Head Teacher Personal Development, Health & Physical Education - Bowral High School
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
Physical Education
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Closing date
23 September 2026
Posted 10 Sep 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
7-12
School staff (FTE)
72.3
55.8 teaching · 16.5 non-teaching
Students per teacher
10.1:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
564
Indigenous students
11%
Language other than English
12%
Girls vs boys
283 girls · 281 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Bowral High School is a comprehensive, coeducational secondary school serving students in Years 7 to 12, located in Bowral in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. The school maintains a strong focus on high potential and gifted education, providing tailored learning pathways that extend and challenge students who demonstrate advanced capability across academic and creative domains. Bowral High School benefits from high teacher expertise across its staff, supporting quality instruction and the delivery of a broad curriculum. A standout facility is The Theatre, a state-of-the-art performance space featuring full production capability and acoustic treatment, enabling students to pursue excellence in drama, music, and the performing arts.
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Bowral is the largest town in the Southern Highlands, about 90 minutes southwest of Sydney. Bowral High School acknowledges its location on Gundungurra Land and was established at this site in 1929. It is a comprehensive high school with a virtual selective stream (Aurora) and a support unit of seven classes, increasing to eight classes in 2026. The student enrolment of approximately 600 includes 75 Aboriginal students and an increasing number of culturally and linguistically diverse students. The school has a Family Occupation and Educational Index of 109 and serves families from Bowral, Mittagong and the northern villages of the Southern Highlands.
We are a High Potential Gifted Education partner school and are committed to inspire, motivate and challenge all students by delivering quality instruction that enables all students to develop their high potential and talent in one or more of the following domains: in…