Deputy Principal - Burpengary State Secondary College

This is a temporary full-time position until 12 December 2025, with possibility of extension, unless otherwise determined.

Our School

Burpengary State Secondary College (BSSC) is a modern, high school located 20 minutes north of Brisbane.

We are a values-driven college, upholding Respect, Courage, and Excellence in everything we do.
We believe success comes through a balanced focus on academic achievement, wellbeing, and engagement.

Your Role

The Deputy Principal drives strategic improvement across the college by leading curriculum implementation, building teaching expertise, and using data to enhance learning outcomes. This role supports whole-school improvement through leadership in curriculum planning, assessment literacy, and moderation, ensuring alignment with college priorities.

As the Deputy Principal, you will:

Lead the enhancement of a culture of learning, with a strategic focus on the delivery of the Australian Curriculum (ACARA V9) through the College's Curriculum Plan and AC V9 Road Map.
Lead the horizontal and vertical alignmnet of curriuclum, formative assessment practices, and assessment literacy development.
Analyse and discuss student achievement and engagement data.
Drive systematic curriculum implementation through the alignment of vertical and horizontal curriculum, and delivery of the College's approach to moderation, assessment literacy, and formative assessment.
Build an expert teaching team, deliver classroom coaching and lead professional learning aligned to the colleges curriculum, assessment and planning and KCARF.
Line manage some curriculum HODS and House Leader. Oversee attendance tracking, complex case management, enrolment interviews, reporting, immunisations, P-T Interviews, awards night, excursions, calendars and consent management, PGD roster processes, and SharePoint systems for document sharing.

Through these responsibilities, you will play a critical leadership role in maintaining BSSC's academic excellence and operational rigour while fostering its core values of Respect, Courage, and Excellence.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

Interested? To Apply

Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history).
Attach a written statement (2-page maximum) addressing Key Capabilities 1-4 from the 'How you will be assessed' section of the Role Description. - addressing Key Capabilities 1-2 only.
Attach a copy of your mandatory requirements outlined in the Role Description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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