AddressLocated on Ngunnawal land in the rapidly growing regional centre of Queanbeyan, Queanbeyan High School is a comprehensive High School educating 492 students from diverse backgrounds. 22% of students have English as an additional language or dialect and 14% of students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Our school has 8 Support classes meeting a wide range of needs. The school team are committed to working to consistently improve the cultural safety of the school, for all students, families, and staff.
Proud of our ongoing history of graduates gaining places at universities, apprenticeships, traineeships and employment, a focus on working as a community to build school readiness, work readiness and job readiness begins with a focus on attendance and personalised post school pathway planning. Our PDHPE Faculty is active in building the link for students between the curriculum and opportunities to build strong post school pathways, with articulated university and Vocational pathways with PDHPE, Community and Family Studies,Sports Coaching and Sports Fitness. Respectful Responsible Learners underpins our focus on interactions with learning and each other which is reinforced through participation in sport and school events.
A collaborative community of practice is growing within and between our partner primary and secondary schools in the Queanbeyan Network of Schools which supports quality improvement across all schools.
Selection CriteriaApplicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,- Approval to teach and demonstrated success in teaching PDHPE year 7-12.
- Demonstrated success in working collaboratively to motivate and lead staff through curriculum reform and build quality teaching practice.
- Ability to lead and manage a range of opportunities to maximise impact in student learning, fostering successful school sport programs and health initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to work as a dynamic member of the school leadership team to engage with all stakeholders to build trust in our school and Public Education.
An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.
Special Notes
The Eligibility Requirements for Head Teacher Positions in NSW Government Schools are located here.
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
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.
