English Teacher
Employment
Full time, Temporary
Subject
English
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Closing date
26 August 2026
Posted 19 Aug 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
7-12
School staff (FTE)
99.4
84 teaching · 15.4 non-teaching
Students per teacher
14:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
1,173
Indigenous students
2%
Language other than English
79%
Girls vs boys
491 girls · 682 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Cumberland High School is a comprehensive high school with approximately 1200 students located in Carlingford in the Sydney region. The school serves a highly diverse cultural population, with 73.9% of students from non-English speaking backgrounds and 57 different languages represented. Driven by core values of Respect, Responsibility and Excellence, the school promotes excellence in learning through collaborative leadership and rich curriculum offerings with strong emphasis on student leadership, academic, cultural, music and sporting excellence. As a Positive Behaviour for Learning school, Cumberland High School provides whole-school wellbeing initiatives supporting students from non-English speaking backgrounds, high potential learners, students with additional learning needs, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Role description
Secondary
Approval to teach English (years 7 - 10) and willingness to teach English as an Additional Language/Dialect (years 7 - 12). 24/08/2026 - 02/07/2027. Applicants for this position are requested to submit an expression of interest.