Principal Level P4

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**Position Information**:
Nowra High School is located on the South Coast in the Shoalhaven Region. We have 905 students supported by more than 100 teachers and support staff who work collaboratively with our Parent and Carers and the Nowra AECG, to provide the best possible educational outcomes for all students.

Nowra High School is a highly successful, comprehensive school with a long history of academic achievement, and celebrating culture, the arts and sporting excellence. Student needs are further supported through 6 Special Education classes. Our school fosters a strong school spirit, within broad, creative and relevant programmes that encourage students from Year 7 to 12 to reach their full potential.

We ensure students achieve individual academic success by recognising differences in ability and talent, and encouraging all students to achieve their personal best, through our: High Potential & Gifted Student stream, Wellbeing and Transition programs, the Talented Athlete Program and our strong Creative and Performing Arts initiatives.

We are committed to preparing students to take their place as responsible and active community members within our democratic society.

The school ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) value is 971 (against a state mean of 1000). 17% of our students are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

After a comprehensive Situational Analysis and informed by the External Validation process in 2019 the school will be focusing on three strategic directions with strong initiatives that will lead to school improvement.

1. Student Growth and Attainment

Focus initiatives include; Targeted Literacy, Numeracy and Higher Order Thinking Programs and Connect, Succeed and Thrive - Wellbeing Framework

2. Quality Teaching Practice

Focus initiatives include; Capacity to meet the Needs of Students and Collaboration and Relational Trust.

3. Educational Leadership

Focus initiatives include; Leading the educational dialogue of the school community and System Management and Administration of School Operations

**Selection Criteria**:
In addition to the general selection criteria,

1. Demonstrated visible, approachable, and highly engaged leadership to inspire and empower staff, students and parents in a time of significant educational change that results in improved student outcomes.

2. Proven ability to motivate, develop and support quality teaching and learning and create effective partnerships with staff, parents and the community for continuous school improvement that meets the learning needs of a diverse student population within a complex community.

3. Strategic leadership that maintains and develops strong partnerships with Departmental supports and external agencies that enhances student wellbeing and learning outcomes which builds upon the vision of the school.

4. Demonstrated highly dynamic, collaborative, consultative and strategic leadership to build and sustain a learning culture of high expectations for continuous school improvement.

**General Selection Criteria**:
1. High level educational leadership with the skills to lead and manage a complex public school focused on the delivery of high quality education

2. Ability to lead and manage rigorous and inclusive whole school teaching and learning programs

3. High level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build positive relationships and engage all levels of the school and educational community

4. Ability to lead and manage the development and performance of staff to improve teaching and learning

5. Ability to plan systems and manage resources effectively and equitably to enhance teaching and learning

6. Capacity to lead staff in implementing the Department's Aboriginal education policies and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people

**Conditions**:
**Special Notes**:

- Classification Structure for Principals:_

**About the NSW Department of Education