Principal/Tumuaki

Okaihau College; Ōkaihau; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ōkaihau College in Northland invites applications for the position of Principal. We are seeking a dynamic, innovative leader of learning who can guide the college community toward high-quality, bicultural education for all students and lead ongoing improvement across teaching and student outcomes.

The successful applicant will join a rural community in the mid-northern region of Northland and is anticipated to commence term 2, 2027, or earlier by negotiation with the Okaihau College board.

Job description

Applications are now invited by theŌkaihauCollege board for the position of Principal atŌkaihauCollege.

ŌkaihauCollege is aco-educational secondary school catering for students in Years 7 to 13 with a roll of approximately 260 students comprising 75% Māori. Our college is an integral part of Okaihau, a rural community in the mid northern region of Northland. We are situated one hour north of Whangarei, 20 minutes from Kerikeri, and 30 minutes from the Bay of Islands. We enjoy attractive and spacious grounds, and extensive and well-resourced, modern teaching spaces.

We are seeking a dynamic, innovative, industrious leader of learning to lead the college community to continue its progression towards its objective of a high quality, bicultural education for all our students.

We anticipate that the successful applicant will be available to take up the position at the commencement of Term 2, 2027, or earlier by negotiation.