Is a teachers salary impacted by having a 4 year Honours degree versus a 3 year general degree?
Yes. There is a provincial body known as the Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO) which is administered by the Teacher Federations. Each teacher is given a statement of evaluation that will be accepted by school boards for salary category placement purposes. The grading system depends on a set of complex factors, but in most cases a beginning teacher with a four year Honours degree, with at least a “B” average, will be placed in a higher salary category than a beginning teacher with a three year undergraduate degree. Further information can be found at http://www.qeco.on.ca or by calling 1-800-385-1030.
