Catholic schools in Australia hope to tempt Irish teachers with salaries of up to €72,000

An average of 1,200 classes per day in primary and special schools did not have a teacher between September to December, according to the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation. File photo

In the middle of a school staffing crisis here, an Australian recruitment drive is offering interested Irish teachers visa fees, travel costs, and competitive salaries to relocate.

Traveling between Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Limerick, and Sligo in the coming days, the recruitment campaign is hoping to sign up international teachers to teach in Catholic schools in Central, Northern, and Western Victoria.