NSW Department of Education – Coomealla NSW
Coomealla High School (population 240, 44% Aboriginal students) is located on Barkindji country in the Wentworth Shire, close to the Victorian regional hub of Mildura. As a comprehensive high school, it offers a broad curriculum from Year 7 to 12 in a caring and friendly environment where teachers know their students and focus on academic achievement and wellbeing, in a positive school culture. The school has a dedicated team of teaching, counselling and learning support staff, with a Support Unit of 4 classes (3 x MC and 1 x IM) and a flexible learning class for small group learning. The school benefits from working closely with the Parents and Citizens Association, the local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group, and the School Reference Group, and is committed to building these connections. The school has identified the need to focus on student growth and attainment through the development of a whole school approach in reading (literacy) and numeracy. This will be achieved through an individualised approach to learning support, and a strong focus on reading in every classroom, every day. The school has a commitment to the implementation of powerful learning structures that strengthen student improvement in the HSC, strategies to reinforce positive and respectful behaviour, support for a diverse range of students, and quality teaching in orderly classrooms across the school. The school is committed to building transition to work skills, connections in the community, and successful pathways to life beyond school. With the inclusion in the Connected Communities Strategy, a major focus for the school is to improve equity outcomes with focused learning support and raised achievement and cultural safety for all students, the embedding of cultural awareness in all classrooms, and the development of a school environment that embraces local Aboriginal culture and history and meaningful interaction with the community.
Connected Communities is a strategy to drive improved educational outcomes for Aboriginal children and young people. The strategy positions schools as community hubs that broaden the influence of the community and school leadership in the delivery of key services that support children and young people from birth through school into further training, study, and employment. The Executive Principal will work in partnership with the local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group and the local community to achieve the key accountabilities of the role.
This appointment is for an initial period of three years, with the possibility of extension for the duration of the Connected Community strategy to the end of 2034.
Position Information Coomealla High School is located on Barkindji country in the Wentworth Shire, close to the Victorian regional hub of Mildura. It offers a broad curriculum from Year 7 to 12 in a caring and friendly environment. The school has a dedicated team of teaching, counselling, and learning support staff, with a Support Unit of 4 classes and a flexible learning class for small group learning. The school has identified the need to focus on student growth and attainment through a whole school approach in reading and numeracy. This will be achieved through an individualised approach to learning support and a strong focus on reading in every classroom. The school is committed to building transition to work skills and connections in the community.
Selection Criteria In addition to the general selection criteria:
Deep level knowledge and understanding of the Connected Communities Strategy, department's Aboriginal Education policies, and related government policies and strategies.Strong educational leadership, strategic analysis, and planning capability, combined with creative problem-solving skills to drive innovative programs and initiatives that lead to high-quality learning outcomes for Aboriginal students.Demonstrated capacity to implement the school's shared vision and plan in partnership with the local community.Ability to build collaborative relationships with key government and non-government agencies, particularly the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Inc.Ability to inspire confidence in Public Education. General Selection Criteria High level educational leadership with the skills to lead and manage a complex public school focused on the delivery of high-quality education.Ability to lead and manage rigorous and inclusive whole school teaching and learning programs.High level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build positive relationships and engage all levels of the school and educational community.Ability to lead and manage the development and performance of staff to improve teaching and learning.Ability to plan systems and manage resources effectively and equitably to enhance teaching and learning.Capacity to lead staff in implementing the Department's Aboriginal education policy and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people. Conditions 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 Notes An Executive Principal appointed to an incentive school will also receive the incentives that 8, 6, or 4 point incentive schools attract and the locality allowances relevant to the school.
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
The department is progressively introducing a great range of new benefits and incentives for teachers and executives in rural and remote NSW public schools.
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 diverse groups.
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