Position Information
Narrandera High School is a public comprehensive secondary school in the Riverina region of NSW, with a current enrolment of approximately 350 students, including approximately 30% Aboriginal students.
The school's staffing entitlement is currently 37 teaching staff which is a combination of beginning and experienced teachers. This includes allocation for one Deputy Principal and six Head Teachers. There are two additional Head Teachers currently employed (Wellbeing and Learning and Intervention).
Narrandera High School has an Aboriginal Learning and Engagement Centre (ALEC – which is staffed by an additional Head Teacher and SLSO), a Clontarf Academy and an Intervention Centre to support inclusive practice and personalised learning. There are also two multi-categorical classrooms in operation. NHS is a successful Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) school with a focus on restorative practice and positive relationships between students and staff.
The school is committed to improving effective classroom practice with staff professional learning and collaboration being instrumental in achieving this goal. This learning will prioritise improving student literacy and numeracy levels through explicit teaching and effective data collection, analysis and use. This underpins our belief that all students at Narrandera High School will make progress and achieve learning growth. Narrandera High School has a strong focus on building and maintaining a school culture where there is an expectation that every student, every teacher and every leader will improve every year. The school is also committed to developing a learning environment that is strongly centered on the building of educational aspiration and high expectations. There will be a focus on effective partnerships in learning with students and parents to ensure that students are motivated to deliver their best and continually improve.