POSITION INFORMATION

At Strathfield South High School, we pursue excellence and equity through a commitment to every student meeting and exceeding their potential. This is achieved by setting high expectations for both students and staff, and employing innovative and differentiated curriculum structures. We aspire for our students to embrace their learning journey at school and beyond. We aim to be recognised for our focus on continued improvement in collaboration with our aspirational community.
We are an inclusive and proud comprehensive public high school with a Support Unit which has 12 classes, located in Sydney’s inner west. Our school community reflects modern Australia, with students from all corners of the world. The school population of approximately 600, with 80% of students from a non-English speaking background. We cater for international students who elect to attend Strathfield South High School to take advantage of the learning opportunities available. We have a large Support unit of 8 Autism and 4 Hearing Support classes supported by a Deputy Principal, Inclusion and Support. We celebrate and champion diversity, and work collaboratively with our community to ensure all students develop a deep understanding and empathy for the cultural backgrounds of themselves and others.

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
New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.

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