Teacher Special Education - James Meehan High School
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
Special Education
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Closing date
20 May 2026
Posted 7 May 2026
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395
Total students
55%
Boys
45%
Girls
46.5
Teaching FTE
15.4
Non-teaching FTE
884
ICSEA value
8th percentile · Lower SES
48%
EAL/D Background
20%
Indigenous students
Source: ACARA My School data
James Meehan High School is a community-based comprehensive secondary school in Macquarie Fields with approximately 446 students and exceptional cultural diversity, representing 29 cultural groups across 27 language backgrounds. Fifty percent of students have a language background other than English, with significant representation from Pacific Islander (32%) and Indigenous (14%) communities. The school serves low socio-economic status communities and operates a Special Education Unit with six classes supporting students with intellectual and emotional disabilities and autism. The school is distinguished by strong welfare programs, quality teaching initiatives including literacy development and technology integration, and proactive community involvement with Pacific Islander and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
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James Meehan High School
58 Harold Street Macquarie Fields 2564
James Meehan High School is a community based comprehensive secondary school with a population of approximately 446 students situated at Macquarie Fields. The school is culturally diverse with 29 cultural groups represented, across 27 language backgrounds. Fifty per cent of students have a language background other than English. Thirty‐two per cent of students are from a Pacific Islander background, while another 14% are Indigenous. The school provides the opportunity to engage students from low socio‐economic status communities through a variety of high-quality programs including literacy development, student support, technology and quality teaching. Strong welfare programs and community involvement include proactive links with the Pacific Islander and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. A Speci…