Macarthur Girls High School

Parramatta, NSW, 2150

Government Secondary · Years 7-12 997 students Major city
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School profile

ACARA

Year range

7-12

School staff (FTE)

81.2

67.8 teaching · 13.4 non-teaching

Students per teacher

14.7:1

teaching FTE basis

Total enrolments

997

Indigenous students

1%

Language other than English

92%

Girls vs boys

997 girls · boys

100%

Socio-educational background

Above the Australian average

More disadvantage Average More advantage

Source: ACARA My School data

About

Macarthur Girls High School is a selective girls secondary school located in Parramatta, NSW, catering to students in Years 7 to 12. The school serves a rich multicultural community and operates as a comprehensive girls' institution with a strong focus on academic rigour and personal development. The school offers a range of specialist programs spanning selective entry, high potential and gifted education, special education support, and STEM. This breadth of provision reflects a deliberate approach to meeting diverse academic needs within the one cohort. Student learning support officers are embedded in classrooms alongside classroom teachers, enabling targeted instruction and responsive support for students at every point of the learning spectrum. Strategic priorities at Macarthur Girls centre on personalised academic growth, high-quality explicit teaching, student wellbeing, and cultural celebration and community participation. These priorities are reflected in the school's commitment — expressed in its vision — to "explicit teaching practices that provide targeted instruction and feedback tailored to diverse learning needs," and to partnering with families and the wider community to foster wellbeing and lifelong learning. The school's multicultural community is treated as a genuine asset, with cultural celebration named explicitly as a strategic focus rather than incidental to school life. The school seeks to equip students with the skills, knowledge and values to become "resilient, critical thinkers and confident, compassionate citizens" — language that signals an intentional blend of academic and character development as core institutional goals.

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Pay and agreement

Graduate

$90,117

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.

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What you need to teach here

Required before you can be employed at any NSW school.

NESA Teacher Accreditation

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NSW Working With Children Check (WWCC)

Office of the Children's Guardian

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Location

Remoteness

Major city