Principal

Employment Status: Full-time
Eligibility: Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident
Start Date: January 2027 

About Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Education Limited  

The Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Education Limited (CACGEL) is a leading education provider in the Canberra and southern NSW region. CACGEL has city, regional, rural, coastal and remote work locations.  Covering 88,000 square kilometres across the ACT and in NSW from Pambula in the south to Goulburn and Crookwell in the north and west to Lake Cargelligo. The System is comprised of 29 schools and nine early learning centres in the ACT, and 27 schools in NSW. CACGEL educates approximately 24,000 students and engages over 4,000 staff.

The person of Jesus is at the heart of CACGEL's mission as a response to Christ's command to "love one another as I have loved you". CACGEL has a strong belief in the importance of integrating "faith in learning" and providing high quality pastoral care for all students. 

CACGEL is among Australia’s leading education systems for teacher professional learning and development. This has been achieved through the implementation of Catalyst, an evidence-based professional learning program.

Expressions of Interest

CACGEL is seeking expressions of interest from experienced and qualified school leaders to fill Principal roles as vacancies arise over a two-year period.

School leaders interested in a career in the Archdiocese are encouraged to apply to this advertisement, and provide a preference for a specific school, location or school setting such as NSW Primary School etc.

CACGEL currently has a vacancy for 2027 at St Patrick's Primary School, Bega NSW

St Patrick's Primary School, Bega

St Patrick’s Primary School is situated on a hilltop with the outlook across the beautiful verdant Bega valley. St Patrick’s is a co-educational Catholic Primary School with eight classes from Kindergarten to Year 6.

The School Vision is ‘School with a View’ and this directs thinking, planning and teaching, and creates a focus towards providing quality education for 21st century thinkers and learners.

St Patrick's has a student cohort of 182 and the principal leads a team of 35 employees.