Teaching in Bali

KayAus

Hi I have read some posts on teachers in bali and pay, but they refer to teaching English. Is this the same as working in an International School as a primary or high school teacher? If not, does anyone know the wage of a teacher in an International School? Thanks (What a excellent site by the way :-) )

leandra

KayAus wroteHi I have read some posts on teachers in bali and pay, but they refer to teaching English. Is this the same as working in an International School as a primary or high school teacher? If not, does anyone know the wage of a teacher in an International School? Thanks (What a excellent site by the way :-) )

hi kay i am not sure but heard that wages are not very good, between 7 and 10 million a month, some schools do also not pay for the kitas( working permit) , some do. kind rgerads leandra

spicyayam

I would expect that international schools pay much better than ESL language schools.

KayAus

spicyayam wroteI would expect that international schools pay much better than ESL language schools.

Thx 4 the reply Yeah I would expect it to be more. Just wondering as no one has mentioned pay and International school, just teaching English. Would be gr8 if someone knew. Also, does anyone know how much it cost to become a member of Cunggu Club?? Thx

Tory70

KayAus wroteHi I have read some posts on teachers in bali and pay, but they refer to teaching English. Is this the same as working in an International School as a primary or high school teacher? If not, does anyone know the wage of a teacher in an International School? Thanks (What a excellent site by the way :-) )

I met a teacher who had been teaching at Canggu school, she was more then happy with the pay. Considering the cost of living was better then England...not to mention the lifestyle. You would also get work tutoring or home schooling....we are in great need of some good teachers to help the expat families home school!

KayAus

Tory70 wrote
KayAus wroteHi I have read some posts on teachers in bali and pay, but they refer to teaching English. Is this the same as working in an International School as a primary or high school teacher? If not, does anyone know the wage of a teacher in an International School? Thanks (What a excellent site by the way :-) )[/QUOTE I met a teacher who had been teaching at Canggu school, she was more then happy with the pay. Considering the cost of living was better then England...not to mention the lifestyle. You would also get work tuitoring or home schooling....we are in great need of some good teachers to help the expat families home school!
Wow, that is nice to hear. I would love to be able to come and teach with my family. It woiuld be an excellent experience! (I would just have to support them all LOL) I would be happy to do some tutoring as well... one on one is excellent! Now to find a job :-0 thx Tory70

connected56

[b]Pay at International School varies[/b] Hi. I just moved to Bali Sept 1st and am teaching at an International School. Pay varies from school to school and is also dependent on your credentials, experience and I hate to say it, but country of origin. I'm Canadian so get the max for our school which is $1500 a month. They pay for the visa. The International School in Sanur pays more.

KayAus

connected56 wroteHi. I just moved to Bali Sept 1st and am teaching at an International School. Pay varies from school to school and is also dependent on your credentials, experience and I hate to say it, but country of origin. I'm Canadian so get the max for our school which is $1500 a month. They pay for the visa. The International School in Sanur pays more.

Yeah it seems it changes per school. I hope you dont mind if i ask you a few questions, Did you apply for the job from Canada? How did they interview you? Did they help with accomodation? Thanks Connected56

Tulo

Hi there, Myself and my girlfriend are looking at travelling to Bali to teach English in January/February 2016. I'm sorry if this sort of question appears on here too often, but I was wondering if there were many good schools to teach at, the sort of availability in January / February for English speaking teachers, whether it is best to arrive in Bali and find a school, or if it's recommended to organise before making the trip out to Bali? We are both mid-way through our TEFL course, but have never worked as a teacher before. Will this be a problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Tulo

spicyayam

There are a couple of schools that advertise for teachers, but the pay seems so low and I don't know they offer visa sponsorship; to be honest I would reconsider Bali as a place to teach English. There are so many better options that welcome teachers, offer visa sponsorship and a decent salary Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam etc. Do that for at least 6 months then just have a holiday in Bali. There are also some internet sites where you can teach online, build up some students that way, then you can travel anywhere.

Nydave

You should check out this site,,,,Eslcafe,,,this site advertises teaching jobs all over the world,usually gives the salaries and qualifications also,

Nydave

Well he did say that they were both half way thru the Tefl course,perhaps they didn't get to that stage of the course yet,it also seems to me that he wasn`t too serious about it in the first place,although he didn`t receive too many replies however it would have been nice if he had responded to those of us who offered our advice regardless of whether our advice was helpful or not,like a simple thank you,,or even *u*k you would at least have shown some appreciation,

tintin

Tulo wroteHi there, Myself and my girlfriend are looking at travelling to Bali to teach English in January/February 2016. I'm sorry if this sort of question appears on here too often, but I was wondering if there were many good schools to teach at, the sort of availability in January / February for English speaking teachers, whether it is best to arrive in Bali and find a school, or if it's recommended to organise before making the trip out to Bali? We are both mid-way through our TEFL course, but have never worked as a teacher before. Will this be a problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Tulo

Obviously, you should learn to write in proper English BEFORE wanting to teach it to others...:concern::concern:

User638193628291836

Hi everyone! I am a student from Ireland currently studying to be a teacher. I am hoping to move to Bali when I graduate and teach English there. I’m wondering do you think this is realistic? I’m sure teaching jobs are competitive but I will have a BEd and I also am TEFL certified. I have some experience teaching from pre-service placements and summer jobs too. Do you think I could find work as a teacher in Bali or is teaching online a better option? I do also have some tattoos, I’m not sure if that would be frowned upon in Bali for a teacher.

Markit

As any job aspirant worth his salt would no doubt already have done I've included the job requirement for the local guiding educational luminary Green School. Read and be advised: https://www.greenschool.org/bali/community/join-our-team/

spicyayam

I think you would need experience, not only a requirement for the school but also for your working visa. Also it is a difficult time to travel, so I would suggest getting some experience at home and basically you can then work anywhere in the world.

JackStraw

I HIGHLY advise against this. As someone who once flirted with the idea years ago and also know many friends from the UK who actually made the leap to teaching abroad, I haven't heard one success story yet (maybe you'll be the first though?). If you've just graduated from University and have a year to throw away, then great. Go for it and keep it to a year only. If you're looking for something long term, then you will only wind up at the age of 30 with a giant gap in your resume and no savings to your name. Believe it or not, teaching English abroad isn't so attractive to potential employers back in your native country (wherever it is). And you won't be making a huge salary teaching English in Bali. If you manage to save any of your income, it won't be much and as someone approaching retirement myself, I urge you the earlier you start putting away LARGE chunks of change, the easier your life will be later. You're better off taking the money you would spend on a plane ticket here and enroll in an online course to learn some high demand job like Data Analytics, digital marketing, web design or something in that realm. If you REALLY can't drop the idea of teaching English abroad, then at least consider Vietnam or China before Bali. I've heard the salaries are much better there.

PERtoDPS

Hey there OP: IALF Bali is who you may want to contact. The information you’ve been given above is correct and your post reads almost as though you are oblivious to the low salary so do check that out. In any case best of luck, but I also don’t think you’d get far with this method, due to the low pay. I have known teachers in these places, the level of English generally isn’t great either.

Metter

The only other option is online teaching to China is possible from anywhere in the world. It pays better than teaching in Bali but you would not get Kitas sponsorship. Like everyone else is saying English teaching abroad does not pay well - even in China. It would be better suited to a working holiday lifestyle than a career move.

harryopal

Not the best time to be negotiating a wage for teaching. A sister in law who is an administrator with a private school was reduced to 2 days a week last year and just 25% salary. The school is now open full time but just 50% wage as enrolments are about one third of usual number.