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About this job
Position Information
Collarenebri Central School is located 140km West of Moree. Built on the land of the Gamilraay people, Collarenebri Central School has a proud history that celebrates the positive traditions of our past, while embracing the challenges of our future.” The school is K-12 with an enrolment of 76 students; this includes 92% Aboriginal students. The school is in a remote rural location allowing learning opportunities to occur in unique environments. Collarenebri Central School is a member of the Northern Border Senior Access (NBSA) program which delivers a broad curriculum for students in years 11 and 12 across four schools. Facilities at the school include two trade training centers (Hospitality and Construction), a library, a gym, basketball courts and a community hub. We are focused on school leadership, a positive school environment, imbedding local language and culture, student engagement, Literacy and Numeracy, wellbeing, vocational education pathways, linking education to the community and communication with families and the community. Additional information about the school, including the Annual Report and Strategic Improvement Plan is available on the school website at https://collareneb-c.schools.nsw.gov.au/
In 2025, Collarenebri Central School began implementing key elements of the Connected Communities Strategy to support a dedicated focus on flexible and responsive place-based services to address student, family and community needs. Further information about the Connected Communities Strategy is available at https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/aec/connected-communities.
The principal will play a pivotal role in implementing the key elements of the Strategy, with a strong focus on educational leadership, particularly engaging with the local Aboriginal Community. The principal will improve student engagement and greater educational outcomes for all students, while growing and sustaining Aboriginal community confidence in NSW Public Schools. Students Honour Freedom Ride Superheroes
This appointment is for an initial period of three years, with the possibility of extension.
General Selection Criteria
1. High level educational leadership with the skills to lead and manage a complex public school focused on the delivery of high quality education
2. Ability to lead and manage rigorous and inclusive whole school teaching and learning programs
3. High level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build positive relationships and engage all levels of the school and educational community
4. Ability to lead and manage the development and performance of staff to improve teaching and learning
5. Ability to plan systems and manage resources effectively and equitably to enhance teaching and learning
6. Capacity to lead staff in implementing the Department's Aboriginal education policy and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people
Specific Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria,
- Deep knowledge and understanding of the Connected Communities Strategy, department’s Aboriginal Education polices and related government policies and strategies.
- Strong educational leadership, strategic analysis and planning capability, combined with creative problem-solving skills to drive innovative programs and initiatives that lead to high quality learning outcomes for Aboriginal students.
- Demonstrated capacity to implement the schools shared vision and plan in partnership with the local community while being dynamic and responsive to achieve results.
- Demonstrated capacity to build authentic connections and collaboration with students, staff, parents, and the community to strengthen educational partnerships that improve student outcomes.
- Ability to inspire confidence in Public Education.
Conditions
A Relocation Support Payment of $5,000 up to $8,000 will be available for eligible applicants.
Special Notes
Join us for an informative session where you'll learn everything you need to know about our school and community. The session will be held via Teams on 11 May 2026 between 4:30pm and 5:00pm. Please express your interest via email to Dan van Velthuizen, Director Educational Leadership - Barwon Principals Network, DAN.VANVELTHUIZEN@det.nsw.edu.au
Principal appointed to an incentive school will also receive the incentives that 8, 6 or 4 point incentive schools attract and the locality allowances relevant to the school. The department is progressively introducing a great range of new benefits and incentives for teachers and executives in rural and remote NSW public schools. Use the link to find out more about the benefits and incentives https://education.nsw.gov.au/teach-nsw/find-teaching-jobs/choose-rural/benefits-and-incentives/how-the-benefits-work
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 and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.