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LANTITE results: when they arrive and what they mean
Results are released by week, roughly four to six weeks after you sit, and cannot be brought forward. What the statement tells you, why passes never expire, and what a failed component actually costs.
LANTITE test dates and registration deadlines
Four test windows a year, and registration for each closes about three weeks before it opens. The current windows, the 2026 fee, and the refund deadline that falls at the same moment as the registration one.
QLD teacher salary 2026: pay scales, steps, and what to expect
Graduate teachers start at $86,600; an Experienced Senior Teacher reaches $126,795. Full QLD pay scale after the September 2026 interim increase, the unresolved arbitration, Catholic and independent rates, rural allowances, and take-home examples.