Principalship Our Lady of Grace School, North Beach

Principalship for Our Lady of Grace School, North Beach

The Executive Director of Catholic Education Western Australia Limited (CEWA) invites applications for the Principalship role at Our Lady of Grace School based in North Beach commencing 1 January 2026. 

School Profile

Our Lady of Grace School is a Catholic co-educational primary school located in North Beach, WA, catering to approximately 640 students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6. Formerly lead by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, the school continues to reflect their charism of love, faith, and family ministry.

The school serves the North Beach Parish and surrounding suburbs, offering a well-balanced curriculum with a strong emphasis on literacy and numeracy. Extension, intervention, and support programs ensure the diverse needs of all learners are met. Music, Visual Arts, and integrated technology enrich the learning experience across all year levels.

Pastoral care is central to the school’s ethos, fostering self-discipline, self-belief, and strong partnerships between school, home, and parish. The addition of a social worker and nurse further supports student wellbeing.

Characterised by strong family connections, high expectations, and a well-resourced environment, the school maintains a small-school feel despite its recent transition to a triple-stream structure. Students are empowered through leadership opportunities, decision-making involvement, and a wide range of extracurricular activities that promote inclusion and success.

Together, these elements create a thriving, faith-filled, and future-focused learning community.

In addition to the duties and responsibilities of the Principal, the community seeks a principal who:

Catholic Identity

• Demonstrated ability to authentically lead and strengthen the Catholic identity of the school community, grounded in the charism of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, through prayer, Eucharist, sacramental programs, and strong parish partnerships.
• Capacity to integrate faith, life, and culture in contemporary contexts by fostering pastoral care, social justice, service, and community engagement, while supporting staff wellbeing and honouring the legacy of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

Education

• Demonstrated capacity to lead and implement innovative, inquiry-based learning underpinned by strong pedagogy, high-impact teaching practices, and a clearly articulated Vision for Learning.
• Proven ability to drive whole-school improvement in literacy and numeracy, including spelling, grammar, reading, and mathematics, while strengthening intervention strategies for students with additional needs through professional development, reflective practice, and a balanced approach to teaching.

Community

• Demonstrated ability to foster a Christ-centred school community through pastoral care, student voice, and strong partnerships with parents, caregivers, parish, and the wider community
• Capacity to promote inclusivity, respectful communication, child safety, and wellbeing by reinforcing parents as first educators, honouring diversity, and upholding the dignity of every person.

Stewardship

• Demonstrated capacity to lead staff with care and fairness through a strong focus on wellbeing, professional learning, transparent processes, and collaborative decision-making.
• Proven ability to strategically manage resources, facilities, and future planning in a growing triple-stream school, including sustainable development, budget transparency, and honouring the charism of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

Selection Criteria:

• Practising Catholic and experienced educator committed to Catholic Education.
• Accredited for Leadership of a Catholic School Community or equivalent.
• A collaborative and future-focused leader who understands and supports the strategic priorities of the broader Catholic Education system. 
• A relevant Master’s degree (or working towards completion) with the ability to apply advanced leadership and management principles to both the day-to-day and long-term leadership of a school is highly desirable.
• Current Teachers Registration for Western Australia (TRBWA).
• Current WA Working with Children Check (WA WWCC).

Benefits:

• Competitive remuneration based on school size and enrolment numbers.
• Additional 2.5% superannuation above guarantee.
• Vehicle available for personal use with co-contribution.
• System Leaders Renewal Leave.
• Additional leave for wellbeing and Catholic Day.
• Access to high quality professional learning and development.
• Discounted rates on corporate health insurance and wellbeing initiatives.

Applicant Instructions:

Applicants will need to produce an application which includes a cover letter addressed to the Executive Director, a curriculum vitae, contact information for professional referees and your Parish Priest, and a leadership SAO. All applications are received through the website which will require you to create or log in to your personal profile.

Please refer to the following documentation for further information:

Principal Application Guide

Provision for Principal

Duties and Responsibilities of the Principal

To visit the school website, follow this link: https://www.olg.wa.edu.au/

To apply for this position please click on the APPLY NOW button. Applications close at 2.00pm Wednesday 15 October 2025.  

For any queries, please contact Tania Lal, Principal Employment Advisor on (08) 9380 1824 or email: principalappointment@cewa.edu.au. 

All employees of Catholic Education Western Australia are required to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties. Catholic Education Western Australia also encourages applications from people of all cultural backgrounds, First Nations people, and individuals with disabilities or medical conditions who meet the requirements of the position. To be eligible to apply, you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.