if you are an employee teacher, tutor, early childhood, primary, secondary, special education, technical and further education (TAFE) or relief teacher, some of the deductions you may be able to claim are identified below.
Laboratory coats and art smocks that protect you from injury at work or protects your everyday clothing from damage - but not conventional clothing.
Stopwatches, cost of purchase, repairs and batteries - but not the costs of purchasing and repairing ordinary wrist watches, including waterproof watches.
Sunglasses, sunhats and sunscreen lotions – if the nature of your work requires you to work in the sun for all or part of the day and you use these items to protect yourself from the sun at work.
Excursions, school trips and camps if these trips have an educational benefit and are related to the curriculum or extracurricular activities of the school - but not the cost of attending staff dinners or other social functions.
Teaching aids used for work - but not those used for private purposes
Bachelor of Education degree expenses - but not education expenses not related to your teaching position.
