Head Teacher Science - Young High School
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
Science
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)
65.5
50.8 teaching · 14.7 non-teaching
Students per teacher
9.7:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
495
Indigenous students
16%
Language other than English
16%
Girls vs boys
263 girls · 232 boys
Socio-educational background
Below the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Young High School is a comprehensive, co-educational secondary school serving students in Years 7 to 12, located in Young, New South Wales. As a government school, it provides secondary education to students across the Young community and surrounding region. The school's guiding vision, GREAT, reflects the values of Growth, Resilience, Empathy, Acceptance, and Teamwork as the foundation for student development.
Role description
Position Information
Young High School is a rural comprehensive high school located in Wiradjuri Country approximately under 4 hours South West of Sydney and under 2 hours from Canberra and Wagga Wagga. We have a strong focus on academic growth and developing resilience, empathy, acceptance and teamwork across the school community. The school has an enrolment of 485 students from diverse cultural backgrounds, including 16% Aboriginal students and an increasing Muslim student enrolment which is currently 10% with a further 6% language background other than English. In addition, we have a support unit consisting of 5 support Mult categorical (MC) classes. The school works closely with the local community.
The school receives significant equity funding which allows for the introduction of new programs and initiatives to boost student-learning outcomes. For information on living in Young, please go to https://www.visithilltopsregion.com.au/towns-villages/young/ which will provide applicants with …