Principal Level P3 - Lightning Ridge Central School
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Teaching level
K12
Salary range
Closing date
24 June 2026
Posted 11 Jun 2026
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311
Total students
50%
Boys
50%
Girls
32.5
Teaching FTE
12.8
Non-teaching FTE
790
ICSEA value
3rd percentile · Lower SES
8%
EAL/D Background
61%
Indigenous students
Source: ACARA My School data
Lightning Ridge Central School is a comprehensive, co-educational central school located in Lightning Ridge, NSW, catering to students from Kindergarten through to Year 12. As a central school, it serves the full span of compulsory schooling and beyond within a single campus, making it a central hub of education for this remote outback community in far north-western New South Wales. Lightning Ridge is a distinctive and well-known Australian outback town, renowned internationally as the home of the black opal mining industry. The community draws a diverse population of long-term residents, mining families, and those attracted by the unique character of this remote region, giving the school a student body shaped by the rhythms and culture of a close-knit outback town.
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Position Information
Lightning Ridge is a unique opal mining community located in the northwest of NSW 350km north of Dubbo. Lightning Ridge Central School has an enrolment of approximately 324 students. The student population is extremely diverse with 63% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and the remaining students with backgrounds from over 28 countries.
Lightning Ridge Central School is a vibrant, energetic and caring learning environment with excellent and well-maintained facilities. The school has a strong focus on the individual needs of students with established, supportive community links. The school has embedded explicit teaching initiatives and a strong creative arts program. There is a strong, supportive staff, including an executive team who work across the whole school K-12.
Lightning Ridge Central school is heavily involved in community including NAIDOC Week, Grandparents Day, Education Week, Careers Expo, Food for Families volunteering, Rotary International volunteering both local …