Haileybury’s strong reputation and outstanding education results mean that even in a tight education employment market the School attracts very strong fields for leadership positions. Such was the case for the position of Head of Haileybury City following the decision of incumbent Caroline Merrick to retire at the end of Term 2 after seven and a half wonderful years.
It is a pleasure to announce that current Senior Deputy Head of Haileybury City and the Head of Girls Middle School Catherine McNamara has been appointed to the Head of Haileybury City position.
Catherine is well known to the Haileybury City community having commenced at the campus in 2018. She is deeply committed to both educational excellence and the relationships that sustain strong communities. Catherine says “the strongest school cultures are built on trust, care and high expectations in equal measure. I look forward to continuing to foster a Haileybury City environment where every student and staff member matters, every day.”
Haileybury has a strong Heads of Campus team who oversee the day-to-day operations of each campus, the pastoral care and the work in building strong campus communities as a part of the One Haileybury culture.
Jeanette Rawlings is in her tenth year as the Head of Edrington (Berwick) and Katrina Manson has been in charge of Castlefield (Brighton) for eight years. Hugo Engele is in his third year as Head of Newlands (Keysborough). Hugo is currently on parental leave and this term Deputy Principal Dr Stephan Muller (who has been with the School for 11 years) is Acting Head of Newlands. Dr Nicholas Grigsby leads the team who oversee the Senior School on all sites and is in his third year in this role. Joanna Baker is the founding Head of Campus for Haileybury Pangea and is in her fourth year in the role.
I am excited to have Catherine join this exceptionally strong group of Heads of Campus.
It is the collective work of this group, whose One Haileybury meetings are Chaired by Deputy Principal Stanley Wang, in tandem with the teaching and learning executive team, pastoral care leadership and corporate services leadership, that ensure that education outcomes for Haileybury students are amongst the best in the country.
Derek Scott
CEO | Principal
