Publication
Pensions: Teachers and Non-teaching Staff
- Published on: 11 November 2020
- Last updated on: 26 January 2023
- Introduction
- Estimate your pension benefits
- Apply to retire this year
- Post-retirement information
- Pension Schemes
Introduction
The Department of Education administers pension schemes for:
- teaching staff (primary, secondary and community and comprehensive schools) and
- non-teaching staff (special needs assistants, certain clerical officers and certain caretakers in primary schools).
The department also has an advisory and regulatory role in relation to pension schemes in Education and Training Boards (ETBs), Institutes of Technology, Universities, Colleges of Education and certain education bodies.
Estimate your pension benefits
Access the Pension Estimator (Modeller)
Apply to retire this year
Find application forms and information about the retirement process here.
Post-retirement information
Access important information after retirement, including: