Governing Body
The Governing Body is the QSA's peak decision-making mechanism. Members represent teacher, parent, union and higher education groups, and the State, Catholic and Independent school sectors.
Membership
| Member | Membership category |
|---|---|
| Vacant | Nominee of the Minister of Education (Chairperson) |
| Jenny Cranston Deputy Director-General - Education, Department of Education Training and the Arts |
Official nominee of the chief executive |
| Jenny Du Moulin Director, Performance and Planning, Training Queensland, Department of Education Training and the Arts |
Official nominee of the chief executive of the vocational education and training department |
| Dr Barry Arnison Headmaster, Somerset College, Mudgeeraba |
Nominee of Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ) |
| Leesa Jeffcoat (acting chair) Diocesan Director, Catholic Education, Diocese of Rockhampton |
Nominee of Queensland Catholic Education Commission (QCEC) |
| Professor Tania Aspland Director of Education Programs, Faculty of Science, Health and Education, University of the Sunshine Coast Douglas Porter Secretary & Registrar, University of Queensland |
Nominees of the Higher Education Forum |
| Kim Cumming Parent Representative Patricia Nash Teacher, St Andrew's Catholic College |
Parents or guardians of students enrolled at a school, one of which is nominated by Queensland Council of Parents' and Citizens' Associations Incorporated and the other nominated jointly by the Federation of Parents and Friends Associations of Catholic Schools, Queensland and the Independent Schools Parents Council |
| Lynne Walsh Principal, Bellevue Park State School Pastor Craig Murison Principal, Mackay Christian College |
Primary school principal and secondary school principal, one nominated by the chief executive and the other nominated jointly by ISQ and QCEC |
| Vacant Terry Niebling Teacher, Lourdes Hill College |
Teacher of primary education and teacher of secondary education, neither of whom is a school principal, one of which is nominated by the chief executive and the other jointly by ISQ and QCEC |
| Steve Ryan President, Queensland Teachers' Union |
Nominee of the Queensland Teachers' Union |
| Ray Cloonan Teacher, Ryan Catholic College |
Nominee of the Queensland Independent Education Union of Employees |
| Vacant | Nominee of the Minister administering the vocational education and training department |
| Jenny Wilson Deputy Principal, Pine Rivers Special School Kathleen Wenban Principal, Ballandean State School Vacant |
Nominees of the Minister, one with expertise in the provision of special education, one with expertise in the education of Aborigines or Torres Strait Islanders, and one representative of industry |
| Dr Thelma Perso Executive Director, Curriculum Strategy, Department of Education, Training and the Arts |
Nominee of the Minister |
More information
The constitution of the QSA is detailed in section 25 of the Education (Queensland Studies Authority) Act 2002 (available online from the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel).
For more information on the QSA Governing Body, email secretariat@qsa.qld.edu.au or contact the QSA office.
Last updated: 22 July 2008
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