Wairoa School has a K-12 enrolment of 71 students with 62% EAL/D background, and 15% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. The school is located on Bidjigal and Gadigal Aboriginal lands amidst the environs and natural beauty of Bondi Beach. Wairoa is a school for specific purposes (SSP) and enrols students with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities from Sydney's Eastern, South Eastern, and Inner Western Suburbs of Sydney. Most students have additional needs: physical, vision and/or hearing, sensory, complex behaviours, health/medical conditions, and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder.

The Wairoa School community holds high expectations for quality education, which arise from meeting the diverse learning needs of students. Programs prepare students for maximum participation in the community and quality life outcomes. Parents and carers are central to the educational planning process through the development and adjustment of personalised learning and support plans (PLSP). The school has a sustained focus on a child's social-emotional wellbeing and a balanced academic and functional curriculum. These goals are delivered through technology-rich differentiated learning that is accessible and engaging for students.

The expert and dedicated staff maintain a culture that reflects a deep humanity and the ongoing development of professional practice, especially in relation to literacy, numeracy and communication outcomes. Staff remain in the vanguard of innovative assessment practice, the tracking of individual student growth, and the adept application of literacy and numeracy precursors. Staff have embraced curriculum implementation through a collaborative approach that underpins highly differentiated teaching and learning programs.



The Positive Behaviour for Learning framework is enhanced with the 'Zones of Regulation' program and a consistent approach to classroom management and evaluative collection of data.

An overarching goal and solid focus of the school is the successful transitions for students to a meaningful and fulfilling post school life. Community collaboration and school engagement is a foundation for connection, opportunity, and the mutual obligations we hold as a fair, inclusive, and equitable society.

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Wairoa School has a K-12 enrolment of 71 students with 62% EAL/D background, and 15% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. The school is located on Bidjigal and Gadigal Aboriginal lands amidst the environs and natural beauty of Bondi Beach. Wairoa is a school for specific purposes (SSP) and enrols students with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities from Sydney's Eastern, South Eastern, and Inner Western Suburbs of Sydney. Most students have additional needs: physical, vision and/or hearing, sensory, complex behaviours, health/medical conditions, and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder.

The Wairoa School community holds high expectations for quality education, which arise from meeting the diverse learning needs of students.



Programs prepare students for maximum participation in the community and quality life outcomes. Parents and carers are central to the educational planning process through the development and adjustment of personalised learning and support plans (PLSP). The school has a sustained focus on a child's social-emotional wellbeing and a balanced academic and functional curriculum. These goals are delivered through technology-rich differentiated learning that is accessible and engaging for students.

The expert and dedicated staff maintain a culture that reflects a deep humanity and the ongoing development of professional practice, especially in relation to literacy, numeracy and communication outcomes. Staff remain in the vanguard of innovative assessment practice, the tracking of individual student growth, and the adept application of literacy and numeracy precursors. Staff have embraced curriculum implementation through a collaborative approach that underpins highly differentiated teaching and learning programs. The Positive Behaviour for Learning framework is enhanced with the 'Zones of Regulation' program and a consistent approach to classroom management and evaluative collection of data.

An overarching goal and strong focus of the school is the successful transitions for students to a meaningful and fulfilling post school life. Community collaboration and school engagement is a foundation for connection, opportunity, and the mutual obligations we hold as a fair, inclusive, and equitable society.

General Selection Criteria

- 1. High level educational leadership with the skills to lead and manage a complex public school focused on the delivery of high quality education
- 2. Ability to lead an

📌 Principal Level (Sydney)
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📍 Sydney