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Form of workThornbury High School Profile Summary 2024
At Thornbury High School, we are proud of what we do every day to champion innovation, inclusiveness, and academic excellence. Through our extensive academic and extra-curricular programs, we aim to foster and inspire a new generation of respectful and resilient young people ready to face a rapidly changing world.
In 2024, the school¿s enrolment is approximately 1100 students. The school has four Principal class, 70 equivalent full-time teachers and 35 Educational Support Staff working together to achieve the school¿s vision, the central tenets of which are:
¿ high academic expectations and standards
¿ a safe and secure learning environment
¿ a wide range of opportunities for students to pursue individual and collective aspirations
A recent highlight was winning `The Age¿ Schools that Excel Award for sustained improvement in VCE results. In 2023 the VCE median study score again reached 31, with 8.1% of students achieving study scores of 40 and above.
Our results in finding post-school pathways for senior students remain above the state median. The school continues to implement key teaching and learning strategies with a strong literacy and numeracy underpinning through our reinvigorated professional learning program.
Thornbury High¿s many strengths include our instrumental music program that includes free instrumental music tuition to all year seven and eight students as part of the performing arts curriculum, the recently expanded Sports Academy program and our Italian language immersion program.
The school has redeveloped its facilities recently completing stage two of our masterplan; a $14.9 million STEAM Centre. Our stage one Performing Arts and Sports Centre completed in 2020 has added to the vibrant teaching and learning program in those areas.
Thornbury High School values diversity in all its forms and models this in our day-to-day practices. The benefits of this are evident in the deep pride and sense of belonging within our school community. The school also conducts its own student-led annual bullying survey which has contributed to the development of a very safe and secure learning environment at the school.
For further information, visit the school¿s website at http://www.thornburyhs.vic.edu.au/ which includes links to our community Facebook page.
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which our school stands, the Wurundjeri People and pay our respects to their elders past and present.
Other Information
Thank you for your interest in this vacancy at Thornbury High School.
Please note the following:
- Applicants are required to provide a statement addressing the key selection criteria.
- Attaching your letter of introduction, resume and key selection criteria in one document, with your full name in the File Name, is most helpful.
- Please include your DET Employee ID Number on your application (where applicable).
- Three (3) Referees are required. Please provide names, contact phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
- A copy of your current WWCC/VIT card will be required if successful.
