Position Information

Cecil Hills High School is a comprehensive coeducational high school in a growth area of south–west Sydney. The student enrolment of over 1300 students (Year 7 to Year 12) includes 85% of students from a non–English speaking background. The school has 1% of students who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The school proudly has a support unit consisting of seven classes. The main languages spoken at home are Vietnamese, Arabic and Serbian. The school is experiencing significant enrolment growth, and this is expected to continue into the future. The proposed Western Sydney Airport is in the school's drawing area and will provide significant employment and training links when constructed. The school has an outstanding reputation for quality teaching and learning, which fosters a productive learning environment, with a history of academic success and high expectations in all curriculum areas. The school has a highly committed staff and an environment where academic success and student wellbeing are at the forefront of decision–making. School website: https://cecilhills-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Selection Criteria

- Approval to teach English as an additional language/ dialect or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in EAL/D qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to actively collaborate with students, staff and the wider school community to build positive relationships that support student outcomes and promote an inclusive school culture
- Demonstrated ability to teach, develop and implement high quality, engaging and differentiated teaching and learning EALD programs and resources to maximise learning outcomes for students from diverse cultural backgrounds in the classroom.
- Demonstrated capacity to track student growth using the ACARA EAL/D Learning Progressions,



and to contribute meaningfully to whole-school data collection and reporting practices.

Conditions

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.

Special Notes

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. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above.

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

How to Apply

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.

Application contact details

If you have questions or would like to learn more about this role, please reach out to the contact below:

Contact

Felicity Wicks (02) 9822 1430

Application close date

28 October 2026 at 4:00pm

📌 Teacher English as an Additional Language or dialect - Cecil Hills High School (Sydney)
🏢 Nsw Government
📍 Sydney