School Principal (ANZSCO 134311)

On the Short-term Skilled Occupation List and Core Skills Occupation List

From the official Home Affairs skilled occupation lists, as at 2026-08-12. Lists change at each government update — always confirm on the official page before acting.

Which lists is School Principal on?

STSOL — Short-term Skilled Occupation List. Occupations on the STSOL can access state-nominated and regional skilled visas (190/491), but not the Skilled Independent 189.

CSOL — Core Skills Occupation List. The employer-sponsorship list — occupations on the CSOL can be nominated for the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and the Employer Nomination Scheme 186.

Visas this occupation can access

Being on a list makes the occupation nominatable for these visas — each visa still has its own requirements (points, age, English, a positive skills assessment, and for sponsored visas a willing employer or state).

Skills assessment

A positive skills assessment for School Principal comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

School Principal is a VETASSESS Group A occupation on STSOL and CSOL, reaching six visa subclasses including direct Employer Nomination and state nomination. VETASSESS accepts Teaching Education or a more general degree in Education for this code — it does not require a narrower principal-specific qualification. VETASSESS's own page carries no mention of teacher registration, AITSL, or any state teaching-registration body anywhere in its text.

Where these applications come unstuck

A positive VETASSESS assessment answers the visa question, not the can-you-legally-do-the-job question, and this code is the clearest example of that split in the family. Victoria's own Recruitment in Schools policy states directly that principal-class employment, transfer or promotion requires provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching — a state employment precondition VETASSESS's assessment page never mentions and does not check. That rule is confirmed for Victoria specifically; it should not be assumed to apply the same way in NSW or any other state without checking that state's own regulator.

An honest read on this pathway

A well-reaching pathway on the migration side — six subclasses, employer sponsorship included — that answers only the migration question. Anyone heading to Victoria needs VIT registration on top of the VETASSESS outcome before they can actually take up a principal-class role; what the equivalent requirement looks like in NSW or elsewhere was not confirmed in this research and should be checked directly with the relevant state authority rather than assumed from Victoria's rule.

VETASSESS assesses qualifications and employment separately. Both need documentation that agrees with itself. The Employment History Builder and Document Vault organise each trail before you lodge.

Talk it through with a registered agent

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