Teacher - Early Childhood Education
Employment
Full time, Permanent or Temporary
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Early childhood
Closing date
31 August 2026
Posted 19 Aug 2026
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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
Socio-educational background
Below the Australian average
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…