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13 September, 2022
Inspiring leadership
SCHOOL principal, Kathryn Todd, has been recognised for her inclusive management style by winning the Griffith University Jack Pizzey Award for Excellence in School Leadership.
Todd’s approach is instructional and also distributive. She believes a “sustainable” approach to leadership ensures there is never a leadership vacuum.
The leadership team at Woree State High School comprises deputy principals, heads of departments, guidance officer and aspiring leaders. These members in turn inspire leadership learning within their respective faculty groups.
Earlier this year, Woree State High School staff were recognised with six nominations and one award at the Australian College of Educators 2022 Noreen Wilcox Awards. Todd received a nomination for the Excellence in Leadership Award.
In 2020 Woree SHS was a State Finalist in the QTU Showcase Award for Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education for Woree State High School’s Junior Indigenous Marine and Environmental Cadets program (JIME).
Todd, who grew up in Innisfail has been principal of Woree State High School since January 2020. Prior to that she was Principal of Djarragun College at Gordonvale (2017 – 2019) after serving seven years at Bentley Park College. There she was Deputy Principal, (2010 – 2012), Head of School 7-12 (2013 - 2016) and Acting College Principal (Term 1). Previously, she taught at the Cairns SDE and St Mary’s Catholic College, Woree.
White Rock State School was recognised with a commendation in the Far North Queensland Regional Showcase Awards. The school was commended in The RemServ Showcase Award for Excellence in Parent and Community Engagement for their ECE to Prep Transitions program.
Western Cape College, Weipa, was also recognized with a Far North Queensland Regional Showcase Award.
The College won the Bevan Brennan “Every Child Needs a Champion’ Award for their “Wis Wei” the WCC Way program. Despite their remoteness, Western Cape College Secondary has collaborated with key partners to provide every student targeted support in their learning, experience academic success and a sense of belonging and connection to their school community and classrooms.
Western Cape College has been shortlisted as a State Finalist. State Award Winners will be announced at The Showcase Awards presentation on October 11, 2022.
The Showcase Awards highlight Queensland state schools that significantly enhance student outcomes and deliver effective evaluation and improvement of school performance, through alignment with the department’s State School Improvement Strategy
