PRIMARY DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - Readvertised
Employment
Full time, Contract
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Catholic
Teaching level
Primary
Salary range
Closing date
9 November 2026
Posted 13 Oct 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
Prep-6
School staff (FTE)
56.1
33.2 teaching · 22.9 non-teaching
Students per teacher
15.4:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
512
Language other than English
46%
Girls vs boys
254 girls · 258 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
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Role description
St Agatha's Catholic Primary School, Cranbourne, is a vibrant Catholic primary school of 510 students within St Agatha's Parish. Guided by our motto, Courage, Faith and Love, we foster a culture of safety, respect and responsibility where every student is encouraged to flourish.
St Agatha's Catholic Primary School is seeking an outstanding faith-filled educational leader to join our community as Deputy Principal and contribute to the next phase of the school's growth and improvement. Working in close partnership with the Principal, the successful applicant will provide strategic and instructional leadership across learning, wellbeing, faith formation and school operations, while helping to shape a shared vision for excellence in Catholic education.
Key priorities include:
- Strengthening Catholic identity and faith formation
- Improving student outcomes through evidence-informed practice and data-informed decision making
- Building teacher expertise through contemporary research and professional learning
- Supporting effective governance and sustainable school improvement
The successful applicant will be an experienced and highly effective leader with a demonstrated capacity to improve student outcomes through strong instructional leadership. They will possess deep knowledge of structured explicit instruction, responsive teaching and contemporary educational research, and be skilled in translating this knowledge into high-impact classroom practice.
Working collaboratively with staff, the Deputy Principal will strengthen curriculum coherence, assessment practices and teacher expertise,…