Mr Wright joined the school earlier in the month. On his first day, he was introduced to NSW Governor Margaret Beazley and the local delegates in Nyngan.

"It was a blur," Mr Wright said.

This is his first post as principal. Mr Wright started his career in Cobar, before he moved to the coast. After realising it wasn't for him, Mr Wright ended up in Dubbo and the surrounding area.

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"I saw the position and got really excited because I knew how good of a community Nyngan was. I've got two boys and we really wanted to bring them up in a place like this," he said.

Mr Wright said he "absolutely loved" how kind Nyngan residents were.

"If you put yourself out there to talk to people, everyone is willing to have a chat. The amount of people when I go down the main street that say 'who are you?' what are you doing? where do you fit in?'. I've had unofficial community liaisons all over the place," he said.

People were also incredibly honest.

"They'll tell me what I'm doing right and what we can improve on. I value that," Mr Wright said.

While it might seem unusual to start in a new role in term four, the educator said it had been great. It had been a smooth transition, which he attributed in part to acting principal Angie Bush.

Mr Wright said his plan for the school was to build stronger partnerships with the community.

"I'd like to see our kids first in line for jobs in the community so I want to create partnerships where our kids are valued. I also want to form partnerships so people who go away to get higher education want to come back," he said.

Ultimately, the principal said he wanted to ensure the students at Nyngan High School were employable.

"Education is great and it's our job to educate people, but making sure they're literate and numerate to enter the workforce at whatever point they want to, to me, that's the game," Mr Wright said.

"Whether that's leaving in year 10 to get an apprenticeship or sitting the HSC and getting a band six ATAR, whatever that looks like for those kids we want to give them a tailored education so they end up with post-school opportunities."

The best part of the job was without a doubt the people, Mr Wright said.

"You see some people in some really raw states but you also see people who are really proud of themselves. It's not just the kids, it's community people, it's parents, it's grandparents, it's carers, it's Barnardos," he said.

"The beauty of it is that I see a lot of people who care. In any day you can hear some hard stories but you can also celebrate some pretty awesome ones."

Every day was different, the principal said.

"You get up everyday and go 'you know what, I have no idea what's coming in the door today' but that's good."

Mr Wright also plans to be active in the community.

While spinal surgery has ruled him out of playing football, the Nyngan resident said he had already signed up for lawn bowls and would continue to take part in target archery.