Assistant Principal - Prairievale Public School

Permanent full-time job at Prairievale Public School (Bossley Park, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000BEAE
Closing date November 11, 2026 (AEST)
Location Prairievale & Mimosa Rds, Bossley Park 2176 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Rebecca Challenor
(02) 9604 0922

About this job

Position Information

Prairievale Public School is a P3 school located in Bossley Park on Dharug Land. The school has an enrolment of 402 students, with 92% of students from a language background other than English, representing 39 different language backgrounds and 19 Aboriginal students. Our school community is culturally and linguistically diverse, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive, supportive and high-expectations learning environment where every student is known, valued and cared for.

The school has seven Diverse Learner Classes catering for students with Autism and moderate intellectual disabilities, with inclusive practices embedded across all aspects of school operations. Prairievale Public School is also preparing for the establishment of a public preschool, anticipated to open in 2027. This significant development will strengthen early learning opportunities and support continuity of learning, wellbeing and development from preschool through to Year 6.

Prairievale Public School has a strong commitment to High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE), ensuring students have opportunities to discover, develop and demonstrate their potential across the intellectual, creative, social-emotional and physical domains. Through strategically funded and targeted initiatives, enrichment programs and differentiated learning experiences, the school actively promotes talent development and equitable access to challenging and engaging opportunities for all students.

General Selection Criteria
1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy
Specific Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary:
1. Demonstrated excellence in classroom practice, with strong knowledge of evidence-informed, explicit and inclusive teaching practices, and the capacity to lead improvements in teaching and learning that promote high expectations, equity and improved outcomes for all students.

2. Demonstrated capacity to lead effective teams, build staff capability and foster a collaborative culture of shared responsibility and continuous professional improvement.

3. Demonstrated capacity to lead consistent whole-school approaches to wellbeing, behaviour and engagement that promote inclusion, student voice, belonging and success.
4. Demonstrated capacity to lead and support high-quality teaching and learning across P–6, with an understanding of early childhood education and the ability to strengthen educational practices, support effective transitions and build strong connections between preschool and the wider school community.
Conditions

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.

 

Special Notes

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
 

About the NSW Department of Education 

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

 

 

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