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Deputy Principal - Junior Campus (Year 7 and 8)

Māruawai College

Full-time, PermanentSecondary (Years 7–15) / wharekura, Deputy principal

Listed Not specified · Closes 6 Nov 2026

About the role

Full time, permanent, Secondary (Years 7 to 15), 5 Salary Units, 1 SMA. Māruawai College is seeking an outstanding educational leader to join our senior leadership team as deputy principal for the junior campus. This role would suit either a primary or secondary-trained leader who is passionate about improving outcomes for young people through excellent teaching, strong pastoral care, and effective leadership. Māruawai College is a Years 7-13 school operating across 2 campuses. Our modern junior campus provides a vibrant learning environment for Year 7 and 8. We are seeking a leader who: demonstrates strong pedagogical leadership has a proven commitment to literacy and numeracy improvement builds positive relationships with students, staff, whānau, and the wider community leads with high expectations, integrity, and cultural responsiveness thrives in a collaborative leadership team. The successful applicant will provide operational leadership of our junior campus, with responsibility for curriculum oversight, student achievement, staff leadership, and high-level pastoral care. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Contact the Principal’s PA for an application and information pack.

Learning-area tags: English, Health and physical education, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Te reo Māori, Technology, The arts

How to apply

Hayley Knapp Phone03 208 9130 Emailhknapp@maruawai.school.nz

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School details

Address
28 Coutts Road, Gore