Deputy Principal - Secondary

Employment

Full time, Permanent

Subject

General Teaching

Sector

Government

Teaching level

Secondary

Closing date

11 September 2026

21 days remaining

Posted 20 Aug 2026

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About Halls Creek District High School

School type

Co-educational

Year range

K-12

School staff (FTE)

61.4

38 teaching · 23.4 non-teaching

Students per teacher

8.1:1

teaching FTE basis

Total enrolments

306

Indigenous students

94%

Language other than English

89%

Girls vs boys

160 girls · 146 boys

52%
48%

Socio-educational background

Well below the Australian average

More disadvantage Average More advantage

Source: ACARA My School data

Role description


This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 3, 2026

Located in the Central Kimberley Region between Broome and Kununurra, most students come from the town of Halls Creek and the communities of Mardiwaah Loop and Nicholson Block. A few students commute from several family communities within 20km of Halls Creek, Koongie Park Station (20km) and Lamboo Station (40km).

At Halls Creek District High School (DHS), we have developed both a culture of high expectations and a high care environment where success is supported and celebrated. We are striving to be a school of achievement through our consistent teaching practices, dynamic educational experiences, and active community engagement.

Halls Creek DHS has an enrolment of approximately 320 students across the Kindergarten to Year 12 campus, with a 98% Aboriginal enrolment. Located in the beautiful East Kimberley Region, we are part of the Kimberley Schools Project, and are committed to attracting, recruiting, and coaching teachers to master explicit teaching pedagogy.

For more information about Halls Creek visit The Heart of the Kimberley - Halls Creek

Find out more about our school by visiting Schools Online.

For more information about working in Halls Creek, please watch our video below.

The Role

Halls Creek DHS is seeking a vibrant and skilled educational leader. For this pro-active role, it is expected you will be a strong educational leader who is able to work collaboratively with school staff and the wider community to ensure the highest standards of achievement for all students

The successful applicant will work with the…

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