Lucas Heights Community School

Barden Ridge, NSW, 2234

Gov K-12 路 Years K-12 Co-educational 796 students Major city
lucasheigh-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

School profile

ACARA

School type

Co-educational

Year range

K-12

School staff (FTE)

89.6

69.9 teaching 路 19.7 non-teaching

Students per teacher

11.4:1

teaching FTE basis

Total enrolments

796

Indigenous students

4%

Language other than English

16%

Girls vs boys

370 girls 路 426 boys

46%
54%

Socio-educational background

Around the Australian average

More disadvantage Average More advantage

Source: ACARA My School data

About

Lucas Heights Community School is a comprehensive co-educational K-12 school located in the Barden Ridge area of New South Wales. The school is set amid calming natural scenery and maintains strong ties with its parent community and local organisations, including the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). The school offers a broad range of learning pathways across all year groups. Students have access to learning support programs, High Potential and Gifted Education programs, and VET courses, ensuring that individual learning needs are catered for at every stage of schooling. A notable feature of the school is its commitment to First Nations students and culture, reflected in several dedicated programs. These include All Shades of Deadly, Deadly Kids, and PRISM, as well as a dedicated First Nations Wellbeing Hub that serves as a cultural and support space on campus. The school's facilities support a wide range of learning and extracurricular experiences. These include an outdoor amphitheatre, a spacious oval with a 200-metre running track, a tiered media room, a performance space, and both junior and senior hall facilities. The campus is also wheelchair friendly, with an accessible bus available to support student mobility across the grounds.

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Pay and agreement

Graduate

$92,882

Starting salary

Top of scale

$133,422

Step 7 (Top of Scale)

Super

12.0%

Employer contribution

Under the Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2024. Full-time equivalent, before allowances.

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What you need to teach here

Required before you can be employed at any NSW school.

NESA Teacher Accreditation

NSW Education Standards Authority

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NSW Working With Children Check (WWCC)

Office of the Children's Guardian

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Location

Remoteness

Major city