Principal - Secondary College of Languages

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The Secondary College of Languages (formerly known as the Saturday School of Community Languages) is a NSW Department of Education co-educational College that was established in 1978 to provide a pathway for students to study their heritage language on a Saturday. The College operates in Campuses located at 13 high school sites, including 11 Campuses in metropolitan Sydney and one each in Wollongong and Newcastle. Over 2,700 students from Year 5 to Year 12 attend classes on Saturdays during the department's school term; 98% of students come from a language background other than English.

As the largest provider of face-to-face language education in NSW, including support for students in remote areas, the College provides a unique and dynamic learning environment where students from diverse cultural backgrounds are motivated to engage linguistically and culturally. Through the College's exemplary teaching and learning programs, students develop their proficiency in their heritage language and their intercultural capability.

All courses are derived from NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) language syllabuses and Collaborative Curriculum and Assessment Framework for Languages (CCAFL), a curriculum and assessment Framework developed nationally for small candidature languages. The 22 languages studied at the College are included in a student's Record of School Achievement (RoSA) and Higher School Certificate. Student enrolments at individual Campuses range from 50 up to 650. The College comes under the auspices of the Student Support and Specialist Programs Directorate in the Teaching, Learning and Student Wellbeing division and works collaboratively with a Director, Educational Leadership in the Public Schools structure.

The exceptional quality of language education at the College is underpinned by a strong working partnership between staff, students, and their families as well as with the Community Languages Schools Program. College staff are highly qualified and committed professionals who inspire students to achieve their personal best. All teachers and executive staff are qualified teachers with approval to teach from the NSW Department of Education.

The Secondary College of Languages is driven by the core values of connection, diversity, and excellence in language education, which contribute to community harmony by promoting in students a strong sense of cultural identity and a feeling of belonging to their heritage within and beyond the Australian context.

The College enjoys strong relationships with foreign consulates and close partnerships with key stakeholders in the wider community.

In addition to the general selection criteria,

• Deep knowledge and understanding of current and emerging issues in languages education
• Ability to develop effective teams across multiple locations and lead strategies for continuous improvement
• Ability to provide high level strategic and operational languages policy advice as an Education Support staff member
• Demonstrated capacity to nurture positive partnerships with community and external stakeholders

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 policy and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people

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 conditions of employment apply to the position of the Principal at the Saturday School of Community Languages. The salary of the position is $207,071 per annum as at July 2025. The conditions of employment for the position are provided for in Determination 3 of Special Conditions of Employment for the Principal at the Secondary College of Languages. Determination 3 of 2022 is available through the Department's Industrial Relations website at

The role of principal at the Saturday School of Community Languages is excluded from the Principal Classification Structure under the Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award.

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 ) 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.