2026 Secondary Teachers

Queensland's Leading Regional School

Whitsunday Anglican School is an independent, co-educational day and Boarding School from K - 12, situated in the beautiful surroundings of tropical Mackay and the Whitsunday region. The School provides a balanced education that is focused on intellectual development, personal growth, spirituality, and community service.

The School offers a first-class education with a proven history of outstanding student outcomes and staff development.

About the Role

Currently, the School is seeking secondary teachers for 2026 in the below subject areas:

• Senior Secondary Science Years Chemistry, Biology, Physics)
• Mathematical Methods and Mathematics Specialist - Years

Whitsunday Anglican School is committed to offering students inspiring teachers, evidence-based teaching practices, effective progress monitoring and support. Our teaching community take an enthusiastic and proactive approach to student learning that is adaptive to student needs and development. The successful candidate will have strong pedagogical knowledge and understanding of the Australian Curriculum, and the ability to differentiate and engage all levels of learners to maximise student learning outcomes. The School has an established academic culture where students take pride in their achievements.

Graduates are welcome to apply

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Planning and delivering highly engaging lessons in collaboration with members of the teaching team
• Developing a culture of high expectations for all students
• Providing feedback to students and parents via the Continuous Reporting system
• Using data to analyse the progress of students and to review teaching and learning strategies.
• Developing strong relationships with colleagues, students and parents

Candidate Profile

• Relevant tertiary qualifications.
• Registration with Queensland College of Teachers.
• Early career teachers who have a desire to be mentored by leading teachers in the field.
• Demonstrated high-level organisational, networking and problem-solving skills.
• Proven subject expertise or the ability in their designated Secondary degree majors
• A team player with strong interpersonal skills, who has the ability to engage and inspire.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• A desire to work collaboratively and positively with a diversity of personnel
• Enthusiastic commitment to participating in the School's pastoral and cocurricular programmes

Expressions of interestshould be addressed to:

The Principal, Mr Andrew Wheaton

Roles to commence: Term or earlier for the right candidate)

Applications close:  20 September 2025

The School reserves the right to appoint prior to the application closing date, so apply today

Employee Benefits

• Highly competitive salary structure
• Staff Concession on fees for children attending Whitsunday Anglican School.
• Professional, supportive, and welcoming staff culture and the opportunity to work with exceptional educators and staff
• An innovative and creative teaching and learning culture, supported by your colleagues and the Executive Leadership team
• Outstanding students, who value a strong culture of learning.
• Welcoming Staff Social Club
• Salary sacrificing packages and Corporate Superannuation Scheme
• Access to wellbeing incentives
• Access to relevant and interesting professional learning opportunities
• First Aid and CPR training
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• A site-specific appraisal programme individualised to promote value and direction for all staff members of the School.
• Relocation support

Whitsunday Anglican School takes child protection seriously. All candidates for roles at the School are subject to screening and assessment against child safety standards as part of our thorough recruitment process.