Principal Level P4

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Fairvale High School is a co-educational, comprehensive high school in South-West Sydney, proudly serving a diverse, multicultural community. The school successfully caters for the academic, social, and wellbeing needs of approximately 1,314 students, with 94% from a language background other than English. The predominant cultural groups include Vietnamese, Arabic, and Assyrian. There are 316 students from refugee backgrounds and 26 Aboriginal students. Seven diverse learning classes cater for students with autism, mild intellectual disability, and moderate intellectual disability. The school has a Family Occupation and Employment Index of 163.

The school employs 160 teaching and non-teaching staff members, including four deputy principals. Staff are highly dedicated and collaborative, fostering a caring and inclusive school culture that values high achievement, strong relationships, positive wellbeing, and educational excellence.

Fairvale High School offers a broad and balanced curriculum, which includes five VET pathways, designated EAL/D classes, and timetabled Literacy and Learning Support classes. The school has a proud history of strong academic performance and is committed to fostering personal growth and achievement within a high expectation and supportive environment.

The school community is highly aspirational and benefits from a committed, collaborative Parents and Citizens Association who are active partners in education and contribute to enhancing educational opportunities and experiences.

Fairvale High School is recognised as a high-performing school, consistently achieving outstanding value-added results, effectively delivering excellence in education, and contributing to the broader educational community.

Approval to teach. In addition to the general selection criteria,

• A highly visible, approachable and inspiring leader with success in building positive relationships and effective partnerships to collaboratively deliver excellence in education.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead and foster a supportive school environment that prioritises and strengthens student wellbeing, catering to the varied and diverse needs of students, and building strong partnerships in education to enhance learning opportunities for all students.
• Demonstrated ability to harness and develop leadership capabilities, build strong teams, and enrich the school's established culture of high expectations to drive the school's shared vision and continuous school improvement.
• Demonstrated capacity to nurture and strengthen connections with parents and carers, as well as the wider community, to enhance a culture of collaborative involvement in education.

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.

Classification Structure for Principals:

The Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2022 details the new principal classification structure based on complexity of schools which commenced in 2016. Please view information on the Classification structure for Principals at

The classification and remuneration of our school principals is based on school complexity, as measured through each school's RAM allocation. As part of the ongoing application of the new structure a review of thresholds and outcomes will occur on an annual basis. The principal classification for this school is Principal Level P4 for 2025 and Principal Level P4 for 2026.

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.