Assistant Principal-Range 2

Employment

Full time, Permanent

Subject

General Teaching

Sector

Government

Teaching level

Primary

Closing date

4 November 2026

8 days remaining

Posted 26 Oct 2026

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About Pakenham Hills Primary School

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

49%
51%

Socio-educational background

Around the Australian average

More disadvantage Average More advantage

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…

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