Deputy Principal

Mount Hawthorn Primary School · Mount Hawthorn, WA

Employment

Full time/Part time, Permanent or Temporary

Subject

General Teaching

Sector

Government

Teaching level

Primary

Closing date

22 October 2026

21 days remaining

Posted 30 Sep 2026

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About Mount Hawthorn Primary School

School type

Co-educational

Year range

K-6

School staff (FTE)

73.2

49.6 teaching · 23.6 non-teaching

Students per teacher

18.9:1

teaching FTE basis

Total enrolments

936

Indigenous students

1%

Language other than English

17%

Girls vs boys

443 girls · 493 boys

47%
53%

Socio-educational background

Well 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 Principals 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 4, 2027. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.

Mount Hawthorn Primary School (PS) opened in 1906 and is situated on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja. The school provides outstanding educational opportunities to over 900 students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Students in Pre-primary to Year 6 are at the main campus on Killarney Street, Mount Hawthorn whilst Kindergarten students learn and play at our Richmond Street, Leederville campus.

Our staff are committed to building positive relationships, with the motivation to pursue excellence. Our dedicated and professional teachers maintain an environment which supports each child every day to achieve their personal best. As a collective, teachers look to employ evidence-based strategies to maximise the effect they have on student learning. In addition, we constantly aim to deliver the highest standards of pastoral care and support services to enable all students to thrive.

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

The Role

Mount Hawthorn PS is ideally seeking to establish a pool of highly relational, resilient and improvement-focused Deputy Principals to join our Executive Team.

This is a complex Level 3 leadership role ideally for leaders with a growth mindset, strong instructional leadership and the capacity to build trust and lead improvement. Suitable applicants…

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