Position Information

Endeavour Sports High School embraces academic excellence as its highest priority. Located in southern Sydney, the school has a student population of more than 1300 (6% Indigenous and 15% EALD) and is a designated Sports High School. As a comprehensive, co-educational school, Endeavour provides a caring, disciplined and well-resourced environment where every student is supported to achieve their potential through quality teaching and learning. The school is committed to academic excellence, citizenship, elite sports and the arts, underpinned by our core values: academic excellence, personal best, commitment and respect.

Selection Criteria

Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,

- Demonstrated leadership in achieving outstanding English results within the context of a complex and diverse school workplace

- Demonstrated leadership in the design and delivery of whole school literacy programs.

- Demonstrated adaptive and responsive leadership to the changing needs and demands of a large and complex school.

General Selection Criteria

1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice

2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs

3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams

4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents

5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning

6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy

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 opportunity.

Special Notes

The Eligibility Requirements for Head Teacher Positions in NSW Government Schools are located here.

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 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

James Kozłowski (phone hidden)

Application close date

11 November 2026 at 4:00pm

📌 Head Teacher - English - Endeavour Sports High School (Sydney)
🏢 Teaching Service
📍 Sydney