Head of Junior School
Toowoomba Grammar School
Toowoomba
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 26 August 2022
Job overview
Toowoomba Grammar School seeks to appoint our next Head of Junior School to start in January 2023.
Established in 1875, Toowoomba Grammar School is a non-denominational Prep to Year 12 boys’ school with a reputation for educational excellence and developing good character that stays with our boys for life. Located on our beautiful, tree-lined campus, our Junior School has its own extensive learning and play facilities for around 300 boys.
Our priority is to ensure that the Junior School is a joyful place of exceptional learning. We want our boys to be excited by school and to experience a breadth and calibre of opportunities that will stimulate their desire to learn. Academic rigour sits alongside impressive pastoral care and cocurricular programs. Community is everything at Toowoomba Grammar School, and the Junior School’s strength lies in our dedicated staff working in partnership with our students and their families.
Reporting to the Headmaster, the Head of Junior School will be highly visible, forging a warm and inclusive culture that is centred on the needs of the boys, supporting staff in their learning and growth, and enacting our recently launched strategic plan in the Junior School.
Odgers Berndtson is assisting Toowoomba Grammar School with this appointment. More information on the role can be found at www.Odgers.com/85410. For a confidential conversation, please contact Juliet Steel on +61 2 8905 3746.
About Toowoomba Grammar School
- Toowoomba Grammar School
- PO Box 2900, Toowoomba
- Queensland
- 4350
- Australia
Toowoomba Grammar School is an all-boys, independent, all-through school with sixth form in Queensland, serving students from the age of 3-18, with approximately 1,250 students on record. It also welcomes boarders from Year 5 onwards.
Toowoomba Grammar School was founded in 1875 and first opened in 1877, considered as one of the most picturesque schools in the country. It is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA) and Independent Schools of Queensland (ISQ). The all-boys’ school encourages teachers to research boy-specific teaching methods to maintain a high level of success in class.
Headmaster
Peter B. Hauser
Facilities
The school is set on a 52 acre campus, and boasts five sports ovals, eight tennis courts, two indoor swimming pools and a three court indoor sports centre. There are also arts buildings, a library, science laboratories and expansive outside playing fields.
Curriculum
The all-through school follows the Queensland Curriculum. The school boasts dedicated teaching staff who are genuinely interested in the development of each student and friendly, professional relationships exist between staff and students as a result. In the curriculum, pupils explore topics related to personal development to help prepare them for life in a modern and ever-changing world. These include leadership, cyber-safety and current affairs. Community service also plays a core role in the curriculum and students learn the importance of giving to those less fortunate than themselves. Regular activities include fund-raising for charities and taking part in Clean Up Australia Day.
School ethos
Toowoomba Grammar School strikes to be a welcoming and inspiring learning community where students will develop life-long values and qualities to put them in good stead for their future. Students are nurtured as honest, friendly, kind, empathetic, responsible and respectful individuals with a good, sold work ethic and sense of humour.
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