Assistant Principal-Range 2
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Primary
Closing date
4 November 2026
Posted 26 Oct 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
Prep-6
School staff (FTE)
58
31.3 teaching · 26.7 non-teaching
Students per teacher
15.9:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
499
Indigenous students
5%
Language other than English
34%
Girls vs boys
245 girls · 254 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
Selection Criteria
SC1 Educational Leadership
- Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary educational leadership of a school or college.
- Highly developed skills in leading and managing change including the leadership of others in the process of change.
SC2 Financial, managerial and administrative ability
- Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.
SC3 Planning, policy and program development and review
- Exemplary values appropriate to the development of student learning with a demonstrated capacity to achieve high quality student outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to implement Department policies to a high level.
- An understanding of, and a commitment to, the use of learning technologies to improve teaching and learning.
SC4 Leadership of staff and students
- A highly developed capacity to motivate staff, develop their talents and build an effective team.
- A clear capacity to foster a learning environment that takes account of the individual needs of students and helps students to develop their special abilities and talents.
SC5. Interpersonal and communication skills
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills in individual, small group and community contexts.
- Exemplary values pertaining to personal qualities of objectivity, sensitivity and integrity.
SC6 Community Criterion
- Demonstrated ability to effectively plan lead, drive and sustain improvement through proven implementation processes.
Role
The assistant principal reports directly to the principal.
Assistant principals have a primary responsibility for t…