National Advisory Council

APPA recognises and represents all three national education sectors (Government, Catholic and Independent) and is structured as follows:

The National Advisory Council (NAC) ‘gathers under one roof’ a representative from each of the respective member associations, at a national and state or territory level. This group (including the APPA President and Deputy President) meets each term and provides advice to the APPA Board in relation to strategic priorities, policy formation and other relevant or current matters that impact on the work of primary school principals and primary school communities.

APPA also recognises the significance and importance of its National Collaborative Partners, ASEPA (Australian Special Education Principals Association) and NATSIPA (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Principals Association) and works closely in mutual support with these associations.

The APPA Board governs the business affairs and strategic directions of APPA.

Australian Primary Principals Association

Angela Falkenberg

President
APPA Board
National Advisory Council
Association: South Australian Primary Principals Association (SAPPA)
Hindmarsh, South Australia
Sally Ruston AM

Deputy President
APPA Board
National Advisory Council
Association: Independent Primary School Heads of Australia - NSW/ACT
Head of Junior School
School: Abbotsleigh,
Wahroonga, New South Wales

National Association Presidents

Pat Murphy

National President - AGPPA
APPA Board
National Advisory Council
Association: Australian Government Primary Principals Association - (AGPPA)
Fortitude Valley, Queensland
Peter Cutrona

National President - ACPPA
APPA Board
National Advisory Council
Association: Australian Catholic Primary Principals Association (ACPPA)
School: St Simon Peter Catholic Primary School,
Ocean Reef, Western Australia
Wayne Revitt

Federal President - IPSHA
APPA Board
National Advisory Council
Association: Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA)
School: Penrhos College,
Como, Western Australia

Collaborative Partners

Dyonne Anderson

Collaborative Partner - National Advisory Council
Association: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Principals Association (NATSIPA)
School: Cabbage Tree Island PS,
Cabbage Tree Island, New South Wales
Matthew Johnson

Collaborative Partner - National Advisory Council
Association: Australian Special Education Principals Association (ASEPA)
School: Glenvale School,
Narara, New South Wales

Australian Capital Territory

Wendy Cave

National Advisory Council
Association: Australian Capital Territory Principals Association (ACTPA)
School: Ainslie School,
Braddon, Australian Capital Territory
Julie Wiley

National Advisory Council
Association: Australian Capital Territory Catholic Primary Principals Association (ACTPPA)
School: Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Nicholls, Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Robyn Evans

National Advisory Council
Association: New South Wales Primary Principals Association (NSWPPA)
School: Casula Public School,
Casula, New South Wales
Kathy Neely

National Advisory Council
Association: Association of Catholic School Principals - NSW (ACSP)
School: Ss Peter and Paul’s Primary School,
Goulburn, New South Wales
Chris Wyatt

National Advisory Council
Association: Independent Primary School Heads Australia - NSW/ACT
Head of Preparatory School - Strathfield
School: Trinity Grammar School
Strathfield, New South Wales

Northern Territory

Robyn Thorpe

National Advisory Council
Association: Northern Territory Principals Association - (NTPA)
School: Dripstone Middle School,
Tiwi, Northern Territory
Paula Sellars

National Advisory Council
Association: Northern Territory Catholic Principals Association (NTCPA)
School: Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Wanguri, Northern Territory

Queensland

Tania Angus

National Advisory Council
Association: Queensland Primary Principals Association (QASSP)
QASSP Vice-President
School: Newtown State School
Toowoomba, Queensland
Gavin Rick

National Advisory Council
Association: Queensland Catholic Primary Principals Association (QCPPA)
School: St Joseph’s School,
Parramatta Park, Queensland
Tonia Lassman

National Advisory Council
Association: Independent Primary School Heads of Australia - QLD
Head of Primary
School: St Luke's Anglican School
Bundaberg, Queensland

South Australia

Tobias O’Connor

National Advisory Council
Association: South Australian Primary Principals Association (SAPPA)
School: Keith Area School
Keith, South Australia
Phil Schultz

APPA Board
National Advisory Council
Association: South Australian Catholic Primary Principals Association (SACPPA)
School: St Francis School,
Lockley's, South Australia
Grant Bock

National Advisory Council
Association: Independent Primary School Heads of Australia - SA
Head of Preparatory School
School: Westminster School, Marion, South Australia

Tasmania

Ted Barrance

National Advisory Council
Association: Tasmanian Principals Association (TPA)
School: East Derwent Primary School
Bridgewater, Tasmania
Marcus Donnelly

National Advisory Council
Association: Catholic Principals Association of Tasmania (CPAT)
School: St Cuthbert's Catholic School,
Lindisfarne, Tasmania
Brigid Knight

National Advisory Council
Association: Independent Primary School Heads of Australia - TAS
Head of Junior School
School: St Mary's College, Hobart, Tasmania

Victoria

Andrew Dalgleish

APPA Board
National Advisory Council
Association: Victorian Principals Association (VPA)
North Melbourne, Victoria
Michael Gray

National Advisory Council
Association: Victorian Association of Catholic Primary School Principals Inc (VACPSP)
School: St. Joseph's Primary School,
Warrnambool, Victoria
Brad Nelsen

National Advisory Council
Association: Independent Primary School Heads of Australia - Victoria
Head of Campus, Junior School, Sandringham
School: Firbank Grammar School,
Sandringham Campus,
Sandringham, Victoria

Western Australia

Niel Smith

National Advisory Council
Association: Western Australian Primary Principals Association - (WAPPA)
West Leederville, Western Australia
Annette Quirk

National Advisory Council
Association: Catholic Primary Principals Association - WA (CPPAWA)
School: St Joseph's Bunbury,
Withers, Western Australia
Roderick Wood

National Advisory Council
Association: Independent Primary School Heads of Australia - WA
Associate Principal Primary School
School: Peter Moyes Anglican Community School,
Mindarie, Western Australia

IPSHA

Martin Lubrano

IPSHA President-Elect
APPA Board
National Advisory Council
Association: Independent Primary Heads of Australia (IPSHA)
Head of Junior School
School: Barker College
Hornsby, NSW