Deputy Principal Inclusion and Support - Port Hacking High School
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
Special Education
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Closing date
24 June 2026
Posted 11 Jun 2026
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950
Total students
55%
Boys
45%
Girls
72.9
Teaching FTE
17.8
Non-teaching FTE
1,050
ICSEA value
68th percentile · Average SES
36%
EAL/D Background
3%
Indigenous students
Source: ACARA My School data
Port Hacking High School is a comprehensive, co-educational secondary school in Miranda, NSW, serving students in Years 7 through 12. The school is led by principal Rick Turansky and operates with a stated commitment to lifelong values including honesty, integrity, empathy, perseverance, tolerance, inclusion, and embracing diversity in all contexts. The school offers a range of specialist programs that cater to diverse student interests and abilities. The Academy Program for Football and Dance provides structured, high-level pathways for students with strengths in those disciplines. In high potential and gifted education, the school runs extension classes and a Year 5 HPGE enrichment program, extending its reach to prospective students before they transition to secondary school. Support for students with additional needs is embedded across the school. Student learning support officers (SLSOs) work directly in classrooms alongside teachers, and dedicated learning and wellbeing support teams provide coordinated assistance. EAL/D support is also available for students from language backgrounds other than English, reflecting the range of learners across the school community.
Role description
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Position Information
The Deputy Principal Inclusion and Support is a strategic, non-teaching, leadership role dedicated to inclusion, with a focus on leading improvement in the learning, wellbeing, and independence of students with disabilities. The Deputy Principal Inclusion and Support shares the broader educational imperatives of the Deputy Principal position but with the explicit focus of driving a school wide culture of inclusion, including high expectations and improved outcomes for students with disability.
The roles are located in mainstream schools with seven or more support classes and are aligned to the Department's Deputy Principal role statement, emphasising: Leading Teaching & Learning, Developing Self & Others, Leading Improvement, Innovation & Change, Leading the Management of the School, Engaging & Working with the Community.