New heads for 23 Sydney schools

Sydney
10 February 2002

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New heads for 23 Sydney schools

Twenty-three new principals - 15 of them in their first appointments as principal - have been officially welcomed in an Orientation and Induction Day at the Catholic Education Office headquarters in Leichhardt.
The executive director of schools in the Archdiocese of Sydney, Br Kelvin Canavan, told them the Church was dependent on them to provide leadership in their school communities. "We need principals to play their part in the new evangelisation called for by John Paul II," he said.
The new principal of De La Salle College, Ashfield, Michael Barrington said he was looking forward to the challenge of taking on his first principalship.
Mr Barrington, who had been assistant principal of Trinity Catholic College, Auburn - the largest school in the Archdiocese - said he would be trying to do the very best for the Ashfield community and doing justice to the education to which the boys are entitled.
Sharyn Dickerson, the new principal of St Gertrude's Primary, Smithfield, is looking forward to returning to a school after three years of running professional development on external assessment tests for Catholic school teachers across NSW.
Also taking on her first permanent position as principal is Margaret Hogan, formerly assistant principal of St John Vianney's Primary, Greenacre, who has been appointed principal of Christ the King Primary, Bass Hill.
She is an active member of the Bass Hill parish, so she sees the position as an honour and privilege: "My family has been involved in the parish for nearly 20 years so I'm delighted I am now able to serve that community in a different way. I have a good knowledge of how the school, community and parish fit together so I hope to continue to strengthen those ties."
A particular challenge for John Phillips, new principal of Star of the Sea Primary, Miranda, will be managing the school's major building project.
Mr Phillips, previously assistant principal at St Christopher's Primary, Panania, will also be continuing to develop positive relationships with the students, parents and parish priest, and encouraging the very best in teachers so that they can do the very best for their students.