Head Teacher Technological and Applied Studies - Matraville High School

Position Information

Matraville Sports High School is a co-educational specialist sports high school located in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Matraville Sports High School is an official Olympic Pathways School with a long history of sporting success across a range of team and individual sports. The school has a growing enrolment number of over of 500 students in 2026. This number includes an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolment of 30%, 16% EAL/D students, three support classes catering for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and four for students with intellectual disabilities. Matraville Sports High School is an inclusive, culturally nourishing, and vibrant school where students and staff cooperate and collaborate to achieve the common goal of individual high performance in a caring and compassionate learning environment.

Selection Criteria

Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,

1. Proven ability to lead and manage a team with diverse TAS teaching experience, demonstrating the capacity to collaboratively engage and inspire teachers to adopt innovative pedagogy in growing a culture of high expectations.
2. A demonstrated understanding of, and ability to implement VET frameworks and pathways to support curriculum diversity, student engagement, and post-school opportunities.
3. Capacity to collaborate collegially with staff, students, and parents to initiate and drive creative approaches and new ways of thinking that ensures excellence in education for all students.

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

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

The Eligibility Requirements for Head Teacher Positions in NSW Government Schools are located here.

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 and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.