Position Details

Sacred Heart Primary School, Thornlie, is seeking a dedicated, dynamic and faith-filled leader to join our Leadership Team as Assistant Principal, commencing 1 January 2027. Founded in the Loreto tradition, Sacred Heart Primary School is a welcoming and faith-filled Catholic double stream primary school guided by the example of Mary Ward and the Loreto values.

Sacred Heart Primary School has a strong sense of community, and is proud of its inclusive culture, solid pastoral care, evidence-based teaching practices, and positive relationships between staff, students and families. The school is well resourced with a disability inclusion centre, 2-year-old to 4-year-old long day care, and school facilitated out-of-school-hours program. There is a strong focus on student and staff wellbeing, with a school wellbeing dog onsite.

Sacred Heart Primary

School offers a range of specialist classes, including Health and Wellbeing, Dance, Music, Science, Auslan and Physical Education. We support and train all classroom teachers to implement TalkforWriting, InitiaLit (K-2), Spellex (Years 3-4) and PLD (Years 5-6).

Selection Criteria

- Be a practising Catholic with a deep commitment to the mission of Catholic Education and a capacity to actively promote the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties.
- Strengthen the Catholic identity of the school by authentically witnessing the Catholic faith, promoting the Loreto tradition, and fostering the liturgical and sacramental life of the school.
- Facilitate high-quality learning and teaching through a strong understanding of contemporary educational practice, evidence-based pedagogy, Religious Education and Western Australian curriculum leadership and innovative approaches that improve student outcomes.
- Contribute to the strategic leadership of the school by effectively planning,



organising and implementing initiatives that support the school’s vision, mission and strategic priorities, contributing to the sustainable growth of the school community.
- Develop the capacity of staff through mentoring, coaching, professional learning and collaborative practices that foster collective efficacy, wellbeing and excellence in teaching.
- Promote the wellbeing, inclusion and success of every student by creating a safe, supportive and student-centred environment that nurtures academic, social, emotional and spiritual growth.
- Build authentic and respectful relationships with students, staff, families, parish and community members through effective communication, collaboration and a commitment to inclusion and belonging.
- Work collaboratively as an effective member of the Leadership Team, by supporting child safety, building accountability, facilitating organisational processes and ensuring compliance requirements are met.

Applicants should submit a brief cover letter, curriculum vitae (CV), a copy of professional qualifications and a document addressing the selection criteria. Responses to each selection criteria should be no longer than half a page. As this position is part of the Senior Leadership of the School, the applicant must be a practising Catholic. In the CV, applicants need to provide three (3) professional referees, one of whom should be the applicant’s current employer and one of whom should be the parish priest. Applications should be submitted in PDF format, addressed to 2027 Principal, Jacinta Petersen, and sent to [email protected].

Qualifications Required

Appropriate four-year tertiary teaching qualification

Current Teacher Registration with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia

Current Working with Children Check

Accreditation to Teach Religious Education

Accreditation for Leadership in Catholic Schools (or willingness to obtain)

Master of Education (desirable)

📌 Assistant Principal (Assistant Principal) (City of Gosnells)
🏢 Catholic Education Western Australia
📍 City of Gosnells