Principal
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Independent
Teaching level
K12
Salary range
Closing date
7 September 2026
Posted 12 Aug 2026
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926
Total students
51%
Boys
49%
Girls
68.6
Teaching FTE
38.2
Non-teaching FTE
1,116
ICSEA value
88th percentile · Higher SES
14%
EAL/D Background
1%
Indigenous students
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
Nestled in the leafy suburb of Barden Ridge in Southern Sydney, Shire Christian School has been providing high quality Christian education for nearly 50 years. With over 950 students enrolled across Prep to Year 12, we seek to create a culture where every child is part of a community that feels like family. In this environment students learn, grow and flourish.
Shire Christian School is committed to whole student learning; both academically and pastorally. We support staff to adopt and implement a Learning Power approach to teaching and learning, under our Learning for Life framework. Under this framework, teachers work in a collaborative and collegial environment to design experiences that challenge, extend and enrich student learning.
The Board of Shire Christian School is looking for an experienced Christian leader and innovator who lives to serve Christ, through a Reformed understanding of Scripture. The successful candidate will possess the deep conviction and demonstrated knowledge to oversee the delivery of education through a biblical lens.
The Principal will be a leader with a proven ability to lead a dynamic team, and to partner with a committed and active parent community.
Key Selection Criteria:
· Be a committed Reformed evangelical Christian, through active membership of a protestant denomination and church community.
· Be of exceptional character and can model servant leadership.
· Be compassionate and empathetic towards the experiences, challenges and needs of children and adolescents.
· Be an educational leader, innovator, and …