Deputy Principal
Employment
Full time/Part time, Permanent or Temporary
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Primary
Closing date
22 October 2026
Posted 30 Sep 2026
Details look wrong? Report an errorAbout 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
Socio-educational background
Well above the Australian average
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…