Oxley High School
North Tamworth, NSW, 2340
School profile
ACARA
School type
Co-educational
Year range
7-12
School staff (FTE)
97.4
76 teaching · 21.4 non-teaching
Students per teacher
13.3:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
1,007
Indigenous students
27%
Language other than English
8%
Girls vs boys
521 girls · 486 boys
Socio-educational background
Below the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
About
Oxley High School is a coeducational, comprehensive secondary school serving students in Years 7 to 12, located in North Tamworth, NSW, under the leadership of principal Simon Bartlett-Taylor. The school maintains strong ties to the North Tamworth community through academic, social, sporting, and cultural achievement. Its HSC outcomes are notably strong, with well in excess of 60% of graduating students — and at times up to 90% — proceeding to university. Many alumni have gone on to recognition at national and international levels across fields including Medicine, Law, Research, Creative and Performing Arts, and Sport. Oxley High School holds a distinctive strength in the Creative and Performing Arts, offering a dedicated CAPA Program alongside Stage 4 and 5 Dance Ensembles, a Vocal Ensemble, and Instrumental and Band Ensembles. Students with a visual arts focus can participate in Studio 66 Photography Club, providing an additional avenue for creative development. Sport is similarly embedded in school life through the TAP Sport program. These offerings sit alongside a recognised specialism in high potential and gifted education, reflecting the breadth of learning pathways available to students.
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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
Inner regional