School Principal (ANZSCO 134311): code, skill level, and visa lists

School Principal, ANZSCO 134311

School Principal is ANZSCO code 134311, skill level 1. The job covers planning, organising, directing, and coordinating both the educational and administrative sides of a school. That includes primary, middle or intermediate, and secondary schools, as well as the physical and human resources that run them. Registration or licensing is required in Australia and New Zealand.

Skill level 1 means the occupation is benchmarked against a bachelor degree or higher, or equivalent experience (per ABS ANZSCO 2022).

If you trained as a principal or school leader outside Australia or New Zealand, your qualifications and experience will need to go through a formal skills assessment. The assessing authority sets the criteria. The process looks at whether your background is comparable to Australian standards for the role.

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Who assesses this occupation?

The assessing authority for School Principal is not included in our verified record. The current authority is listed on the School Principal occupation page. Check that page before you apply: the authority named there is the one that counts.

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Which visa lists does it appear on?

School Principal (134311) currently appears on two Australian skilled occupation lists, as of the official Home Affairs list (checked 2026-02-16):

• Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL). Inclusion here is one pathway requirement for the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482 Core Skills stream) and some employer-sponsored permanent visas. Being on the CSOL opens a pathway; it is not a guarantee of approval.
• Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL). Inclusion on this list opens other temporary sponsored pathways. Always check the current official list before relying on any status.

Being on a list and having a shortage rating are two separate things. List membership is a pathway condition: it tells you which visa streams you can enter. A shortage rating is a separate, point-in-time read of how tight the labour market is for a given occupation. The two facts matter for different purposes, so keep them apart when you read migration guidance.

The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates how tight the labour market is for this occupation. We do not have a verified shortage rating to state here. The current rating, if any, is shown on the School Principal occupation page.

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Near-miss codes

There are no near-miss sibling codes in our verified record for this occupation. If you work in education administration but do not lead a school as its principal, browse the School Principals group (1343) to see the related codes. That group sits under the broader Education Managers major group, which covers deputy principals and similar leadership roles.

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