HOD Science / Chemistry Teacher
Port Moresby International School
Papua New Guinea
- $93,000 - $95,000 per year
- New
- Salary:
- plus annual leave, medical, furnished housing, utilities. laptop & house help
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 19 January 2026
- Apply by:
- 31 October 2025
Job overview
1. Teaching
HODs normally teach 16-18 55 minute periods. Their classes will usually be senior classes (Grade 11 & 12) in the international stream. This means overseas students and PNG stds paying the International course fee. These students could be following ACT programme alone or a combined ACTIB programme. PNG citizens will also sit their PNG exams. They may also teach in grade 9 & 10 where students follow the IGCSE programme. Teach extra periods for senior and IB classes where required after school or on Saturdays.
2. Assessment
HOD is responsible to ensure that all assessment items meet the requirements of all external providers. The ACT & PNG Systems both use continuous internal assessments and so standard of assessment items is important. Also in these systems marks from different strands have to be combined together e.g there will PNG stds following the International Programme and the internal marks generate there have to be combined with the internal marks of the students following PNG only. This has to be done equitably and fairly. The HOD is responsible to ensure this is done. Maintain records of assessments that have been set and marks obtained by students and analyse student results
3. Staff
In any department up to 80% of the staff will be PNG. A key aspect of the job is the supervision, monitoring and development of these staff. There is a Performance Management system in place and the HOD is responsible for that for their staff. Professional Development is very important and there is an expectation that HODs will be active in their department and in the wholes school. Key pedagogy focuses for the school in recent years have been formative assessment, differentiation and literacy.
The HOD also has to develop the department as a team and this can be a challenge as the PNG staff tend to teach quite a different load from the HODs. The HODs teach in the international streams where classes tend to be smaller and the PNG staff teach in the PNG only strand where classes are bigger and so in terms of content and teaching environment experiences are different which can present a challenge.
4. HOD Science- Biology
a. HOD Science will teach the senior Chemistry groups in grade 11 & 12. This group is small in number (<20 usually). They all follow the Australian programmes and there will be some who are also doing the IB Chemistry as part of a dual Australian IB Diploma qualification. The HOD may also teach IGCSE Co-ordinated Science.
b. The Science Department at POMIS includes Physics, Chemistry, Biology in grades 11 & 12. In the PNG curriculum students do a general Science course from grade 7 to 10 and then in grades 11 & 12 can choose Physics, Biology and Chemistry. In grade 7 & 8 we also run the Cambridge Lower Secondary programme alongside the PNG syllabus and all students sit for the Checkpoint exams as well as the PNG grade 8 exams.
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About Port Moresby International School
- Port Moresby International School
- Corner of Bava Street, Boroko Drive N.C.D.
- Port Moresby P.N.G.
- Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby International School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational independent secondary school with sixth form in Papua New Guinea, serving students from the age of 11-18. The school has 920-940 students.
Port Moresby International School opened in 1960 and offers the PNG curriculum from grade 7 to 12. It also offers Cambridge Curriculum from grade 7-10, while in Year 11 and Year 12, students are taught the Australian Capital Territory curriculum and International Baccalaureate Diploma. The school is 80% PNG stds and the rest being from overseas. PNG students can follow the PNG curriculum on its own or can opt to do the PNG Curriculum combined with an international curriculum.
Principal
Mr. Steven Rowley
Values and vision
Port Moresby International School wants all students to realise their full intellectual, social, artistic, physical and creative potential in a caring and welcoming learning environment. The secondary school wants to inspire pupils to develop as positive members of society who will go on to contribute their unique skills and talents positively to the local, wider and global community. The school encourages students to take responsibility for their actions and learning and to have a caring and respectful attitude towards others. Diversity is celebrated at the secondary school, while discrimination is not tolerated on any levels. It is important that all children are fully prepared for further education and employment and the school hopes to guide them so that they are emotionally and physically ready for the next stage of their life. A wide range of clubs and societies are available for all students to get involved in and develop their skills, discover new interests and meet new friends outside of the classroom. These range from knitting club to extra maths help. Each year the school puts on a musical and its UN Concert is regularly attended by 3000 people each year. The school participates in many sports both in the local competitions and against other schools. The main sports are Rugby Union, Netball & Soccer although others are played.
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