Teacher - History - James Busby High School
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
Special Education
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Closing date
7 October 2026
Posted 24 Sep 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
7-12
School staff (FTE)
80.9
61.8 teaching · 19.1 non-teaching
Students per teacher
8.8:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
544
Indigenous students
7%
Language other than English
81%
Girls vs boys
237 girls · 307 boys
Socio-educational background
Below the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
Position Information
James Busby High School is a diverse and inclusive co-educational comprehensive high school located in south-west Sydney with an enrolment of 548. Our setting includes a large and dynamic Special Education Unit comprising 10 classes, with 96 enrolled students. We celebrate our multicultural student body that includes 41 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, as well as 81% of students from a language background other than English.
At James Busby HS we are committed to delivering outstanding leadership, teaching and learning through our strong commitment to excellence and equity within Learning, Teaching and Leadership. We commit to practices that transform the learning lives of our students and to growth and attainment in literacy and numeracy and the Higher School Certificate by providing a curriculum that is rich, authentic and responsive to individual student needs. Our extens…