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Chatswood, Sydney, NSW

Year founded:

1998

Number of employees:

1998

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“For students, two significant impacts have been the deepening and strengthening of their valuing of and engagement in collaborative learning, and their fluency and sophistication of their understanding of themselves as learners and the strategies they employ to optimise their learning, including their use of a language of learning”

Dr Hannah Campos-Remon, Brisbane Grammar School

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Anthony Micallef

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Mark Corgat

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary to the Board of Trustees

David Carroll

Deputy Headmaster and Head of Senior School

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Anthony Micallef is the 12th headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School, commencing in the role in 2014. He is a graduate of the University of Sydney and has also completed a sabbatical at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Anthony has taught in several independent boys’ schools in Brisbane and Sydney where he fulfilled leadership roles in the academic, student wellbeing and co-curricular domains. For the past 25 years, he has served Brisbane Grammar School in a number of key leadership roles. He combines his strong academic, pastoral and sporting background with a collaborative style of leadership and an ardent belief in creating an inclusive educational environment where individual strengths can be encouraged and nurtured.

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Mark Corgat joined BGS in 2017. His finance career spans more than 30 years, including tenures with KPMG and Ernst & Young; 10 years in the corporate finance function of Jupiters Limited (hotel and gaming group) including as director of finance; nine years in the corporate function of Holcim Limited (the world’s largest producer of cement) including six years as global head of standards and accounting principles based in Zurich, Switzerland; and most recently as CFO and company secretary of Migas Limited, a not-for-profit charitable enterprise dedicated to training and qualifying trade apprentices throughout Australia. Mark is a Chartered Accountant (Australia) and has worked in several teaching capacities for both the Institute of Chartered Accountants and Griffith University. He is a member of the Management Committee of the Queensland Association of School Business Administrators.

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Mark Corgat

David Carroll commenced working at Brisbane Grammar School in 2014. His career has focused on student wellbeing, an area where he has held senior leadership positions since 1998. David focuses on establishing a system of individual care, where boys are mentored within a safe, supportive, and connected environment. In 2021, his role was extended to include responsibility for the day-to-day running of the School, with a particular focus on the Senior School.

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David Carroll

Dr Hannah Campos-Remon, Brisbane Grammar School

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Ed Roper

Deputy Headmaster, People and Culture

Ed Roper joined the School as the ICT curriculum support teacher and teacher of mathematics in 1982. Since then, he has been a boarding housemaster, head of year, head of mathematics, and, in the early 2000s, planned and led the introduction of middle schooling at BGS. He commenced in the role of deputy headmaster in 2006 within the staffing and community relations area, and in his current role in 2021.

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Steve Uscinski

Deputy Headmaster, Teaching and Learning

Steve Uscinski leads the team of the studies directorate. In his more than 20 years at BGS, he has served as a teacher of English, coach of rugby and cricket, director of the senior dramatic production, boarding housemaster, school administrator and curriculum innovator and leader.

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Created by educators for educators, Sentral provides an extensive education software solution for schools. From building a balanced class, tracking attendance, creating wellbeing assessments and writing academic reports to securing digital payments — it’s all made easy on Sentral’s single platform. History Sentral was established in 1998 by founders who had worked in the education sector. Having identified a need for affordable, quality technological services, Sentral is designed to meet the needs of schools by offering a simple-to-use platform. A proven software solution that leads the way in comprehensive and uncomplicated technology, Sentral seamlessly manages school administration, student data and more. The company’s tailor-made solutions for schools help administrative staff, teachers and school leaders save valuable time to focus on improving school and student outcomes. In 2019, Global Payments acquired Sentral as part of their vision to make schools better. The synergy of the two businesses helps provide market-leading software and great user experiences in technological solutions and payments. Today, Sentral is the trusted solution of choice in over 3,000 schools across Australia. The Team at Sentral Sentral’s staff come from all walks of life. They bring together their combined experience and skill from careers in primary and secondary schools, educational administration and leadership, software development, IT engineering, and finance and business management. Together, they strive to bring the very best in education management software. Sentral believes in an evolving business and technological model based on development from inside knowledge and invaluable client feedback. The team is like a family that works together to achieve the best for its school clients. Its people are encouraged to take measured risks and push boundaries to find more ways to improve school and student administration. Sentral strives to better understand what schools and teachers need the most. The Sentral team’s goal is to cut out the noise and simplify clients’ daily processes so they can concentrate on nurturing the needs of every student in their care.

“Our initial foci have reflected a focus on teacher’s classroom practices. The next steps involve directing more attention to both our academic middle leaders and our students”

Dr Hannah Campos-Remon, Brisbane Grammar School

Greg Thorne

Deputy Headmaster, Co-curricular

Jacqui Zervos

Executive Director, Educational Innovation

Rebecca Campbell

Head of Middle School

Inma Beaumont

Executive Director Advancement and Community Relations

Greg Thorne joined BGS in January 2019. He is an experienced educational leader with a broad range of proficiencies. He has expertise in student wellbeing roles, curriculum leadership and school administration. Greg was part of the senior leadership team at Nudgee College for eight years, most recently as the director of activities for sport and culture. He has also been chairperson of multiple GPS Association sub-committees.

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Jacqui Zervos joined the School in 1995 as a teacher of geography and history, having completed her initial teacher qualification at The University of Queensland in 1987 and then spending seven years teaching with Education Queensland. She is well known as a passionate and exemplary teacher of geography and took on the position of head of year in 2001. During the following five years as head of year, Jacqui completed her Master of Education at UQ with a major study into boys’ education. She was appointed head of middle school in 2006. In 2018, she was seconded to her current position and in 2020 was confirmed as executive director, educational innovation on a permanent basis from 2021.

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Jacqui Zervos

Rebecca Campbell joined BGS in mid-2013 as the School’s first head of Years 5 and 6. She has spent the past 15 years working in GPS boys’ schools. A dedicated educator, she is committed to creating a positive learning culture that supports the holistic development of each student. Rebecca is a graduate of the University of Newcastle, where she completed a master’s degree specialising in educating boys. In recent years, she has attained a Professional Certificate in Instructional Leadership through the University of Melbourne. Rebecca fulfilled the head of middle school role in Term 1 2017 and from 2018 to 2020. She was appointed to the position of head of middle school in 2021.

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Rebecca Campbell

Inma Beaumont joined BGS at the beginning of 2020. She is an experienced advancement professional, having implemented fundraising and engagement operations for three different units over six years at The University of Queensland. Inma led the fundraising campaign to renovate the Forgan Smith Building, home to the TC Beirne School of Law at UQ. She subsequently spent three years as director of advancement at the UQ Faculty of Health, where she conceived and delivered a major gifts program. Her fundraising experience follows a 15-year career in finance, including as CFO of Citibank Australia. She is a non-executive director of UN Women Australia, Speech Pathology Australia and Women’s College at UQ.

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Inma Beaumont

Diana Godfrey joined Fidelity in 1995, and is currently the senior vice-president, human resources and corporate affairs. She has 27 years of industry experience and has driven innovation and transformative changes to employee benefits, talent development, charitable and diversity and inclusion programs, which have strengthened Fidelity Canada’s position as a top caring employer. She championed the implementation of Fidelity Canada’s value proposition, committed to improving the employee experience to meet their individual needs and the community at large. Fidelity Canada has been recognized with multiple employer awards and designations, which celebrate its work culture and atmosphere, corporate philanthropic initiatives, and health and benefits, to name just a few.

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Cameron Murray is the senior vice president, client services and CIO for Fidelity Investments Canada ULC. In this capacity, he oversees both technology and operations for the organization in Canada. He joined Fidelity in December 1999 as Vice President, Systems Operations. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors for FundSERV, where he has been an executive committee and board member since 2002. He is also on the board of directors for Fidelity Investments Canada ULC.

Senior Vice President, Client Services and Chief Information Officer

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Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.

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Sarah M Stewart

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Dave Longbottom

Chief Technology Officer

Alex Ventura

Head of Marketing

Damian Palovick

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Mark Bernacki

Chief Underwriting Officer

Ryan Armijo

Chief Operating Officer, Underwriting Division

Bob Petrilli

President, Underwriting Division

Some significant positive impacts on both students and teachers at BGS have been observed as a result of the project, said Dr Campos-Remon. “There has been a systematic engagement in ongoing professional learning focused on annual pedagogical priorities, spaced through the year, based in collaborative professional conversation, and supported by a cohort of peer lead learners,” she said. “In addition, our previous professional culture has been enriched through an emphasis on collaborative professionalism, consistent use of an evidence-informed language of learning, and a structured focus on intentionality in planning for and implementation of classroom practices that support students’ effective thinking.” Dr Campos-Remon also noted “a school-wide focus on optimising the learning value of BGS’s classroom cultures”. “For students, two significant impacts have been the deepening and strengthening of their valuing of and engagement in collaborative learning, and their fluency and sophistication of their understanding of themselves as learners and the strategies they employ to optimise their learning, including their use of a language of learning.” Dr Campos-Remon said the school’s biannual evaluations of progress have informed the project’s work throughout. “Our initial foci have reflected a focus on teacher’s classroom practices. The next steps involve directing more attention to both our academic middle leaders and our students,” she said. Dr Campos-Remon said this would involve strengthening the school’s focus on the development of the pedagogical leadership of its academic middle leaders, and a stronger focus on the use of data to give deeper attention to the student experience. “This includes the leadership of and engagement in cohort-level research, and their development of their individual capacity for and use of self-regulation of their learning activities,” she said. “BGS will also be developing strategies to optimise the induction of both new staff and new students to the expectations and practices associated with our Effective Thinking Cultures.”

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Alexis Hill

Chief Information Officer

Alexis Hill joined BGS in April 2022 as the School’s first chief information officer to lead the Digital Transformation Program, which aims to use technology and data to enhance student outcomes. As a senior executive with over 14 years of experience in commercial and government industries, she has substantial experience in digital transformation leadership. Alexis has held CIO and director roles that focused on driving technological and organisational change in complex environments. She holds a Bachelor of Business degree and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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‘Being, becoming and belonging’ Principal Darren Stevenson said since its inception, BANB6 has focused on creating a culture of shared responsibility to support and encourage life-long learning for all members of the school community. “All children have the capacity to become powerful learners and our focus on Belonging through making connections, Being through recognising children’s strengths, and Becoming through providing intellectual stretch are at the core of what drives our teaching and learning,” he said. “BANB6’s focus on sustainability education reflects this by providing all children at BANB6 with opportunities to engage with each other, their environment and their community in order to develop the skills, knowledge and dispositions they will need to thrive in an increasingly complex future.” Over the last 12 months, BANB6 has ensured that every one of its students has access to at least one weekly ‘Sustainability’ focus session where they learn with peers in cross-age groups. “Our Raingarden and Nature Education project provides all children with an engaging and interactive space to engage with the outdoors, complementing our Kitchen Garden program and our ongoing work with Green Adelaide and the Adelaide National Park City initiative,” Stevenson said. “Through these partnerships, BANB6 recently participated in a Green Adelaide/ANPC project which saw us explore how we could ‘connect communities through nature’. As a result, we held a successful event which enabled our children to share sustainable initiatives and practices with their families and the wider community.” BANB6 has also set up a professional mobile podcast recording suite for its students to introduce them to new ways of creating content and sharing their thinking, learning and understanding with a wider audience. “Children have used the space to record a series of ‘BANB6 Trash Talk’ podcasts focusing on sustainability issues, the most recent of which was a special on bees and the Flow Hive which will soon be installed in our Kitchen Garden space,” Stevenson said. “Learners have recorded mindfulness scripts which are available for BANB6 Learning Advisors to download and use with their studios and many of our students who require extra support access the suite to record a range of audio content.”