Galston High School is nestled within the semi-rural area of Galston and Dural. With a focus on providing high-quality educational opportunities, Galston High School provides a warm and supportive environment for all of its 580 students, offering a rich curriculum in a co-educational and comprehensive setting. Exceptional and area-leading results across the range of subjects are testimony to the school’s approach. Outside of the academic, students benefit from a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities, including sporting, cultural, agricultural and performing arts. A student-centred culture of leadership, with diverse roles in the many facets of school life, further enhances the positive and inclusive learning environment. This inclusiveness extends to the school’s special education unit, catering for students with autism, moderate intellectual disabilities and emotional disturbance.
Approval to Teach Technology mandatory(Stage and Textiles & Design/Textiles Technology(Stage .
Approval to teach or preparedness to undertake VET teacher training in Hospitality-Food and Beverage providing the qualification entry benchmark is met.
Demonstrated effective classroom management and well-being practices to build positive learning outcomes.
Demonstrated understanding of differentiation and the needs of gifted and talented students.
Demonstrated high levels of communication and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with students, teachers, parents and the wider school community.
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.
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
If you are new or returning to the Department of Education and have relevant prior professional experience, you can submit a Salary determination for classroom teachers application form to request a salary determination. Until the outcome of any such determination is confirmed, your salary offer will remain at Step 1 then be updated at a later date (typically a 1–2 week processing time post receipt of the form). For further details on this process, please see the Department’s policy here: Salary determination.
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.
