Head Teacher Special Education - Rouse Hill High School
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
Special Education
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Closing date
30 September 2026
Posted 17 Sep 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
7-12
School staff (FTE)
106.1
89.5 teaching · 16.6 non-teaching
Students per teacher
14.7:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
1,316
Indigenous students
1%
Language other than English
55%
Girls vs boys
597 girls · 719 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Rouse Hill High School is a comprehensive, co-educational secondary school serving students in Years 7 to 12, located in Rouse Hill, NSW. The school operates under the motto D.A.R.E. — Dynamic, Accountable, Resilient, Engaged — which reflects its vision of developing dynamic, accountable, resilient and engaged learners. The school offers a Compressed Curriculum program, providing students with an accelerated pathway through their secondary education. This is complemented by a strong suite of extension offerings across multiple disciplines, including Extension Mathematics, Extension English, Extension Science, Extension History, and Extension Creative Arts. These programs give high-achieving students the opportunity to pursue advanced study across a broad range of subject areas within a comprehensive school setting.
Role description
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Position Information
Rouse Hill High School is a comprehensive High School with 1240 students and a teaching staff of 96. In 2027, in addition to our mainstream, the school will have one autism class and two support classes. Stage six students study the Higher School Certificate using the compressed curriculum model. The school has a focus on collaborative practice to improve teaching practice and student outcomes. The school is supported by small but active P&C.
Specific Selection Criteria
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,
Approval to teach students and/or demonstrated successful experience with Behaviour Difficulties or Emotional Disturbance or Mild or Moderate Intellectual Disability or Autism.
Proven capacity to build staff capability in the development, implementation and review of individualised learning, behaviour, wellbeing and transition plans, with a…