BRITISH COLUMBIA
HAS THE HIGHEST PAID,
BEST QUALIFIED TEACH ERS
——  INCANADA

PER CENT INCREASE IN TEACHERS AVERAGE SALARY,

AND CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, 1951 B 1971. : 2561%

1972 average teachers
salary-$11,102.

250

200

150

100

50 | 451.4%

| 1951. 1956 | 1966 | 4971

In the last twenty years, the salaries of British Columbia
teachers have risen five times as fast as the cost of living.

Today, the average salary of our teachers is $11,102 per
year, with generous holidays and fringe benefits. They are
the highest paid teachers in Canada.

With a 6%% annual increase, compounded, our teachers
will double their present good salaries in ten years.

Does this sound “unfair” to you?

Because of good salaries and excellent fringe benefits, British Columbia
has been fortunate in attracting the best qualified teachers in the country.
Our province has the highest percentage of teachers with a university
degree of any province in Canada:

ee GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Hon. D. L. Brothers, Q.C., Minister of Education

~ LE SOLEIL, 14 AVRIL 1972, XI