Lucas Heights Community School
Barden Ridge, NSW, 2234
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
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
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.
Work out your pay stepWhat you need to teach here
Required before you can be employed at any NSW school.
Location
Remoteness
Major city