Staffing codes - Secondary
Category A: Secondary, central or SSP classroom teacher positions
The staffing codes listed below are to be used by:
- Classroom Teachers completing an online application form to apply for transfer to a secondary school, central school or school for specific purposes (SSP) classroom teacher position.
- Principals defining the requirements of a secondary school, central school or school for specific purposes (SSP) classroom teacher vacancy when it is to be filled.
Position level codes
The position level code refers to the level of the teacher’s current substantive school position.
Code | Position level |
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TCH | Teacher |
Subject/teaching area codes
English
Code | Position level |
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ENG | English (Years 7 – 10) |
ESG | English (Years 11 – 12) |
ENE | English Extensions 1 & 2 |
Mathematics
Code | Position level |
---|---|
MTH | Mathematics (Years 7 – 10) |
MSH | Mathematics (Years 11 – 12) |
MAE | Mathematics Extensions 1 & 2 |
Science
Code | Position level |
---|---|
BIO | Biology |
CHE | Chemistry |
EVS | Earth and Environmental Science |
INS | Investigating Science |
PHY | Physics |
SCI | Science |
Human Society and its Environment
Code | Position level |
---|---|
ABS | Aboriginal Studies |
BST | Business Studies |
COM | Commerce |
ECO | Economics |
GEO | Geography (Years 7-10) |
GES | Geography (Years 11-12) |
HIS | History (Years 7 – 10) |
HIA | History (Ancient) |
HIM | History (Modern) |
LST | Legal Studies |
SOC | Society and Culture/International Studies |
REL | Studies of Religion |
Languages (other than English)
Code | Position level |
---|---|
ABL | Aboriginal Languages |
ARA | Arabic |
ARM | Armenian |
AUL | Auslan – Primary or Secondary |
CHI | Chinese (Mandarin) |
CRO | Croatian |
DUT | Dutch |
FIL | Filipino |
FRE | French |
GER | German |
GRC | Greek Classical |
GRM | Greek Modern |
HBC | Hebrew Classical |
HBM | Hebrew Modern |
HIN | Hindi |
HUN | Hungarian |
IND | Indonesian |
ITA | Italian |
JAP | Japanese |
KHM | Khmer |
KOR | Korean |
LAT | Latin |
MAC | Macedonian |
MAL | Malay |
MAT | Maltese |
PER | Persian |
POL | Polish |
POR | Portuguese |
RUS | Russian |
SER | Serbian |
SPA | Spanish |
SWD | Swedish |
TML | Tamil |
TUR | Turkish |
VIE | Vietnamese |
Creative Arts
Code | Position level |
---|---|
DNC | Dance |
DRA | Drama |
MUS | Music |
MUE | Music Extensions 1 & 2 |
PHO | Photographic and Digital Media |
ART | Visual Arts |
VDN | Visual Design |
Personal Development, Health & Physical Education
Code | Position level |
---|---|
CFS | Community & Family Studies |
ECS | Exploring Early Childhood/Child Studies |
PHP | PD/Health/PE |
SLR | Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation/Physical Activity and Sports Studies |
Technology and Applied Studies
Code | Position level |
---|---|
AGR | Agriculture/Agriculture Technology |
DAT | Design and Technology |
ITX | Technology Mandatory (Years 7-8) |
ENS | Engineering Studies/ Industrial Technology – Engineering |
FTY | Food Technology |
ITG | Industrial Technology – Graphics/Graphics Technology |
ITO | Industrial Technology – Automotive |
ITB | Industrial Technology – Building & Construction |
ITE | Industrial Technology – Electronics |
ITF | Industrial Technology – Farm Maintenance ITM |
ITM | Industrial Technology – Metal |
ITD | Industrial Technology – Multimedia/Photography |
ITP | Industrial Technology – Polymers |
ITW | Industrial Technology – Timber |
IPT | Information Processes & Technology |
IST | Information & Software Technology |
MAR | Marine Studies/Marine and Aquaculture Technology |
SDD | Software Design & Development |
TXD | Textiles and Design/Textiles Technology |
Vocational Education and Training Industry Curriculum Framework areas
Code | Position level |
---|---|
VAV | Active Volunteering |
VAD | Assistant Dance Teaching |
VSA | Athlete |
VBS | Business Services |
VCG | Construction |
VCB | Construction - Brick and Block |
VCI | Creative Industries |
VDF | Design Fundamentals |
VNG | Entertainment Industry – General |
VFA | Financial Services - Accounts Administration |
VFS | Financial Services - Financial Services |
VSF | Fitness |
VFM | Furniture Making Pathways |
VHO | Hospitality – Commercial Cookery |
VHF | Hospitality – Food and Beverage |
VIF | Information Technology – Foundation |
VIG | Information Technology – Digital Animation and Graphics |
VIN | Information Technology – Network and Hardware |
VIC | Information Technology – Systems and Cyber Security |
VEG | Manufacturing and Engineering |
VMI | Music Industry |
VSO | Outdoor Recreation |
VPI | Primary Industries - Artificial Insemination |
VPT | Primary Industries - Certificate III in Agriculture |
VPR | Primary Industries - Drones |
VPG | Primary Industries – General Agriculture |
VPH | Primary Industries – Horticulture |
VRI | Resources and Infrastructure |
VRO | Retail Services – Operations |
VSM | Screen and Media |
VSP | Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways |
VSR | Sport and Recreation |
VSC | Sport Coaching |
VTI | Tourism - Australian Indigenous Culture |
VVA | Visual Art |
VWO | Warehousing Operations |
VWS | Workplace skills |
Other
Code | Position level |
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CAR | Careers |
ESS | Secondary - English as an additional language or dialect |
GEN | General |
LIS | Library |
DSC | School Counselling |
Special Education
Code | Position level |
---|---|
AUS | Autism |
BCD | Behaviour Difficulties |
BLE | Braille (Specific positions only) |
SCP | Substitute Care Program |
EDS | Emotional Disturbance |
HDS | Hearing Impairment |
LSS | Learning and Support Secondary |
LXS | Learning and Support K-12 |
MIS | Mild Intellectual Disability |
MOS | Moderate Intellectual Disability |
PDS | Physical Disability |
SDS | Severe Intellectual Disability |
TRI | Transition |
VDS | Vision Impairment |
Skills and/or experiences codes
Code | Skills and/or experience |
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BAN | Band |
CRL | Choral |
DAN | Dance |
PSD | Public Speaking and Debating |
ICT | Information Communication Technology |
FLM | Film Making |
MMA | Multimedia |
MUT | Musical Theatre |
ORC | Orchestra |
XSC | Sports Coaching |
Notes
1. Teachers who use the subject/teaching area codes of English Extensions 1 and 2, History Extension, Mathematics Extensions 1 and 2, and Music Extension, are expected to have the capacity to teach these NSW Education Standards Authority.
2. Extension course/s. Teachers who use these codes must be willing to accept an appointment to teach the extension course/s indicated.
3. A teacher may demonstrate the capacity to teach the extension course/s through a range of ways including successful teaching experience with extension classes, completion of related academic study, participation in relevant professional learning activities, involvement in related professional association courses and/or successful teaching of talented students in the junior years.
4. In the case of English Extensions 1 and 2, History Extension, Mathematics Extensions 1 and 2 and Music Extension, the principal will need to submit to the School Recruitment and Placement team supporting documentation that shows either the course is currently being offered or that it will be offered. This documentation should include at least one of the following:
- elective lines
- timetable
- NSW Education Standards Authority entry records
- school plan
- faculty evaluations
- class roll for the particular course.
5. In the case of the skills and/or experience codes, the teacher’s skills and/or experiences must be at a level which equips the teacher to lead and manage whole school programs requiring the relevant skills and/or experiences, across the full range of schools to which the teacher may be considered for appointment.
6. Skills and/or experience codes are not utilised for Central Appointment matching methods (Step 1 or Step 2 of the staffing procedure for filling classroom teacher vacancies on a permanent basis)
Category B: Secondary, central or SSP executive positions
The staffing codes listed below are to be used by:
- Executive staff completing an online application form to apply for transfer to a secondary school, central school or school for specific purposes (SSP) executive position.
- Principals defining the requirements of a secondary school, central school or school for specific purposes (SSP) executive vacancy when it is to be filled.
Position level codes
The position level code refers to the level of the executive’s current substantive school position.
Code | Position level |
---|---|
HED | Head Teacher |
DPH | Deputy Principal (Secondary) |
DPI | Deputy Principal Inclusion and Support |
Area of responsibility codes
Areas of responsibility describe the specific nature of executive positions.
Notes
1. The codes for education and support head teacher areas of responsibility are applicable to head teachers who have been appointed in such a role via merit, including head teacher:
- Access
- Administration
- Distance Education
- Director of Sport
- Female students
- Sport
- Teaching and learning
- Welfare
2. To be eligible for head teacher positions in secondary or central schools candidates need to meet the Eligibility Requirements for Head Teacher Positions in NSW Government Schools, including specific academic requirements for curriculum head teacher positions.
Areas of responsibility codes
Areas of responsibility describe the specific nature of executive positions.
Position level | Area of responsibility | Code |
---|---|---|
Head teacher | Access* | ACS |
Administration* | ADM | |
Agriculture | AGR | |
Commercial Studies | CMS | |
Computing Studies | CST | |
Creative and Performing Arts | CPA | |
Director of Sport * | HTS | |
Distance Education* | DED | |
Drama | DRA | |
English | ENG | |
English/History | EHI | |
Female Students* | GIR | |
History | HIS | |
Home Economics | HEC | |
Human Society and Its Environment | HSE | |
Industrial Arts | INA | |
Intensive English Centre | INL | |
Languages | LAN | |
Learning Support | LRN | |
Mathematics | MTH | |
Mathematics/Science | MSC | |
Music | MUS | |
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | PHP | |
Science | SCI | |
Secondary Studies | SES | |
Social Sciences | SSC | |
Special Education – General | SSE | |
Special Education – Hearing Impairment | HDS | |
Special Education – Vision Impairment | VDS | |
Special Education – Suspension Centre | SEC | |
Senior Psychologist, Education | DSC | |
Sport* | SPT | |
Teaching and Learning* | TAL | |
Technological and Applied Studies | TAS | |
Visual Arts | ART | |
Vocational Education and Training | VET | |
Welfare* | WEL |
Subject/teaching area codes
English
Code | Position level |
---|---|
ENG | English (Years 7 – 10) |
ESG | English (Years 11 – 12) |
Mathematics
Code | Position level |
---|---|
MTH | Mathematics (Years 7 – 10) |
MSH | Mathematics (Years 11 – 12) |
Science
Code | Position level |
---|---|
BIO | Biology |
CHE | Chemistry |
EVS | Earth and Environmental Science |
INS | Investigating Science |
PHY | Physics |
SCI | Science |
Human Society and its Environment
Code | Position level |
---|---|
ABS | Aboriginal Studies |
BST | Business Studies |
COM | Commerce |
ECO | Economics |
GEO | Geography |
HIS | History (Years 7 – 10) |
HIA | History (Ancient) |
HIM | History (Modern) |
LST | Legal Studies |
SOC | Society and Culture/International Studies |
REL | Studies of Religion |
Languages (other than English)
Code | Position level |
---|---|
ABL | Aboriginal Languages |
ARA | Arabic |
ARM | Armenian |
AUL | Auslan – Primary or Secondary |
CHI | Chinese (Mandarin) |
CRO | Croatian |
DUT | Dutch |
FIL | Filipino |
FRE | French |
GER | German |
GRC | Greek Classical |
GRM | Greek Modern |
HBC | Hebrew Classical |
HBM | Hebrew Modern |
HIN | Hindi |
HUN | Hungarian |
IND | Indonesian |
ITA | Italian |
JAP | Japanese |
KHM | Khmer |
KOR | Korean |
LAT | Latin |
MAC | Macedonian |
MAL | Malay |
MAT | Maltese |
PER | Persian |
POL | Polish |
POR | Portuguese |
RUS | Russian |
SER | Serbian |
SPA | Spanish |
SWD | Swedish |
TML | Tamil |
TUR | Turkish |
VIE | Vietnamese |
Creative Arts
Code | Position level |
---|---|
DNC | Dance |
DRA | Drama |
MUS | Music |
PHO | Photographic and Digital Media |
ART | Visual Arts |
VDN | Visual Design |
Personal Development, Health & Physical Education
Code | Position level |
---|---|
CFS | Community & Family Studies |
ECS | Exploring Early Childhood/Child Studies |
PHP | PD/Health/PE |
SLR | Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation/Physical Activity and Sports Studies |
Technology and Applied Studies
Code | Position level |
---|---|
AGR | Agriculture/Agriculture Technology |
DAT | Design and Technology |
ITX | Technology Mandatory (Years 7-8) |
ENS | Engineering Studies/ Industrial Technology – Engineering |
FTY | Food Technology |
ITG | Industrial Technology – Graphics/Graphics Technology |
ITO | Industrial Technology – Automotive |
ITB | Industrial Technology – Building & Construction |
ITE | Industrial Technology – Electronics |
ITF | Industrial Technology – Farm Maintenance ITM |
ITM | Industrial Technology – Metal |
ITD | Industrial Technology – Multimedia/Photography |
ITP | Industrial Technology – Polymers |
ITW | Industrial Technology – Timber |
IPT | Information Processes & Technology |
IST | Information & Software Technology |
MAR | Marine Studies/Marine and Aquaculture Technology |
SDD | Software Design & Development |
TXD | Textiles and Design/Textiles Technology |
Vocational Education and Training Industry Curriculum Framework areas
Code | Position level |
---|---|
VAV | Active Volunteering |
VAD | Assistant Dance Teaching |
VSA | Athlete |
VBS | Business Services |
VCG | Construction |
VCB | Construction - Brick and Block |
VCI | Creative Industries |
VDF | Design Fundamentals |
VNG | Entertainment Industry – General |
VFA | Financial Services - Accounts Administration |
VFS | Financial Services - Financial Services |
VSF | Fitness |
VFM | Furniture Making Pathways |
VHO | Hospitality – Commercial Cookery |
VHF | Hospitality – Food and Beverage |
VIF | Information Technology – Foundation |
VIG | Information Technology – Digital Animation and Graphics |
VIN | Information Technology – Network and Hardware |
VIC | Information Technology – Systems and Cyber Security |
VEG | Manufacturing and Engineering |
VMI | Music Industry |
VSO | Outdoor Recreation |
VPI | Primary Industries - Artificial Insemination |
VPT | Primary Industries - Certificate III in Agriculture |
VPR | Primary Industries - Drones |
VPG | Primary Industries – General Agriculture |
VPH | Primary Industries – Horticulture |
VRI | Resources and Infrastructure |
VRO | Retail Services – Operations |
VSM | Screen and Media |
VSP | Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways |
VSR | Sport and Recreation |
VSC | Sport Coaching |
VTI | Tourism - Australian Indigenous Culture |
VVA | Visual Art |
VWO | Warehousing Operations |
VWS | Workplace skills |
Other
Code | Position level |
---|---|
CAR | Careers |
ESS | Secondary - English as an additional language or dialect |
GEN | General |
LIS | Library |
DSC | School Counselling |
Special Education
Code | Position level |
---|---|
AUS | Autism |
BCD | Behaviour Difficulties |
BLE | Braille (Specific positions only) |
SCP | Substitute Care Program |
EDS | Emotional Disturbance |
HDS | Hearing Impairment |
LSS | Learning and Support Secondary |
LXS | Learning and Support K-12 |
MIS | Mild Intellectual Disability |
MOS | Moderate Intellectual Disability |
PDS | Physical Disability |
SDS | Severe Intellectual Disability |
TRI | Transition |
VDS | Vision Impairment |
Category C: Secondary Principal positions
The staffing codes listed below are to be used by:
- Principals completing an online application form to apply for transfer to a secondary school principal position.
- Directors, Public Schools NSW defining the requirements of a secondary principal vacancy when it is to be filled.
Position level codes
The position level code refers to the level of the principal's current substantive school position.
Code | Position level (New Principal classification structure) |
---|---|
PNA1 | Principal level 1 |
PNA2 | Principal level 2 |
PNA3 | Principal level 3 |
PNA4 | Principal level 4 |
PNA5 | Principal level 5 |
Code | Position level (Old Principal classification structure) |
---|---|
PH1 | High School Principal level 1 |
PH2 | High School Principal level 2 |