Tamworth High School
South Tamworth, NSW, 2340
School profile
ACARA
School type
Co-educational
Year range
7-12
School staff (FTE)
85.4
65.5 teaching · 19.9 non-teaching
Students per teacher
10.1:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
663
Indigenous students
43%
Language other than English
6%
Girls vs boys
332 girls · 331 boys
Socio-educational background
Well below the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
About
Tamworth High School is a comprehensive, co-educational secondary school in South Tamworth, NSW, serving students in Years 7 to 12. The school runs a number of notable programs reflecting the diversity of its student community. The Big Picture Academy offers a distinctive project-based learning pathway, while the Stars Foundation and Clontarf Foundation support the engagement and success of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. These programs indicate a school that actively invests in tailored pathways for different groups of learners. In line with its vision of "challenging students to realise their utmost capabilities every year," Tamworth High School has developed specialist capacity across high potential and gifted education, additional needs and disability support, and English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D). Student learning support officers are embedded in classrooms, providing direct in-room support alongside teaching staff.
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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.
Work out your pay stepWhat you need to teach here
Required before you can be employed at any NSW school.
Location
Remoteness
Inner regional