Executive Assistant Principal | K-12 | 1540 students
St Anthony of Padua Catholic College Austral
Commencement Date: Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Closing Date: Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Capacity: Full-Time

All Executive Assistant Principal roles are a promotional appointment + permanent teaching position.

About Our School

St Anthony of Padua Catholic College Austral offers a seamless co-educational journey from preschool to Year 12, with our first senior class graduating in 2026. We provide a challenging, collaborative curriculum supported by expert educators in a flexible, innovative environment.

Our state-of-the-art facilities include dedicated spaces for engineering, the arts, food technology, and sport. Inspired by the teachings of Jesus Christ and St Anthony's core values of Aspire, Achieve, Act, our students become 'learners for life'. We work closely with the St Anthony of Padua parish to foster a strong faith within both staff and students.

Why Work for Sydney Catholic Schools

In joining Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS), you will be part of the largest Catholic education community in NSW, with a unified vision and shared resources, encompassing over 145 schools and over 74,000 students. We enable job mobility across the system, diverse career opportunities and an extensive suite of professional development programs.

SCS is renowned for excellence, with six schools in the top 100 and 13 in the top 150 of the 2024 HSC rankings.

We welcome all applications, from internal and external candidates.

In addition, we offer:

• attractive remuneration package comprised of salary and allowance
• salary packaging of up to $15,900 annually
• up to 25% discount on school fees for parents of SCS students
• ongoing training and development opportunities
• discounts on gym classes and memberships, activewear, healthy meals, and wellbeing products
• a generous Employee Referral Program.

About the Role

As the Executive Assistant Principal, you will support the Principal in driving the College's teaching and learning strategy and oversee operations. As part of the executive leadership team, the role oversees a team of assistant principals across the College.

In collaboration with the Pastor, Principal, and other Catholic lay leaders, the position shares responsibility for the Church's evangelising and catechising mission within the College. The role contributes to supporting teachers to demonstrate best quality pedagogical practice to enhance and improve learning outcomes for students.

To be considered for this role, you must demonstrate impact in:

• fostering a high-performance College culture focused on continuous improvement, data-driven decision-making, and best practice
• collaborating with leadership to plan, implement, and evaluate strategic teaching and learning objectives
• strengthening school-parish connections in the Church's evangelising mission
• staying current with educational trends locally and globally to guide staff development
• overseeing the Annual Professional Learning Plan to support staff capability
• managing complex pastoral care and discipline matters as required
• leading or supporting recruitment and selection across all role levels
• assisting in developing and executing the College's wellbeing framework
• promoting and enacting the SCS mission: To know and love Christ through learning and Thriving Catholic communities through excellent teaching and learning.

You will have attained, or be pursuing, the following qualifications:

• postgraduate qualifications or Masters in Leadership, Religion, Theology or a relevant educational field
• requirements of (Category E) as per Accreditation Policy to Work, Teach, and Lead or agree to meet these requirements in your first contract term.

Application Process

Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the steps to submit your application. To support your application, you will be required to attach:

• your current resume
• a cover letter
• three referee contacts, including your current hiring manager/principal (where applicable), your last Principal and Parish Priest Reference from the parish you attend (not your school parish).

The salaries for SCS Assistant Principal roles are available at https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/careers/salaries.

If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries please contact the People & Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8297 (8am-5pm, Mon-Fri).

Statement of Commitment to Child Safety
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Working With Children Check (WWCC)
This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.

SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.