Assistant Principal - Mulyan Public School

Permanent
full-time
job at Mulyan Public School (Cowra, New South Wales, Australia)
recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000B8FC

Closing date April 15, 2026,
2 a.m.
(AEST)

Location Lachlan St, Cowra 2794 NSW, Australia

Type
Full-Time

Status
Permanent

Contact Catherine Briggs
6342 2531

About this job

Position Information

Mulyan Public School is located on Wiradjuri country and sits in the northern part of Cowra. The word Mulyan is a Wiradjuri word meaning eagle which is where our school motto "Aim High" comes from. Just like the eagle we "Aim High".

We have a student population of approximately 340. Our school community consists of a diverse student population including 30% Aboriginal students, 3% students from refugee backgrounds and students from a wide variety of socio-economic backgrounds. This diversity means that our school context is enhanced with a variety of skills and cultural backgrounds that need to be nurtured in order for our students to achieve success.

Mulyan Public School population has 14% of students with significant learning needs that require intensive intervention and learning programs. We have three support classes that can provide specific learning programs for individual students.

Staff work collaboratively using the latest explicit teaching strategies to improve student learning. Our school community is an integral part of the work we do to raise student outcomes, and we strive for genuine partnerships and connections with our parents, students and local community.

General Selection Criteria

1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy

Specific Selection Criteria

In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary;

1. Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively within and across teams to analyse evidence of student learning and use this analysis to drive explicit teaching.
2. Demonstrated capacity to support teaching teams to differentiate curriculum so they support students with a wide variety of learning needs.

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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

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.