Head Teacher Administration

Cammeraygal High School is a dynamic 7–12 comprehensive, coeducational, multi–campus high school with the two campuses being located at Pacific Highway and West Street Crows Nest. The school commenced with an initial enrolment of up to 120 Year 7 students in 2015 and has continued to enrol other cohorts with each ensuing year with a total enrolment of 920 students in 2025. The school operates as a multi-campus school with years 7-9 on the Pacific Highway campus and Years 10-12 on the West Street campus.

The school will be maintained as a coherent multi campus school catering to all students from Years 7-12. Cammeraygal High School has a highly engaged parent community that has continued to support the school's initiatives, priorities and innovative programs which includes personalised education practices, creative and performing arts, and student leadership programs. The school continues to develop a collaboratively built school culture that provides learning opportunities for all students. Cammeraygal has an emphasis on academic excellence and differentiation with a strong reputation for delivering quality teaching and learning in an inclusive learning environment. The school develops the whole student by offering a range of experiences to extend their skills, confidence and overall wellbeing.

Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,

Demonstrated capacity to develop and deliver differentiated learning programs to meet the learning needs of a diverse range of students.

Capacity to lead and manage whole school administrative operations in a multi campus comprehensive coeducational educational setting.

Capacity to build unified and collegial administrative systems with the purpose of managing ongoing administrative challenges in a multi campus school.

Capacity to supervise additional faculty areas, leading staff with diverse teaching experience and working as an integral member of a multi campus school executive.

1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice

2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs

3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams

4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents

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

6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy

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.

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 ) 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.