAS SH |
CLUSTER 2 AREAS
SH |
CLUSTER 3 AREAS
SH |
CLUSTER 4 SH |
1 | B5 | 5 | sh 6,750 | 4,500 | 3,850 | 3,850 |
2 | C1 | 6 | sh 10,000 | 7,500 | 5,800 | 5,000 |
3 | C2 | 7 | sh 16,500 | 12,800 | 9,600 | 8,133 |
4 | C3 | 8 | shs28,000 | 22,000 | 16,500 | 14,055 |
5 | C4 | 9 | sh28,000 | 22,000 | 16,500 | 14,055 |
6 | C5 | 10 | sh 35,000 | 25,500 | 18,000 | 16,184 |
7 | D1 | 11 | sh 45,000 | 28,000 | 21,000 | 18,066 |
Other payable Allowances For P1 Teachers
The P1 teachers further receive additional allowances which include hardship ,commuter , annual leave allowance as well as disability guide allowances.
The listed allowances are paid based on the teacher’s grade hence existence of a variation.
Her is the is a breakdown of the various P1 paid allowances:
Sno | Grade | Teacher Scale | Hardship Allowances
(Sh) |
Commuter Allowances
(Sh) |
Annual Leave Allowances
(Sh) |
Disability Guide Allowances
(Sh) |
1 | B 5 | 5 | 6,600 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 20,000 |
2 | C 1 | 6 | 8,200 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 20,000 |
3 | C 2 | 7 | 10,900 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
4 | C 3 | 8 | 12,300 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
5 | C 4 | 9 | 14,650 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
6 | C 5 | 10 | 17,100 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 |
7 | D 1 | 11 | 27,300 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
For proper planning and expenditure of the individual teacher finances, it is good to understand the TSC grading structure and allowances received.