Cootamundra High School
Cootamundra, NSW, 2590
School profile
ACARA
School type
Co-educational
Year range
7-12
School staff (FTE)
36.4
27 teaching 路 9.4 non-teaching
Students per teacher
7.5:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
203
Indigenous students
22%
Language other than English
6%
Girls vs boys
95 girls 路 108 boys
Socio-educational background
Below the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
About
Cootamundra High School is a rural comprehensive high school serving Cootamundra and surrounding communities with approximately 220 students, including three multi-categorical support classes integrated into mainstream learning. The school promotes a respectful, inclusive and high-expectation learning environment guided by core values of Respect, Responsibility and Excellence, and stands on Gudhamangdhuray Wiradjuri land with 13% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Students access a broad curriculum including Vocational Education and Training through Cootamundra TAFE, and the school provides targeted wellbeing and learning support through inclusive facilities, strong community partnerships and a Positive Behaviour for Learning framework. Recent upgrades to learning spaces and ICT have enhanced teaching and learning, supported by a strong professional learning culture focused on evidence-based practice and data-driven improvement.
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Pay and agreement
Graduate
$90,177
Starting salary
Top of scale
$137,861
Highly Accomplished / Lead Teacher
Super
12.0%
Employer contribution
Under the Crown Employees (Teachers) Award 2024. Full-time equivalent, before allowances.
Work out your pay stepWhat you need to teach here
Required before you can be employed at any NSW school.
Location
Remoteness
Inner regional