Deputy Principal (ACIP) - Marsden High School

Permanent
full-time
job at Marsden High School (West Ryde, New South Wales, Australia)
recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000B8J4

Closing date April 8, 2026,
2 a.m.
(AEST)

Location 8 Rhodes ST, Meadowbank, NSW 2114 NSW, Australia

Type
Full-Time

Status
Permanent

Contact Steve Smith
8422 33600

About this job

Position Information

Marsden High School is a culturally diverse comprehensive secondary school with an enrolment of 1295 students including 2% Aboriginal students and 74% students with a language background other than English. The school has a High Performing and Gifted Education (HPGE) stream, a Support Unit with 2 Multicategorical and 2 Autism classes and an Intensive English Centre. The school is focused on ensuring that no student is left behind and as such has invested in an Independent Learning Centre and a team of Learning and Support Teachers (LaST) for students requiring additional support.

This is a long established permanent ACIP Deputy Principal position. Marsden High School is focused on building student capacity and has experienced strong growth in student performance as a result. With strong HSC and NAPLAN results, the Deputy Principal will focus on maintaining the school’s strong growth trajectory by working cohesively with executive to lead Explicit Teaching with a targeted focus on writing.

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,

• High level emotional intelligence and outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the demonstrated capacity to manage complex situations as they arise
• Demonstrated outstanding level of instructional and collaborative leadership and knowledge of school planning and compliance.
• Capacity to build upon the school’s existing successful evidence-based literacy framework, which focuses on the explicit teaching of writing.
• Demonstrated commitment to improving educational outcomes for all students in a positive and culturally inclusive learning environment.

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.

This is an above centrally identified permanent position established through school funds. The successful candidate’s continued appointment to this position will be subject to the continuity of funding, the ongoing requirement of the position and the educational needs of the school.
Should the funding or the requirement for the position cease, the teacher will receive nominated transfer status; please refer to the Staffing Procedure for the Teaching Service in NSW Public Schools for additional information.
When accepting the position, the successful applicant will be indicating their acceptance of the terms and conditions attached to this appointment.

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.