Head Teacher English - Granville Boys High School

Permanent full-time job at Granville Boys High School (Granville, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B8F2
Closing date May 20, 2026, 2 a.m. (AEST)
Location 14 Mary St, Granville 2142 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Noel Dixon
0421 833 188

About this job

Position Information

Granville Boys High School has an enrolment of 931students and is a partially selective secondary school for boys. Our culturally diverse school nurtures inclusivity, personal responsibility, and friendship with 98% of students coming from a language background other than English.

The school motto is ‘Aiming for Excellence’ and has a focus on high academic achievement and quality teaching in a rich learning environment. The school has increasingly outstanding HSC and NAPLAN results due to a strong commitment to building collective teacher efficiency and using evidence-based practices to target areas including literacy, numeracy and High Potential Gifted Education (HPGE).

An extensive co-curricular program caters for diverse student interests including sport, debating, Duke of Edinburgh, music, chess club and student leadership. In addition, the school runs an award-winning robotics program, offers a Saturday tutoring program, and has its own work skills programs which includes a Barber Shop and the Pulse Café.

Community is very important and through our partnerships with universities, local businesses, and the wider community, we provide our boys with quality teaching and learning opportunities to prepare for life beyond school.

 


 
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
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria, 
  1. Approval to teach 7 - 12 English
  2. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead faculty planning, whole school programs, and develop effective relationships with students, staff and the wider community.

3. Demonstrated educational leadership in the achievement of successful outcomes for all students, including HPGE.

  1. Proven ability to work with the senior leadership team and provide mentorship, guidance, and professional development to faculty staff.
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

The Eligibility Requirements for Head Teacher Positions in NSW Government Schools are located here.

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 all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here. 

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

 

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