PRIMARY DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - Readvertised

St Agatha's School · Cranbourne, VIC

Employment

Full time, Contract

Subject

General Teaching

Sector

Catholic

Teaching level

Primary

Salary range

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Closing date

9 November 2026

26 days remaining

Posted 13 Oct 2026

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About St Agatha's School

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

50%
50%

Socio-educational background

Around the Australian average

More disadvantage Average More advantage

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,…

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