Advertised Vacancy Number: PR1055670

This is a permanent, full-time position commencing Term 4, 2026.

About The Role

As the principal, you will lead with a strong moral purpose and a commitment to enabling every student to learn successfully and reach their full potential. You will foster an environment where each learner’s talents are recognised, nurtured, and developed, equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and values needed for lifelong success. You demonstrate an understanding of the power of education to overcome disadvantage and are committed to supporting the growth and wellbeing of every student.

You will build and sustain strong, purposeful relationships across the school community and with external stakeholders, recognising that achieving the school’s mission requires collective effort. Your leadership will promote a cohesive and inclusive school culture focused on meeting the diverse learning needs of all students and enabling them to thrive.

A key aspect of this role involves strategically allocating and developing resources—including time, staff expertise, funding, facilities, policies, and partnerships to maximise student outcomes and strengthen teaching and learning across the school.

You will drive continuous improvement by prioritising high quality classroom teaching and building teacher capacity for sustained improvement. Your decisions will be evidence based and informed by quality data to identify needs, set clear goals, monitor progress, and evaluate impact. You will refine school practices and lead significant change where required across programs, curriculum, processes, facilities,



or culture to enhance student learning and wellbeing.

To be successful in this role you will be open minded, flexible, and guided by strong personal and professional values. You will demonstrate resilience, optimism, and high expectations for yourself, your staff, and your students. The school’s success will be shaped by your personal qualities, values, beliefs, attitudes, and skills which will underpin all strategic actions and contribute to a positive, future focused school workplace.

About Kambalda Primary School

Kambalda Primary School is a small regional school approximately 631km north-east of Perth and 58km south of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, the nearest regional city. We are highly valued in the Kambalda community with a reputation of caring and attentive instruction, catering for the academic, social, physical and emotional individual needs of each student.

Our school may be small, but we offer facilities and programs found in bigger schools. Our point of difference is highlighted by our smaller class sizes that allow our staff to offer differentiated curriculum and we pride ourselves on our wide reputation for catering for the individual needs and interests of your child.

Find out more about Kambalda Primary School by visiting KambaldaPS.wa.edu.au or Schools Online.





For Further Job Related Information

For more information on the role and responsibilities, please contact Nathan Morton, Director of Education, on 9093 5600 or [email protected].

Equity and Diversity

We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan for more details.

Selection Criteria

You will be assessed against the 6 Domains of Professional Practice and 6 Personal Attributes of Effective School Leaders.

The 6 Domains of Professional Practice were developed in partnership with the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). They clearly encapsulate the key practices of highly effective principals. The Domains align with, and further build upon, the Australian Skilled Standard for Principals and the School Improvement and Accountability Framework.

Research commissioned by the Department identified 6 Personal Attributes which are critical for an effective school leader.

The 6 Domains and 6 Personal Attributes form the basis of assessment in the principal recruitment process. They are detailed in the Applicant Instruction Guide attached at the top of this advertisement.

Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 28 August 2026.

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📌 Principal (Western Australia)
🏢 Department of Education, Western Australia
📍 Western Australia