50 Public School Heads across South East Queensland

Public schools across South East Queensland are led by people working in very different communities, from large metropolitan high schools to Prep to Year 12 colleges and local primary schools. This list is a practical starting point for anyone who wants to understand the people responsible for school communities across the region.

The names below are drawn from current public Queensland Department of Education records and official school leadership pages. It is a recognition directory, not a ranking, and the final role check should always happen before an invitation or introduction.

1. Brendan Barlow

Executive Principal, Brisbane South State Secondary College.

Brendan Barlow is the executive principal at Brisbane South State Secondary College in Brisbane. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Barlow's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Brisbane South State Secondary College is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

2. Greg Pierce

Executive Principal, Brisbane State High School.

Greg Pierce is the executive principal at Brisbane State High School in Brisbane. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Pierce's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Brisbane State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

3. Timothy Barraud

Principal, Balmoral State High School.

Timothy Barraud is the principal at Balmoral State High School in Balmoral. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Barraud's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Balmoral State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

4. Sandra Quinn

Principal, Wynnum State High School.

Sandra Quinn is the principal at Wynnum State High School in Wynnum. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Quinn's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Wynnum State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

5. Amy Wood

Principal, Brisbane Bayside State College.

Amy Wood is the principal at Brisbane Bayside State College in Wynnum West. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Wood's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Brisbane Bayside State College is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

6. Leonard McKeown

Executive Principal, Cleveland District State High School.

Leonard McKeown is the executive principal at Cleveland District State High School in Cleveland. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

McKeown's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Cleveland District State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

7. Bindi Lodge

Principal, MacGregor State High School.

Bindi Lodge is the principal at MacGregor State High School in MacGregor. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Lodge's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, MacGregor State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

8. Carmen Anderson

Principal, Sunnybank State High School.

Carmen Anderson is the principal at Sunnybank State High School in Sunnybank. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Anderson's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Sunnybank State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

9. Karen Tanks

Executive Principal, Mansfield State High School.

Karen Tanks is the executive principal at Mansfield State High School in Mansfield. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Tanks's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Mansfield State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

10. Darren McGregor

Principal, Runcorn State High School.

Darren McGregor is the principal at Runcorn State High School in Runcorn. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

McGregor's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Runcorn State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

11. Ross McNichol

Principal, Centenary State High School.

Ross McNichol is the principal at Centenary State High School in Jindalee. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

McNichol's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Centenary State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

12. Sheena Millar

Executive Principal, Indooroopilly State High School.

Sheena Millar is the executive principal at Indooroopilly State High School in Indooroopilly. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Millar's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Indooroopilly State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

13. Ross Bailey

Executive Principal, Corinda State High School.

Ross Bailey is the executive principal at Corinda State High School in Corinda. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Bailey's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Corinda State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

14. Paul Robertson

Executive Principal, Kenmore State High School.

Paul Robertson is the executive principal at Kenmore State High School in Kenmore. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Robertson's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Kenmore State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

15. Luke Ferdinands

Executive Principal, Wavell State High School.

Luke Ferdinands is the executive principal at Wavell State High School in Wavell Heights. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Ferdinands's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Wavell State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

16. Kiah Lanham

Executive Principal, Ferny Grove State High School.

Kiah Lanham is the executive principal at Ferny Grove State High School in Ferny Grove. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Lanham's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Ferny Grove State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

17. John Searle

Principal, Mitchelton State High School.

John Searle is the principal at Mitchelton State High School in Mitchelton. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Searle's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Mitchelton State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

18. Anwar Siddiqui

Principal, Everton Park State High School.

Anwar Siddiqui is the principal at Everton Park State High School in Everton Park. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Siddiqui's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Everton Park State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

19. Derek Weeks

Principal, Albany Creek State High School.

Derek Weeks is the principal at Albany Creek State High School in Albany Creek. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Weeks's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Albany Creek State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

20. Michelle Lyons

Principal, Bracken Ridge State High School.

Michelle Lyons is the principal at Bracken Ridge State High School in Bracken Ridge. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Lyons's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Bracken Ridge State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

21. Andy Stergou

Principal, Sandgate District State High School.

Andy Stergou is the principal at Sandgate District State High School in Sandgate. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Stergou's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Sandgate District State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

22. Kerri Jones

Executive Principal, North Lakes State College.

Kerri Jones is the executive principal at North Lakes State College in North Lakes. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a primary/secondary school serving Prep Year to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Jones's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, North Lakes State College is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

23. Kristie De Brenni

Principal, Queensland Pathways State College.

Kristie De Brenni is the principal at Queensland Pathways State College in Coorparoo. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 10 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Brenni's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Queensland Pathways State College is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

24. Chrissie Coogan

Principal, Fortitude Valley State Secondary College.

Chrissie Coogan is the principal at Fortitude Valley State Secondary College in Fortitude Valley. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Coogan's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Fortitude Valley State Secondary College is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

25. Elena Itsikson

Principal, Rochedale State High School.

Elena Itsikson is the principal at Rochedale State High School in Rochedale. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Itsikson's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Rochedale State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

26. Kathleen Janecek

Principal, Woodridge State High School.

Kathleen Janecek is the principal at Woodridge State High School in Woodridge. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Janecek's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Woodridge State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

27. Angela Kelso

Principal, Springwood State High School.

Angela Kelso is the principal at Springwood State High School in Springwood. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Kelso's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Springwood State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

28. Sally Hawkes

Principal, Forest Lake State High School.

Sally Hawkes is the principal at Forest Lake State High School in Forest Lake. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Hawkes's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Forest Lake State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

29. Trent Cowley

Principal, Mabel Park State High School.

Trent Cowley is the principal at Mabel Park State High School in Slacks Creek. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Cowley's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Mabel Park State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

30. Brenton Farleigh

Principal, Loganlea State High School.

Brenton Farleigh is the principal at Loganlea State High School in Loganlea. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Farleigh's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Loganlea State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

31. Susan Taylor

Principal, Victoria Point State High School.

Susan Taylor is the principal at Victoria Point State High School in Victoria Point. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Taylor's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Victoria Point State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

32. Mark Ionn

Principal, Redland Bay State School.

Mark Ionn is the principal at Redland Bay State School in Redland Bay. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a primary school serving Prep Year to Year 6. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Ionn's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Redland Bay State School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

33. Linda Peterson

Principal, Alexandra Hills State High School.

Linda Peterson is the principal at Alexandra Hills State High School in Alexandra Hills. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Peterson's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Alexandra Hills State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

34. Lachlan Thatcher

Principal, Capalaba State College.

Lachlan Thatcher is the principal at Capalaba State College in Capalaba. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a primary/secondary school serving Early Childhood to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Thatcher's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Capalaba State College is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

35. Kristy Sullivan

Principal, Thornlands State School.

Kristy Sullivan is the principal at Thornlands State School in Thornlands. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a primary school serving Prep Year to Year 6. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Sullivan's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Thornlands State School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

36. Sam Brown

Principal, Ormiston State School.

Sam Brown is the principal at Ormiston State School in Ormiston. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a primary school serving Prep Year to Year 6. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Brown's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Ormiston State School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

37. David Cooke

Principal, Bay View State School.

David Cooke is the principal at Bay View State School in Thornlands. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a primary school serving Prep Year to Year 6. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Cooke's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Bay View State School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

38. Mark Hitchen

Principal, Manly State School.

Mark Hitchen is the principal at Manly State School in Manly. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a primary school serving Prep Year to Year 6. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Hitchen's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Manly State School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

39. Monique Graham

Principal, Cleveland State School.

Monique Graham is the principal at Cleveland State School in Cleveland. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a primary school serving Prep Year to Year 6. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Graham's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Cleveland State School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

40. Donna O'Keeffe

Principal, Tingalpa State School.

Donna O'Keeffe is the principal at Tingalpa State School in Tingalpa. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a primary school serving Prep Year to Year 6. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

OKeeffe's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Tingalpa State School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

41. Rick O'Connor

Executive Principal, Marsden State High School.

Rick O'Connor is the executive principal at Marsden State High School in Waterford West. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

OConnor's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Marsden State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

42. Benjamin Ward

Principal, Browns Plains State High School.

Benjamin Ward is the principal at Browns Plains State High School in Browns Plains. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Ward's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Browns Plains State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

43. Boris Croft

Principal, Dakabin State High School.

Boris Croft is the principal at Dakabin State High School in Dakabin. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Croft's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Dakabin State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

44. Goldy Sodhi

Principal, Deception Bay State High School.

Goldy Sodhi is the principal at Deception Bay State High School in Deception Bay. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Sodhi's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Deception Bay State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

45. Doug Watson

Principal, Caboolture State High School.

Doug Watson is the principal at Caboolture State High School in Caboolture. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Watson's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Caboolture State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

46. Pete Keen

Principal, Morayfield State High School.

Pete Keen is the principal at Morayfield State High School in Morayfield. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Keen's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Morayfield State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

47. Richard James

Principal, Pine Rivers State High School.

Richard James is the principal at Pine Rivers State High School in Strathpine. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

James's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Pine Rivers State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

48. Kyrra Mickelborough

Executive Principal, Narangba Valley State High School.

Kyrra Mickelborough is the executive principal at Narangba Valley State High School in Narangba. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Mickelborough's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Narangba Valley State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

49. Peter Turner

Executive Principal, Bray Park State High School.

Peter Turner is the executive principal at Bray Park State High School in Bray Park. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Turner's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Bray Park State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

50. Susan Lonsdale

Principal, Aspley State High School.

Susan Lonsdale is the principal at Aspley State High School in Aspley. The Queensland Department of Education directory identifies the school as a secondary school serving Year 7 to Year 12. That gives this entry a clear, current role and organisation match within the South East Queensland public-school landscape.

Lonsdale's work sits close to the everyday reality of public education: helping a school community turn a broad purpose into decisions, routines and learning conditions that people can feel. For anyone mapping education leadership in the region, Aspley State High School is a useful place to look because its public directory record makes the leadership context easy to check.

A note for leaders navigating change.

School leadership is practical work. It asks people to hold the long view while making hundreds of small decisions that shape belonging, learning and trust.

If you are planning a leadership event, start with the change you want people to make and the audience problem you need to solve. Then check the latest school page before contacting anyone.

Related reading.

For a wider leadership starting point, read keynote speakers in Australia. You can also explore keynote speakers in Queensland and the Working Genius implementation guide.

Last updated: 12 August 2026.