Criswkh, Congratulations! I assume you are teaching at an important private school. Are you a foreigner on an overseas contract? if the latter, your salary is believable. Foreign teachers hired by a few elite private schools receive higher pay than local teachers and usually free housing. If you are a state school teacher, I am amazed. With such high pay there is no excuse for all the strikes. You must be the envy of many teachers - a very high salary, nearly three months of vacation, an extra month's pay per year, health insurance and other benefits.