This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 1, 2027

Lead learning. Inspire excellence. Make an impact.

Are you an accomplished instructional leader with the ability, passion, and courage to lead quality teaching and improve student achievement?

Quairading District High School (QDHS) is seeking a dynamic, highly skilled, and collaborative Deputy Principal to lead our ambitious quality teaching and learning improvement agenda. This is an opportunity for an educational leader with demonstrated ability and/or experience in whole-school instructional, literacy and numeracy improvement, curriculum leadership, assessment, and evidence-informed teaching practices.

We welcome applications from experienced and aspiring school leaders who display the ability, commitment and potential to lead high-quality teaching, inspire others, and make a measurable difference to student learning.

We are seeking a leader who can translate educational research into effective classroom practice, build teacher capability, and lead sustainable improvements in student achievement and progress.

The School

Quairading DHS is a Kindergarten to Year 12 (K-12) school located in the heart of the Wheatbelt, providing educational opportunities for 150 students. Our vision, creating learners for life – kaadadjiny kalyakoorl, and our commitment to finding the spark in every child underpin our aspirations for rural educational excellence.

Our 2026–2028 Strategic Plan identifies Quality Teaching and Learning as a fundamental driver of school improvement, supported by Quality Learning Environment,



Quality Connections and Wellbeing. We are building a high-performing professional learning community where collaboration, instructional excellence, collective responsibility, and continuous improvement are central to our work. ‘ONE TEAM – Together is Better’ is how we lead, learn and succeed together while driving sustainable improvements in student achievement and progress.

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The Role

As Deputy Principal – Quality Teaching, Student Achievement and Progress, you will be a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, providing strategic and operational leadership for whole-school teaching and learning improvement across Kindergarten to Year 12.

You will lead the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the QDHS Quality Teaching Roadmap. Working in partnership with the principal, leadership team, and staff, you will build a culture of high expectations, evidence-informed teaching, skilled growth, and accountability for student learning. An integral component of the role will be the line management, professional development and performance support of teaching and non-teaching staff, with responsibility for Primary School leadership.





Key leadership responsibilities:

- Whole-school literacy and numeracy improvement

Lead and manage consistent, evidence-informed whole-school approaches to literacy and numeracy. Display experience with, or substantial knowledge of, MultiLit, Talk for Writing, Learning Through Doing and high-impact literacy and numeracy strategies. Build teacher capability and ensure effective implementation, intervention, differentiation, and assessment to accelerate student learning.

- Instructional leadership and quality teaching

Lead the QDHS Quality Teaching Roadmap, embedding Teaching for Impact and consistent high-impact instructional practices. Display ability and/or experience in Teach Well approaches, professional learning communities, collaborative planning, and reflective teaching; support implementation of the QDHS Impact Coaching model through observation, feedback, coaching, and professional dialogue.

- Differentiation, inclusion, and culturally responsive teaching

Lead inclusive, differentiated and culturally responsive teaching aligned with QDHS whole-school improvement priorities. Strengthen partnerships with Ballardong Noongar families and Elders to promote cultural safety, student engagement and authentic Aboriginal perspectives in learning. Build teacher capability to support EAL/D learners and students at educational risk through evidence-informed teaching, targeted intervention, and high expectations to improve student achievement and progress.

📌 Deputy Principal (Shire of Northam)
🏢 Department of Education, Western Australia
📍 Shire of Northam