The new Wentworth Point High School is a high rise six-level school in a high-density property area comprising only apartment residences. The school commenced operations in 2025 with year 7 and has a staggered start to year groups year-on-year. There are five Autism (AU) support classes. The school is designed to serve the dramatically growing demographic in the area and is expected to cater for 1530 students with an average year group of 255 students. The school has close links with Wentworth Point Public School, as a partner school as well as sharing a geographical boundary. The school has diverse feeder public schools including Wentworth Point Public School, Newington Public School, Concord West Public School, Lidcombe Public School and Victoria Avenue Public School. The school has a highly diverse student population. Students are born in over 20 different countries and speak over 23 languages at home. Mongolian, Arabic, Mandarin and Korean are the most prominent. Approximately 25% of students are on Temporary Resident Visas, mostly from Mongolia and Saudi Arabia. The socio-economic status of families is broad. The school is committed to establishing high expectations for learning and behaviour, within a supportive framework that ensures students feel known, valued and cared for. Our school motto, Courage to Grow, Strength to Connect, underpins all that we do as we endeavour to guide students to grow academically, socially, and emotionally, while building strong connections with their peers, staff, families, and the wider community. The school shares a rear field with the community. There is limited car parking onsite. Staff are encouraged to make use of the end-of-trip facilities and public transport routes. Staff have access to paid parking at Marina Square at a discounted rate.
Approval to teach Commerce, Geography (7-1 and Business Studies with the ability to design and implement quality teaching and learning programs and assessment.
Demonstrated ability to differentiate the curriculum to meet the individual learning needs of a diverse range of students, including EAL/D learners.
Ability to use effective classroom management skills to create a classroom environment that is engaging, inclusive and fosters a culture of high expectations
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build positive and respectful relationships with students, colleagues and families
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.
This position commences 28 January, 2027.
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.
How to Apply
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.
For technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.
