Applicants are requested to restrict responses to the selection criteria to a maximum of six to seven pages.
Applications should also include a Curriculum Vitae outlining:
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Personal details
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A summary of all relevant experience, interests and qualifications
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The names and contact details (including work and mobile numbers) of three referees who can provide information regarding the applicant¿s ability to meet the key selection criteria
It is also suggested that applicants upload their Cover Letter, CV and Selection Criteria responses as one combined document in Recruitment Online where possible.
Please contact Dee Smith, Business manager if you have any questions regarding the position from Monday 13 July on 9792 6800.
Applicants are also required to send their CV and selection criteria directly to the principal, as well as uploading via Recruitment Online:
[email protected]
School Profile
Keysborough Gardens Primary School officially opened on 28 January 2020. Since opening, our enrolments have continued to grow, with approximately 520 students across 25 classes in 2026. We operate straight classes from Prep to Year 6.
The school is located on a 2.2-hectare site in Keysborough South, approximately 27 km south-east of Melbourne. Our community is culturally diverse and rapidly growing, providing a rich and dynamic environment for learning.
Learning Spaces & Teaching Approach
At Keysborough Gardens Primary School, we provide a learning environment grounded in explicit teaching, with a strong focus on developing foundational literacy and numeracy skills. As an accredited International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, we also implement a structured inquiry approach that enables students to connect their learning to real-world contexts, fostering engagement, curiosity, and a lifelong love of learning.
Our learning spaces are purposefully designed to support effective teaching and learning. Rather than open-plan environments, they consist of a variety of flexible room configurations that enable whole-class, small-group, and targeted instruction. This supports differentiation and responsive teaching within a strong Professional Learning Community model.
High-Quality Teaching & Student Development
Keysborough Gardens Primary School is home to a highly skilled, dedicated, and collaborative team of educators who are committed to delivering excellence in teaching and learning. Our teachers use evidence-based practices to ensure consistent, high-quality learning experiences for all students.
Through a strong instructional model and a proactive approach to wellbeing, students are supported to achieve strong academic outcomes and develop as confident, capable learners.
As an IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) school, our curriculum extends beyond academic achievement to develop essential life skills, including communication, critical thinking, self-management, and social skills. Students are provided with meaningful opportunities for student voice, fostering agency, belonging, and engagement within the school community.
Curriculum & Programs
We offer a rigorous and engaging curriculum aligned with the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) and the Victorian Curriculum.
Specialist programs include:
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Physical Education
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Performing Arts
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Visual Arts
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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
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Mandarin
Students also have access to a broad range of enrichment opportunities, including choir, instrumental music, and lunchtime clubs such as chess, robotics, cooking, and dance.
Teachers work collaboratively to design and deliver high-quality learning programs that are responsive to student needs. Ongoing assessment and data-informed practice ensure that every student is supported to make strong progress and achieve success.
Facilities & School Community
Our school features modern, purpose-built facilities designed to enhance learning, creativity, and wellbeing, including:
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Acoustically designed flexible learning spaces
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Whole school library and classroom libraries
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Explicit instruction rooms with glass walls providing visibility and natural light
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Presentation and performance spaces
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Quiet reading areas and small-group learning nooks
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Dedicated spaces for art, science, and creative learning
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A well-equipped Performing Arts and Physical Education building, including a gymnasium, Performing Arts room, STEM Maker Space, and a school canteen used for both service and student food technology programs
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STEM and Arts Centre
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Outside School Hours Care facilities
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Sports courts, playgrounds, amphitheatre, outdoor stage, and extensive grassed play areas
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A passive play zone featuring cubby houses, a teepee, and shaded creative play spaces
We value strong partnerships between school and home. Our School Council and parent community play an important role in supporting the school¿s direction and programs. Families are encouraged to engage in a range of opportunities, including School Council, subcommittees such as Community Events and Fundraising, and Buildings and Grounds, as well as classroom support, camps, excursions, and participation in our IB PYP community of experts, where parents and carers share their skills, professions, and interests with students.
Our Values & Vision
Keysborough Gardens Primary School is guided by the values of Kindness, Empathy, Gratitude, Respect, and Excellence. These values underpin our culture and everyday interactions.
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Kindness ¿ We model and demonstrate kindness, supporting those in need.
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Empathy ¿ We understand and consider the feelings of others.
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Gratitude ¿ We appreciate and acknowledge the people and opportunities in our lives.
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Respect ¿ We value ourselves, our school, and our community.
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Excellence ¿ We strive for our personal and collective best in all that we do.
At Keysborough Gardens Primary School, we provide a high-quality, inclusive, and engaging learning environment that supports the academic, social, and emotional development of every student. We aim to develop lifelong learners who care for themselves, others, and the world around them.
KSC 1 - Educational leadership
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Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary educational leadership of a school or college.
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Highly developed skills in leading and managing change including the leadership of others in the process of change.
KSC 2 - Financial, managerial and administrative ability
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Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.
KSC 3 - Planning, policy and program development and review
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Exemplary values appropriate to the development of student learning with a demonstrated capacity to achieve high quality student outcomes.
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Demonstrated ability to implement Department policies to a high level.
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An understanding of, and a commitment to, the use of learning technologies to improve teaching and learning.
KSC 4 - Leadership of staff and students
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A highly developed capacity to motivate staff, develop their talents and build an effective team.
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A clear capacity to foster a learning environment that takes account of the individual needs of students and helps students to develop their special abilities and talents.
KSC 5 - Interpersonal and communication skills
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Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills in individual, small group and community contexts.
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Exemplary values pertaining to personal qualities of objectivity, sensitivity and integrity.
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An ability to work with parents and the community to develop a strong learning environment.
KSC 6 ¿ School Specific
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Demonstrated understanding and application of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP), with a strong focus on learning, wellbeing, student voice and agency, and its alignment with the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0 (VTLM 2.0)
The assistant principal reports directly to the principal.
Assistant principals have a primary responsibility for the management of significant areas or functions within the school to ensure the effective development, provision and evaluation of the school's education program. In exercising the responsibility, assistant principals will have the authority to make all significant decisions relating to the program, budget and staff relating to their area of designated responsibility within the framework of the school's strategic plan, policies and budget. Assistant principals will contribute to the overall management of the school through involvement in policy formulation and decision making.
The management of significant school program or functional areas in schools involve assistant principals in the analysis of the needs of students and the translation of state educational policy and frameworks into appropriate education programs to meet the needs of all students.
Typically assistant principals will be responsible for the effective use of the teaching staff and program budget of a defined area of the school's operation and for the oversight and leadership of the educational programs provided utilising these resources.
Typically, assistant principals perform one or more of the following functions:
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supervision and coordination of the work of senior curriculum or level coordinators;
- allocation of budgets, positions of responsibility and other resources within the area of responsibility;
- supervision of the delivery of teaching programs;
- management of programs to improve the knowledge and experience of staff;
- responsibility for general discipline matters beyond the management of classroom teachers and year level coordinators;
- contribute to the overall management of the school;
Appropriately qualified individuals currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via
[email protected]
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview
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All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
- Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
- A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
- Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx
To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:
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The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching; and
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if the person completed an Australian postgraduate level initial teaching program or course of study on or after 1 January 2024, they must demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed a postgraduate level accredited initial teacher education program that has been accredited by an Australian State or Territory Teacher Regulatory Authority as satisfying the requirements of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership 'Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures'; and
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a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program after 1 July 2016 must also demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements (this condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian ITE program completed by the person).
Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found at Recruitment in Schools.
