Wodonga Senior Secondary College – Department of Education Victoria
Wodonga Senior Secondary College is a government year 10 to 12 co‑education school located 1 km from central Wodonga on a 7.84‑hectare campus surrounded by residential housing. The school serves a socially, economically and culturally diverse community, with 15.9 % Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students and 3.1 % students who speak an additional language.
History and Enrolment Trends
Established in 2005‑2006, the college was formed by merging three secondary schools. It now operates with a Middle Years College (years 7‑9) and a Senior College (years 10‑12), working collaboratively to provide pathways from year 7 to career.
Student and Community Demographics
The college currently counts 1 172 students. Over the past five years enrolment has increased. Most students progress from the Middle Years College into year 10 at the Senior College, while 24 % are drawn from neighbouring communities, independent schools and Catholic schools.
Staffing and Leadership Profiles
The college's staff includes 80 % highly experienced teachers, 17 leading teachers, and 56 education support staff (laboratory technicians, librarians, admin, maintenance, IT, trainees). A strong wellbeing team supports students and staff, including social workers, medical staff, a Koorie support mentor, an inclusion support staff member and a Defence Transition Mentor.
Curriculum and Specialisation
Wodonga Senior Secondary College offers the broadest range of subject choices in the region across all subject areas. VCE and VCAL programmes span 2½ years, and the college delivers a diverse range of VET subjects through partnerships with registered training organisations. Students may also study Japanese or Indonesian face‑to‑face, and participate in international study tours to Cambodia, Japan and Vietnam.
Extra‑curricular activities include swimming and athletic carnivals, interschool sport, instrumental music, college musical and celebrity events.
Selection Criteria
* SC1 – Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated experience responding to student learning needs.
* SC2 – Demonstrated experience planning and implementing high‑impact teaching strategies, guided by student learning preferences, and evaluating the impact of learning and teaching programs.
* SC3 – Demonstrated experience monitoring and assessing student learning, using data to inform teaching practice, and providing feedback to students and parents.
* SC4 – Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills, and experience establishing collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader community.
* SC5 – Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values, and experience reflecting on practice and engaging in professional learning.
Role
The classroom teacher classification includes two salary ranges. The primary focus is on planning, preparing and teaching programs to achieve specific student outcomes, and on critical reflection and inquiry to improve knowledge and skills. As teachers gain experience, they may undertake additional duties appropriate to their salary range and expertise.
Responsibilities
* Directly teach groups of students and individual students;
* Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of a curriculum area or other curriculum programme within the school;
* Undertake classroom teaching‑related and organisational duties as determined by the School Principal;
* Participate in activities such as parent/teacher meetings, staff meetings, camps and excursions;
* Undertake other non‑teaching supervisory duties.
Who May Apply
Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching, and qualified to teach the specified curriculum area(s). Applicants with demonstrated experience in the relevant curriculum area(s) are preferred.
Diversity and Inclusion
The department values diversity in all forms and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply. We promote inclusive workplaces and provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability. Additional support is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates via the Koorie Outcomes Division.
Child Safe Standards
Victorian government schools must comply with child safe standards. All staff are required to read and comply with the Child Safety Code of Conduct available at
DE Values
Employees commit to the Department's values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. Information is available at
Other Information
* All staff have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
* Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre‑employment conditions check.
* A probationary period may apply during the first year, with induction and support programmes provided.
* Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at
Qualification Requirements
* The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
* If the person completed an Australian postgraduate level initial teaching program or course of study on or after 1 January 2024, they must demonstrate satisfactory completion of a postgraduate level accredited initial teacher education program, as specified by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership.
* Persons who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program after 1 July 2016 must have passed the LANTITE (Literacy and Numeracy tests for initial teacher education) requirements.
Details of qualification requirements may be updated from time to time and are available at Recruitment in Schools.
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