Headquarters:
Mickleham
Year founded:
2023
Number of employees:
82
Phone:
03 8764 1000
Email:
mickleham.sc@education.vic.gov.au
Website:
micklehamsc.vic.edu.au
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/mickleham-secondary-college
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Lian Davies
Founding Principal
Ben Omizzolo
Assistant Principal – Positive Climate for Learning
Bartholomew Oswald
Assistant Principal – Learning and Curriculum
Leadership
Lian Davies is a passionate leader with more than 19 years of success in education and leadership, promoting a positive working and learning environment where individuals have their needs recognised. Her career has spanned the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia in a variety of leadership and principal roles. In 2018, Davies won The Educator’s Rising Star Award for her innovative work on alternative entry pathways for young people to tertiary education. As principal of Whittlesea Secondary College, she led the school through a transformational change. In 2022, Davies took on the role of establishing a new secondary college in Melbourne’s north, founding Mickleham Secondary College, which opened in 2023.
Founding Principal
Lian Davies
Recognised as an innovative leader in education, Ben Omizzolo brings 12 years of experience in teaching health and physical education in both junior and senior years while holding the portfolio for assistant principal – positive climate for learning. With a focus on fostering excellence in all students, he champions holistic education to empower them as global citizens. Alongside his teaching role, Omizzolo holds a certificate in mental health and oversees a school-wide Respectful Relationships program, reflecting his commitment to student wellbeing. From the classroom to leadership positions, including school-wide positive behaviour and student voice and agency, he is dedicated to creating a supportive and inclusive learning environment.
Assistant Principal – Positive Climate for Learning
Ben Omizzolo
Bartholomew Oswald, assistant principal at Mickleham Secondary College, leads the development of the school’s curriculum and instructional practices. He integrates educational leadership with strategic thinking, concentrating on student learning and the development of teachers and leaders, guided by research and evidence. Previously at Parkville College, Oswald developed an instructional leadership program and managed educational programs for youth in custody at the Malmsbury campus, demonstrating his expertise in complex educational settings. At Melton Secondary College, he served as a leading teacher and taught art and legal studies, employing trauma-informed and evidence-based teaching methods. Oswald holds advanced degrees in law and teaching, which provide a solid foundation for his educational and governance roles.
Assistant Principal – Learning and Curriculum
Bartholomew Oswald
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
Erica Kofie, QBE
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Leadership
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
Erica Kofie, QBE
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Leadership
Cassandra Crévola
Assistant Principal – Inclusion and Pathways
Cassandra Crévola is the assistant principal for inclusion and pathways, leading the school’s support for the full breadth of learning needs to ensure that all students can achieve success. She brings experience from working in both regional and metropolitan settings and is excited about Mickleham Secondary College’s opportunity to develop its senior pathways as the school grows. Her career in education has included specific responsibilities for student wellbeing, innovations, and performance and development culture. Crévola holds a Master of Education (Flinders University) as well as bachelor’s degrees in creative arts and teaching. With a love of learning, she has also pursued further study in mentoring, clinical practice and educational leadership.
Assistant Principal – Inclusion and Pathways
Cassandra Crévola
Bradley Collins
Assistant Principal – Junior School
Bradley Collins is an accomplished educational leader currently serving as assistant principal of junior school at Mickleham Secondary College. In this role, he oversees wellbeing, drives improvements in school attendance and leads student transition programs. Collins brings extensive expertise in behaviour management, instructional leadership, and staff development. Previously, as assistant principal at Staughton College, he led whole-school initiatives including School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) and Respectful Relationships. He has built leadership capacity across teams, developed strategic frameworks and coached staff to strengthen classroom practice. Collins is deeply committed to fostering inclusive, supportive learning environments and building strong partnerships with families and the broader school community.
Assistant Principal – Junior School
Bradley Collins
Mickleham Secondary College is a state-of-the-art co-educational college established in 2023. Providing education for the students in Melbourne’s newest northern suburbs, it has a 20-acre campus with an administration building and library, a general learning neighbourhood building, a specialist science building, a STEM centre and a community hub with a competition gymnasium. With exceptionally landscaped grounds, it has multiple outdoor sports courts, oval and large playgrounds. The college just received a further multimillion-dollar approval for its stage two buildings, including an additional learning centre and arts facility.
Currently with Year 7, 8 and 9 students, Mickleham Secondary is adding a new Year 7 cohort each year and will reach its VCE senior programs in 2027–28. The college prides itself on its vision of co-creating an inclusive, supportive learning community where people strive to achieve their best. Student and staff development is prioritised to ensure lifelong learning is modelled. Employee career growth and development are promoted along with wellbeing to sustain a positive culture and inviting environment for all.
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Christine Furner
Director of Professional Learning
Lily Ng
Director of Business Operations
Claire Napoli
Director of Advancement and Engagement
Adam Wollins
Director of ICT
Chris Furner has held a number of teaching and leadership positions across state and independent schools. A career highlight has been the completion of a PhD on how to boost teacher learning across all career stages as a means to improve practice and accelerate student learning outcomes. She enjoys developing whole-school staff development initiatives and professional learning programs that inspire and encourage teachers and leaders and coaching them towards “outstanding teaching”.
Director of Professional Learning
Christine Furner
As a seasoned business manager of independent schools for over 15 years, Lily Ng brings to Hills Grammar her vast experience and in-depth knowledge in the commercial management of independent schools as successful businesses.
Ng is acutely aware that independent schools have all the fiduciary, financial, risk management and governance duties legally required by businesses. She expects and delivers the very best management and conduct with the highest integrity, with the best interests of Hills Grammar as her central focus.
Director of Business Operations
Lily Ng
As the director of advancement and engagement, Claire Napoli’s role encompasses internal and external communications, enrolment, branding, school events, community relations, alumni, archiving and reception. She has a degree in business and over 20 years of marketing and business development experience. Napoli started her career in public relations and event management before moving into marketing and business development roles in the professional services sector, particularly corporate law firms.
Director of Advancement and Engagement
Claire Napoli
Adam Wollins joined Hills Grammar in July 2023. He has over 20 years of experience in the education sector, including in schools, TAFEs, universities and the NSW Department of Education. He has a proven track record in the effective creation, development and leadership of high-performing ICT transformational and operational support teams.
Director of ICT
Adam Wollins
Adam Wollins joined Hills Grammar in July 2023. He has over 20 years of experience in the education sector, including in schools, TAFEs, universities and the NSW Department of Education. He has a proven track record in the effective creation, development and leadership of high-performing ICT transformational and operational support teams.
Director of ICT
Adam Wollins
Adam Wollins joined Hills Grammar in July 2023. He has over 20 years of experience in the education sector, including in schools, TAFEs, universities and the NSW Department of Education. He has a proven track record in the effective creation, development and leadership of high-performing ICT transformational and operational support teams.
Director of ICT
Adam Wollins
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Professional Teachers’ Council Professional Service award and the Rising Stars 2024 award
staff recognised as The Educator’s Most Influential Educators
speaking at numerous national and international conferences
30 staff presented at the in-house Professional Learning program delivered within the Hills Grammar The Learning Centre
partnering with the NSW Teacher Guild to provide professional learning to regional and remote teachers
“As a school, we celebrate the contribution our staff are making both in the school and beyond in the broader educational community,” says Yager.