Teacher Technology - Lightning Ridge Central School
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
Design & Technology
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Closing date
12 August 2026
Posted 30 Jul 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.
Role description
Position Information
Lightning Ridge Central School has a multicultural enrolment of approximately 320 students, including 54% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students. The school has a vibrant, energetic and caring learning environment and excellent, well maintained facilities. There is a strong and supportive staff, including a school executive who work across the whole school K-12. The school is focused on the needs of students and has established supportive community links. Current school priorities include explicit instruction, welfare and engagement. All staff develop and provide an appropriate, quality, differentiated curriculum. Lightning Ridge Central School is included in the Rural & Remote Strategy, is an 8 point school and as such attracts additional incentives, including a 90% rental subsidy. Teaching Housing is available.