Teacher - Early Childhood Education

Employment

Full time, Permanent or Temporary

Subject

General Teaching

Sector

Government

Teaching level

Early childhood

Closing date

31 August 2026

10 days remaining

Posted 19 Aug 2026

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About Cocos Islands District High School

School type

Co-educational

Year range

K-10

School staff (FTE)

19

18 teaching · 1 non-teaching

Students per teacher

6.1:1

teaching FTE basis

Total enrolments

110

Language other than English

75%

Girls vs boys

58 girls · 52 boys

53%
47%

Socio-educational background

Below the Australian average

More disadvantage Average More advantage

Source: ACARA My School data

Role description


We are seeking to establish a pool of Early Childhood Education Teachers for permanent and/or fixed term, full-time vacancies which may arise during the 2027 school year. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.

Note: This position is being advertised as part of a recruitment pilot designed to simplify the application process for teachers. A mandatory CV template is provided for use. Application requirements include character limited responses to address only 2 Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) domains at application stage. The remaining AITSL domain will be assessed as part of the further assessment stage, for shortlisted applicants only.  

Please ensure you download the CV template attached to the advertisement and carefully review the new application instructions and attached Information Guides before applying. You must apply using the CV template only. Application documents in any other format will not be accepted.

The School

Access to Government housing is limited on Cocos Island; Suitable applicants may be placed in shared accommodation.

Cocos Islands District High School (DHS) is located on the scenic Cocos (Keeling) Islands, about 2,900 kilometres northwest of Perth in the Indian Ocean. The school offers education from Kindergarten to Year 10 across two campuses on West Island and Home Island and serves a distinctive, culturally diverse community, with many students from the local Cocos Malay population. Suitable teachers would be expected to be flexible, working across campuses and diverse clas…

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