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Quakers Hill High School is a comprehensive coeducational 7-12 public school which forms part of the Nirimba Collegiate of schools, located on Darug land in the north-west of Sydney.
Students at Quakers Hill High School benefit from comprehensive learning and support structures, classes for High Potential and Gifted students, and future focused learning. Academic acceleration into Stage 6 courses provides an opportunity for talented students to complete an HSC subject prior to the end of Year 12. In the senior school, access to courses at different collegiate schools expands curriculum choice for students. The school also has a Support Unit, providing three multi-categorical classes and two classes for students with autism spectrum disorder.
In 2025, there are 51 students enrolled who are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The school is immensely proud of its connection to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Approximately 34% of students are from a language background other than English.
Learning at Quakers Hill High School is underpinned by the SMART Code, which supports all students to be Safe, Motivated, Academic, Respectful and Tolerant.
The school is supported by an active Parents and Citizens Association who also manage the uniform shop. Significant connections exist through the Quakers Hill Learning Community, whose membership includes five local partner primary schools.
Quakers Hill High School has a permanent workforce of 72 teachers and 28 support staff. This includes one Principal, two Deputy Principals and 13 Head Teachers, including in the areas of Teaching and Learning, Secondary Studies, Administration, Wellbeing, and Technology. A Business Manager, additional School Learning and Support Officers, a Technical Support Officer and several additional teachers have been employed using school funds.
Learning at Quakers Hill High School is underpinned by the SMART Code, which supports all students to be Safe, Motivated, Academic, Respectful and Tolerant learners. This is the main expression of the school's commitment to Positive Behaviour for Learning. Students regularly take part in SMART lessons to enhance engagement and achievement across the curriculum.
Each year the school stages a Creative Arts Showcase which exhibits a variety of student musical, dance and drama performances as well as art and photography developed by students throughout the course of the year.
The 2024-2027 School Excellence Plan outlines the school's areas for continued growth. Student Growth and Attainment will be achieved through the provision of a high challenge, high support learning environment which fosters excellence in literacy and numeracy growth. A pronounced focus on outstanding instructional practice will see Quakers Hill High School teachers demonstrate excellence through engagement with Teaching Sprints and the HSC Strategy. Deepening community engagement in student learning and Student Voice will be achieved by the ongoing commitment to partnerships between the school and key stakeholders such as community members and learning communities.
Selection Criteria
Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with Autism (Secondary) and moderate Intellect Disability (Secondary).
Commitment to student learning and wellbeing with the ability to develop positive relationships with students, families, staff and other key stakeholders to support student outcomes
Capacity to collaborate with colleagues to implement curriculum and personalised learning plans
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
This advertisement is for a 0.4FTE (Two days per week) position.
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.
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