Mrs Orman isn’t expecting to stay long as the NSW Department of Education is tipped to make a permanent appointment after term one, but she’s still diving headfirst into the role.

She’s planning to arrange for year 5 and 6 students to experience high school for a day in March as well arranging for community to share their expertise with students.

Before landing in Murrumburrah Mrs Orman was principal at Liverpool Girls High School in Sydney, caring for 1200 students.

For six months she worked at Wilcannia Central School which is for indigenous students and has mentored other regional principals through the national partnerships program.

Mrs Orman is keen to sing Murrumburrah High’s praises after 2017’s year 12 class of seven students excelled in the HSC with two band sixs, two band fives and nine band fours.

Two students went on to the University of Canberra and Charles Sturt University through early entry.

“Just because it’s a smaller school doesn’t mean there’s not opportunity,” she said.

A timetable which allows the same subjects as bigger schools to be taught works well and Mrs Orman described it as “intensive tuition”.

Mrs Orman said there were 29 students starting year 7, one of the largest classes in many years for the school.

She said students were coming not only from Harden-Murrumburrah but Binalong and Jugiong.

“We’re putting in place policies and procedures that promote the school as a quality learning institution and we’re looking at a way to invite members of the community to share their skills,” Mrs Orman said.

She sad inviting people with practical skills will improve the opportunities students have but also create better links between the school and the community.