This is a permanent full time position commencing Term 1, 2027

Denmark Senior High School (SHS) is a high performing school located in the Shire of Denmark within the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Built on its current site in 2000, the school is set on 19 hectares of land one kilometre east of the town centre. The school provides a comprehensive Year 7 to Year 12 secondary school education.

At Denmark SHS, our commitment to supporting our students to ‘strive to achieve’ is embedded in everything we do. We seek to provide every student with a pathway to a successful future. Quality student outcomes are the result of our fostering the qualities of resilience and social capability; literacy and numeracy competency; and through developing teamwork, critical and creative thinking, innovative and entrepreneurial skills. Further, our focus on staff development serves to both enhance their practice and models the value of being life-long learners to our students. Our key priorities work together to create the conditions for our students to thrive – student success; teaching excellence; health & wellbeing; and relationships & partnerships.

Find out more about our school by visiting denmarkshs.wa.edu.au or Schools Online.

The Role

Denmark Senior High School (SHS) is an Independent Public School seeking to appoint a highly competent and enthusiastic Head of Learning Area – English, Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) and Languages to join their senior leadership team.

The successful applicant will ideally display innovation in curriculum leadership, assuming immediate responsibility for working in concert with the variety of specialist teachers in English, HASS and Languages to further consolidate a collaborative and cohesive team.





To support the business needs of the school the successful applicant should have a strong curriculum background in English with the capacity to teach senior schooling English courses at the ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) level.

The successful applicant will ideally be committed to leading high levels of student engagement, academic and personal achievement in a supportive environment where success is celebrated. Aligned with the strategic direction of the school, the successful applicant will lead strategic planning for positive outcomes and with high professional knowledge in instructional practice. Guided by evidence and informed by Teaching for Impact, they will model high-impact strategies and continuously evaluate their effectiveness and that of their team to ensure all students achieve strong academic and personal growth across the Learning Area. Possessing the skills to lead curriculum differentiation to cater for a range of abilities, including special needs, is highly regarded. They should aim to sustain a culture of data analysis that results in informed decision-making and educational best practice.

Key to this role is that the successful applicant ideally displays the capacity to build productive working relationships with students, staff and the community. Possessing excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, they should be curious about learning and about learners; be invested in the school as a member of the leadership team; and be reflective of themselves and their practice. The successful applicant should be innovative and plan strategically to lead a learning culture that strengthens staff capacity to enact the school’s Business Plan.

Professional Benefits





- 12 percent employer contributions to superannuation
- 12 weeks’ vacation leave (school holidays)
- Subsidised accommodation where applicable
- Free relocation

Find out more about the benefits by visiting professional and personal benefits.

For additional information to all allowances and housing please contact Housing and Transport at or on .

Want to know more?

Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Katherine Ward, Principal on or

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.

Eligibility

To work with us, you must:

- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
- hold registration with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia
- obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and
- consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.

More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website or in the attached application package.

Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Thursday, 3 September 2026

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📌 Head of Learning Area - English (Southern Cross)
🏢 Department of Education, Western Australia
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