Permanent full-time job at Colyton High School (New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B1QY
Closing date September 24, 2025, 2 a.m. (AEST)
Location Carpenter St, St Marys 2760 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Natalie Anderson
02 9623 2789
About This Job
Position Information
Colyton High School has an enrolment of 759 students in mainstream classes. In addition, the school has 3 support unit classes with up to 38 students. 41% of students have a language base other than English. 10% of students identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Stiuated on Dharug land, Colyton High School is a well-equipped school set within spacious and attractive grounds. It offers a broad and attractive curriculum designed to meet the diverse needs of students and prepare them for a successful and fulfilling future. The school takes pride in providing a wide range of academic, sporting, cultural a vocational experiences, along with outstanding creative and performing arts programs accessible to all students.
Colyton High School's Strategic Excellence Plan reflects a shared dedication to enhancing student growth and achievement, refining teaching practices through collaboration, and strengthening learning and wellbeing to boost engagement and success. The school values and actively fosters strong partnerships with families and the wider community. For more information about our school, please visit our website: Contact us - Colyton High School
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach
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.
Applicants seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE. Applicants on the eligibility list will be offered the remaining FTE but are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.
Successful applicants may be entitled to a Recruitment Bonus of $20,000 (Conditions Apply). The Recruitment Bonus will be paid on a pro rata basis for permanent part-time teachers and executive staff. The maximum recruitment bonus available for a position is $20,000, including any job share arrangements.
A Relocation Support Payment of $5,000 up to $8,000 will be available for eligible applicants.
Special Notes
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.
