Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a partially selective (in Dance, Music and Drama), co-educational, comprehensive school located on Gadigal Land approximately 5 kms southwest of Sydney CBD. The student population is approximately 1120. The school is strongly supported by an active and engaged Parents and Citizens Association as well as the broader community. All members of the school community have high aspirations for success. At Newtown High School of the Performing Arts we recognise that creativity is essential to the human experience and integral to all learning. Our goal is to inspire a lifelong love of learning. Our core school values of excellence, creativity and equity foster students' academic, creative and social potential. Positive education wellbeing programs are embedded across each year group and there is an extensive range of co-curricular activities for student talent development. For more information, please visit our school website:

Key qualifications and responsibilities:

- Current approval to teach Drama and VET Entertainment, with knowledge of relevant NSW curriculum, assessment and reporting requirements and the capacity to deliver engaging programs across a range of student abilities and year levels.
- Highly effective teaching practice, with the capacity to design and deliver differentiated Drama programs that meet diverse student needs, including High Potential and Gifted students.
- Capacity to work collaboratively with colleagues and deliver co-curricular Drama programs, including performances, productions, ensembles,



workshops and theatrical activities, with the capacity to direct and manage school productions.
- Knowledge and experience in Stage 5 Design and Media: Film Studies, with the capacity to deliver engaging, practical learning that develops student creativity, confidence and collaboration.

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 chance. 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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people.

For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education's Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

Until the outcome of any such determination is confirmed, your salary offer will remain at Step 1 then be updated at a later date (typically a 1–2-week processing time post receipt of the form).

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📌 Teacher - Drama & VET Entertainment - Newtown High School of the Performing Arts (Sydney)
🏢 NSW Department of Education
📍 Sydney