Teacher English/History - Kotara High School
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
English
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Salary range
Closing date
18 November 2026
Posted 5 Nov 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
7-12
School staff (FTE)
106.5
85.5 teaching · 21 non-teaching
Students per teacher
13.2:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
1,130
Indigenous students
5%
Language other than English
13%
Girls vs boys
512 girls · 618 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
Position Information
Kotara High School is a comprehensive co-educational high school located in the city of Newcastle with an enrolment of over 1100 students, including 60 which identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and over 120 staff. The school offers an extensive curriculum allowing for students to follow a complete academic, vocational, or hybrid model of learning. Our students are highly motivated learners who excel academically across the curriculum. Students have built a strong sporting culture at the school, that historically, has been, and continues to be, competitive on a state and national level. There is a growing enrolment of Aboriginal students at Kotara High School, a school where the whole community is committed to promoting its cultural and linguistic diversity
The staff at Kotara High School is dynamic with various levels of experience and diff…