Head Teacher - Mathematics - Sylvania High School

Permanent full-time job at Sylvania High School (Sylvania, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000BBSM
Closing date August 26, 2026, 2 a.m. (AEST)
Location Bellingara Rd, Sylvania 2224 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Nathan Redmayne
02 95229951

About this job

Position Information
Sylvania High School is a comprehensive high school located in the Sutherland Shire and residing on the land of the Dharawal speaking people. The student population is approximately 750 with 35% EAL/D students and 27 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students. Our school has a well-established reputation for outstanding academic, performing arts, sporting and leadership achievements.
The school has highly extra curricular programs that enable students to develop their skills and potential to be well prepared for the world beyond school. The school's core values of scholarship, honour and service promote high expectations of performance and behaviour, as well as dispositions for learning. The school has a Support Unit with three Autism (AU) classes, and one Intellectually Moderate/Autism (IO/AU) class. The school already proudly advocates for equal access and opportunity for all students in inclusive learning environments.
 
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, 

  • Approval to teach Mathematics 7-12 and demonstrated experience and/or willingness to teach Mathematics Extension 1 and Extension 2 courses.

  • Demonstrated capacity to lead whole school numeracy initiatives and school improvement processes that align with the school's strategic directions.
  • Visible leadership of whole school initiatives with the ability to work collaboratively with the school executive.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and sustain a culture of high expectations within a cohesive Mathematics faculty through evidence-informed practices that lead to high student achievement.
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 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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