Teacher English - Hornsby Girls High School

Permanent full-time job at Hornsby Girls High School (Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B4PE
Closing date December 10, 2025 (AEST)
Location Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby 2077 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Dr Richard Strauss
9476 5711`

About this job

Position Information
Hornsby Girls High School (723 students with 90% of students from a non-English speaking background) is committed to providing a stimulating and challenging environment for gifted students. A culture of holistic education which encourages students to focus on personal bests, to be creative and to be resilient, is embedded in school practices. A strong feature of the school is a commitment from staff to continuous improvement through professional learning. An active and committed parent body strongly supports the school. The Annual School Report, School Management Plan and Gifted and Talented Education Plan are located at www.hornsbygir-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
 
Specific Selection Criteria

Approval to teach English Years 11 and 12, English Extension 1 and English Extension 2.

A strong understanding and application of High Potential and Gifted Education to positively impact student learning.

Strong ability to work collaboratively to produce programs and resources in the context of a high-performing selective school.

Proven ability to design assessments and evaluate student performance.

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 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.

 

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