Classroom Teacher - Science & HPE

Location Profile

Healesville High School is a small government secondary school for Year 7 to 12, uniquely positioned in the Yarra Valley, approximately 20kms northeast of Lilydale and 60kms from the Melbourne CBD. The school opened in 1961 and has a current enrolment of 320 students. Most students are from Healesville and the surrounding rural communities.  Approximately 50% of students use bus transport to and from school. The bus network extends throughout the Yarra Valley and services Yarra Glen, Christmas Hills, Toolangi and Kinglake. 

The school services the educational needs of students from a diverse range of socio-economic backgrounds, including many Koori students. Healesville High School has a strong community focus and is proud of its history in working with the local community. Healesville High School prides itself as a very caring and safe school where its students can grow and mature to be confident, articulate and focused young people.

The inclusion of The Talbot Room in 2016, which accommodates the educational needs of children with intellectual and physical disabilities or with significant learning difficulties, means they are now part of the fabric and ethos of the school where inclusivity is encouraged every day. The philosophy of the Talbot Room is to support secondary students full-time in a classroom where each student has an individual education plan designed and implemented by the head specialist teacher. This gives students the opportunity to maximise their learning and to access all mainstream classes, programs, camps and extra-curricular activitie…