POSITION INFORMATION

Sturt Public School is located in the Wagga Wagga suburb of Kooringal. It has a student enrolment of 339. Students come from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds with 15% of students identifying as First Nations and 15% from an English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D). There is an 5/6 Opportunity Class that caters for high potential and gifted Year 5 and Year 6 students.
The school’s motto is ‘Strive to Achieve’ and this drives the ethos of providing students with a broad range of opportunities to learn and grow, including extra-curricular opportunities in Sport, Science, Technology and Creative and Performing Arts. The school has been recognised as a STEM showcase school. All these enable our students to excel through a range of different experiences. Sturt Public’s educational culture is driven by quality teaching, with a highly skilled professional staff that look to support students learning and wellbeing.
The school also has a focus on inclusion and is working with the local community to ensure cultural safety and high quality cultural education for students from all backgrounds.
The school has a strong community, with students, staff, parents and community members working together to promote an empathetic, inclusive and productive learning environment.

ABOUT THE NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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