Deputy Principal

Piara Waters Primary School · Piara Waters, WA

Employment

Full time/Part time, Permanent or Temporary

Subject

General Teaching

Sector

Government

Teaching level

Primary

Closing date

8 October 2026

15 days remaining

Posted 22 Sep 2026

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About Piara Waters Primary School

School type

Co-educational

Year range

K-6

School staff (FTE)

92.9

57.8 teaching · 35.1 non-teaching

Students per teacher

18.5:1

teaching FTE basis

Total enrolments

1,070

Indigenous students

1%

Language other than English

60%

Girls vs boys

501 girls · 569 boys

47%
53%

Socio-educational background

Above the Australian average

More disadvantage Average More advantage

Source: ACARA My School data

Role description


We are seeking to establish a pool of Deputy Principal for permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during the 2026 school year and up to the end of Term 3, 2027. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.

Piara Waters Primary School (PS) opened in February 2012 catering for students in Kindergarten to Year 6 and is located in the suburb of Piara Waters (South Metropolitan Education Region). It is one of the largest primary schools in the state, and staff benefit from working in a large, collaborative team, to continually build their knowledge.  As an Independent Public School, we utilise the flexibilities afforded to us, to ensure the highest possible outcomes for students.

Every decision is focused on every classroom, and every student, every day. You will love working at Piara Waters PS and we will love working with you!

Find out more about our school by visiting piarawatersps.wa.edu.au or Schools Online.

The Role

As Deputy Principal, you would work closely with the Principal and members of the executive team to provide strategic educational leadership in the school and the community. You should be a strong leader, highly motivated and innovative, with strengths in understanding and leading curriculum and evidence-informed teaching and learning approaches.

The ideal applicants will make it a priority to know students and staff, and understand how they learn, including English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EALD) and neurodiverse students. Suitable applicants should ideally have a high level of …

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