Location:
St Anthony's Catholic College, Deeragun
Salary Range:
$225,389 per annum
Join the leadership team at
St Anthony's Catholic College
as
Principal
, where your leadership, faith and vision will help shape a vibrant learning community built on care, excellence and Catholic values.
Located in Townsville's growing Northern Beaches, St Anthony's Catholic College is a thriving P-12 co-educational College educating more than 1,500 students across dedicated primary and secondary campuses. Guided by its Franciscan heritage, the College is recognised for its strong sense of community, faith and commitment to excellence in learning, providing an exceptional environment for students and staff to thrive
Set on the tropical coast of North Queensland, Townsville blends the energy of a thriving regional city with the warmth of a welcoming community. With Magnetic Island just a short ferry ride away and the Outstanding Barrier Reef on its doorstep, you can spend weekends exploring palm-lined beaches, vibrant markets, and lively cultural events - all while enjoying the relaxed, outdoors-focused lifestyle that makes Townsville such a rewarding place to live and work.
About you
With proven leadership experience and a deep commitment to Catholic education, you will demonstrate the ability to develop and mentor others within a professional learning culture. Drawing on your knowledge of contemporary pedagogy, curriculum design and student wellbeing, you inspire excellence and model inclusive, values-driven leadership. You'll also lead continuous improvement and innovation, using data-informed practice to strengthen teaching,



learning and student outcomes.
You'll bring authentic faith leadership as an active member of a Catholic Eucharistic community, together with full accreditation to teach Religious Education and registration with the Queensland College of Teachers.
Townsville Catholic Education has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all staff. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.
Applicants should note that as part of the hiring process, a criminal history check and a bankruptcy check will be completed.
About us
Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.
We value your hard work and dedication, and we're proud to offer a range of benefits designed to support you both professionally and personally:




Annual Leave at 17.5% leave loading
Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service
Salary packaging options
Up to 14 Weeks paid parental leave available to the primary carer, regardless of gender
Deferred Salary Scheme
...and a range of other great benefits!
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Our mission is to provide services to our Catholic school communities which support them in achieving quality outcomes for students and in promoting the ongoing development of Catholic Education. We offer excitement, challenges, an amazing community and a professional, supportive environment. With a network of 29 schools and more than 2,500 staff throughout the Diocese, the Townsville Catholic Diocese offers a diverse range of opportunities.
Our mission is to provide services to our Catholic school communities which support them in achieving quality outcomes for students and in promoting the ongoing development of Catholic Education. We offer excitement, challenges, an amazing community and a skilled, supportive environment. With a network of 29 schools and more than 2,500 staff throughout the Diocese, the Townsville Catholic Diocese offers a diverse range of opportunities.
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