Head Teacher English - Cumberland High School
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
English as Additional Language
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Closing date
4 November 2026
Posted 22 Oct 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
7-12
School staff (FTE)
99.4
84 teaching · 15.4 non-teaching
Students per teacher
14:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
1,173
Indigenous students
2%
Language other than English
79%
Girls vs boys
491 girls · 682 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Cumberland High School is a comprehensive high school with approximately 1200 students located in Carlingford in the Sydney region. The school serves a highly diverse cultural population, with 73.9% of students from non-English speaking backgrounds and 57 different languages represented. Driven by core values of Respect, Responsibility and Excellence, the school promotes excellence in learning through collaborative leadership and rich curriculum offerings with strong emphasis on student leadership, academic, cultural, music and sporting excellence. As a Positive Behaviour for Learning school, Cumberland High School provides whole-school wellbeing initiatives supporting students from non-English speaking backgrounds, high potential learners, students with additional learning needs, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
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Cumberland High School is a comprehensive high school, with a population of approximately 1200 students, located in Carlingford. The school has a diverse cultural population including 73.9% non-English speaking background and 57 different languages. Our school is driven by the core values of Respect, Responsibility and Excellence. These values permeate the teaching and learning environment and provide the context that enables students to thrive and reach their potential. Cumberland High School promotes excellence in learning and the provision of collaborative leadership that supports rich curriculum offerings with a strong emphasis on student leadership, academic, cultural, music and sporting excellence. Cumberland High School is a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) high school that provides strong whole-school wellbeing initiatives for all students including students from a non-English speaking background, high potential learners, students with additional …