Position Information
Moree East Public School is a Connected Communities primary school located in north west New South Wales and stands proudly on Gomeroi Country. The school has a current enrolment of 230 students of which 87% identify as Aboriginal. Due to the transient nature of our school community, numbers fluctuate throughout the school year. The school's FOEI is 206 (2025) and ICSEA 689 (2025), identifying the school as a low socio-economic rural and remote school demographic.
Moree East Public School has a strong ethos of inclusion and commitment to education of the whole child through the provision of quality education and welfare practices. A culture of teamwork is valued, with community involvement encouraged in all aspects of school life.
Moree East Public School has modern facilities, is well resourced and is focused on utilising the broader learning environment to maximise student engagement. 2025 initiatives included – MultiLit Closing the Gap, Gomeroi Culture and Gamilaraay Language, Explicit Teaching, STEM education, SMART Spelling, Resilience Project and SWITCH for Schools wellbeing initiatives.
The Connected Communities strategy positions Moree East Public School as a community hub. It broadens the influence of the community and school leadership to play a role in the delivery of key services and in supporting children throughout their schooling.
The Schools as Community Centres (SaCC) initiative supports families with their children from birth to 8 years of age through proactive early intervention programs and cross agency partnerships. Under the strategy a number of initiatives operate at Moree East Public School. These include supported playgroups, transition to school, daily breakfast club and specialist service provision.
Connected Communities is a strategy to drive improved educational outcomes for Aboriginal children and young people. The strategy positions schools as community hubs that broaden the influence of the community and school leadership in the delivery of key services that support children and young people from birth through school into further training, study and employment. The Executive Principal will work in partnership with the local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group and the local community to achieve the key accountabilities of the role.
This appointment is for an initial period of three years, with the possibility of extension for the duration of the Connected Community strategy to the end of 2034.
Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria,
1. Deep level knowledge and understanding of the Connected Communities Strategy, department’s Aboriginal Education polices and related government policies and strategies.
2. Strong educational leadership, strategic analysis and planning capability, combined with creative problem solving skills to drive innovative programs and initiatives that lead to high quality learning outcomes for Aboriginal students.
3. Demonstrated capacity to implement the schools shared vision and plan in partnership with the local community while being dynamic and responsive to achieve results.
4. Ability to build collaborative relationships with key government and non-governments agencies particularly the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Inc. to drive improved outcomes for Aboriginal students.
5. Ability to inspire confidence in Public Education.
General Selection Criteria
1. High level educational leadership with the skills to lead and manage a complex public school focused on the delivery of high quality education
2. Ability to lead and manage rigorous and inclusive whole school teaching and learning programs
3. High level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build positive relationships and engage all levels of the school and educational community
4. Ability to lead and manage the development and performance of staff to improve teaching and learning
5. Ability to plan systems and manage resources effectively and equitably to enhance teaching and learning
6. 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.
Special Notes
An Executive Principal appointed to an incentive school will also receive the incentives that 8, 6 or 4 point incentive schools attract and the locality allowances relevant to the school.
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
The department is progressively introducing a great range of new benefits and incentives for teachers and executives in rural and remote NSW public schools. Use the link to find out more about the benefits and incentives.
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.
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