Our Board

The ACARA Board was announced in May 2009 and held its first meeting on 21–22 May 2009. The ACARA Board has a Chair, Deputy Chair and 11 other members, nominated by the Australian Government and all education streams (independent, government and Catholic) across states and territories. 

 ACARA Board 

Derek Scott

Mr Derek Scott

Chair

Derek Scott is the CEO | Principal of Haileybury with schools in Melbourne and Darwin and programs in China, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Derek is one of Australia’s most highly regarded education leaders. He is on the Federal Government’s International Education Council, the Victorian Government’s International Education Expert Advisory Group and is the Chair of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria. He was also one of four members on the panel conducting a review of Initial Teacher Education in Australia in 2021. He has an extensive background in curriculum development and prior to joining the teaching profession had a career as a journalist.

Derek Scott was awarded the Australian Principal of Year at the 2019 Australian Education Awards.

Professor Leslie Loble AM
Deputy Chair
Biography and photo coming soon.
 

Board member
Mr Allan Blagaich
Executive Director, Queensland Catholic Education Commission
Nominee of the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC)
Ms Juanita Healy
Executive Director, School Curriculum and Standards Authority
Nominee of the Western Australian Minister for Education
 Mr Tony Luttrell
 Former Director, Strategic Data Management, Department of Education, Tasmania
 nominee of the Tasmanian Minister for Education
 Mr Paul Martin 
 Chief Executive Officer, NSW Education Standards Authority
 nominee of the NSW Minister for Education
 Dr Fiona Mueller
 Adjunct Scholar, Centre for Independent Studies
 nominee of the Commonwealth Minister for Education
 Ms Sharon Schimming
 Associate Director-General, Early Childhood and State Schools, Department of Education
 nominee of the Queensland Minister for Education
 Ms Jane Simmons PSM
 Deputy Director-General, ACT Education Directorate
 nominee of the Australian Capital Territory Minister for Education
 Mr Andrew Wrigley

 Executive Director, Association of Independent Schools of the ACT
 nominee of Independent Schools Australia

 Board members may be reappointed.
 The maximum period of appointment cannot exceed six years.