Principal Level P3 - Summer Hill Public School

Job Description - Principal Level P3 - Summer Hill Public School (0000B1YH)

Principal Level P3 - Summer Hill Public School - 0000B1YH

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Sydney Region

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Total Remuneration Package: The total remuneration package will be $241,200.00. This classification attracts a base salary of $213,283.00.

School Name Summer Hill Public School

Staffing Area Port Jackson

FTE 1.000

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12-Nov-2025, 5:00:00 AM

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Summer Hill Public School, established in 1883, is an inner-west city school of approximately 669 students that serves a culturally diverse and invested community. The dynamic staff demonstrate deep commitment to their highly engaged community through a breadth of rich teaching and learning experiences delivered to the highest quality and meeting the full range of student needs. They are collaborative, successful and dedicated. An Opportunity Class program for Year 5 and 6 students draws candidates from in and beyond the local community. There is a strong focus on excellence in explicit teaching, high potential and gifted education and individualised support and extension tailored to all students. While the pursuit of academic excellence is an identifiable dimension of the school, a variety of programs including leadership, band, orchestra, chess, debating, music, drama and sport, secure a breadth of exposure and opportunity for active participation in every student. The successful candidate will provide nurturing, visible and visionary leadership that builds upon existing strengths in holistic, high-quality education.

• Approval to teach. Demonstrated success in creating and embedding a high-quality learning culture that achieves excellence in teacher quality and student learning outcomes.
• Proven experience in building authentic student centred partnerships and connections with parents, community and external agencies to maximise teaching, learning and wellbeing outcomes for all staff and students.
• Demonstrated visionary, adaptable and collaborative leadership to drive change with purpose in alignment with the vision and values articulated in the NSW Department of Education's Plan for Public Education.
• Inspiring educational leadership that fosters the holistic development of students, underpinned by a commitment to explicit teaching, high potential and inclusive education.

• High level educational leadership with the skills to lead and manage a complex public school focused on the delivery of high quality education.
• Ability to lead and manage rigorous and inclusive whole school teaching and learning programs.
• High level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build positive relationships and engage all levels of the school and educational community.
• Ability to lead and manage the development and performance of staff to improve teaching and learning.
• Ability to plan systems and manage resources effectively and equitably to enhance teaching and learning.
• Capacity to lead staff in implementing the Department's Aboriginal education policy and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

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.

Classification Structure for Principals: The Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2020 detail the new principal classification structure based on complexity of schools which commenced in 2016. Please view information on the Classification structure for Principals at The classification and remuneration of our school principals is based on school complexity, as measured through each school's RAM allocation. As part of the ongoing application of the new structure a review of thresholds and outcomes will occur on an annual basis. The principal classification for this school is Principal Level P3 for 2025 and 2026. Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

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 () 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, attachments must be in PDF format.

We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge their continued connection to their country and culture.