Principal Level P2

Warners Bay Public School, located in Lake Macquarie North, has a student enrolment of 336 students from Kindergarten to Year 6 including 25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The school has 3 support classes. We promote values of safety, respect, and active learning, and we work closely with our parent community to support all students in achieving success. Our school provides specialist support for a diverse range of students, ensuring that everyone is included and integrated into our school community.

We have a positive atmosphere where high expectations for students are shared among staff, parents, and the broader community, with our P&C actively involved. Our strong partnerships with the local Kumaridha AECG and neighbouring schools enhance our programs.

We offer robust student support initiatives, such as Positive Behaviour for Learning and The Resilience Project, and provide a variety of extra-curricular activities that foster growth in sports, arts, culture, academics, and civic engagement.

Our consultation with the community and AECG highlighted the importance of focusing on high potential and gifted education, as well as wellbeing. To ensure we deliver the best education possible, our teachers will engage in professional learning that emphasises evidence-based and data-driven practices. The School Excellence Plan will target literacy, numeracy, attendance, and wellbeing, along with a commitment to explicit teaching and inclusivity that promotes each student's learning progression.

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

• Proven ability to innovate and inspire a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement aligned to the Plan for Public Education.
• Demonstrated expertise and leadership in Aboriginal education, with a strong commitment to improving outcomes for Aboriginal students and communities.
• A visible, resilient, and approachable leader who builds collaborative relationships with students, staff, parents, community members, and external agencies to support student learning and foster a positive school culture.
• Demonstrated leadership of student wellbeing and inclusive education across the whole cohort of learners including high potential and gifted, diverse learners, and those within the schools supported setting.

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 2020 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 P2 for 2025.

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.