Head Teacher Human Society and its Environment - Katoomba High School
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
English as Additional Language
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Closing date
27 May 2026
Posted 14 May 2026
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862
Total students
52%
Boys
48%
Girls
79.0
Teaching FTE
22.4
Non-teaching FTE
1,034
ICSEA value
61st percentile · Average SES
15%
EAL/D Background
8%
Indigenous students
Source: ACARA My School data
Katoomba High School is a comprehensive, co-educational secondary school serving students in Years 7 to 12, located in Katoomba, New South Wales. The school operates under the government sector and provides a broad curriculum to students across the Blue Mountains region. The school's stated direction emphasises excellence in teaching and academic achievement alongside inclusion, wellbeing, and the development of both students and staff as leaders and contributors to school improvement.
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Katoomba High School in the Upper Blue Mountains rests on the lands of the Dharug and Gundungurra people whose elders provide a strong connection between the school and the original owners.
School comprises 800 students with 8% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, 4% EAL/D and 15% from a language background other than English. The school hosts a large Inclusive Education Faculty with ten classes catering for students with learning, physical and behavioural disabilities, as well as autism and anxiety. Most students are drawn from eight local primary schools with which the high school has developed strong partnerships.
At Katoomba High School we have a focus on explicit teaching practices that are based on trust and respect. We value curiosity, creativity and courage. Student classroom experiences are enhanced by access to Birriban, our Aboriginal site on school grounds that is central to many student learning activities. In addition, stude…