National Advisory Council
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
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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
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Pat Murphy
National President - AGPPA
APPA Board
National Advisory Council
Association: Australian Government Primary Principals Association - (AGPPA)
Fortitude Valley, Queensland
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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
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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
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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
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Matthew Johnson
Collaborative Partner - National Advisory Council
Association: Australian Special Education Principals Association (ASEPA)
School: Glenvale School,
Narara, New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
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Wendy Cave
National Advisory Council
Association: Australian Capital Territory Principals Association (ACTPA)
School: Ainslie School,
Braddon, Australian Capital Territory
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Peter Wilson
National Advisory Council
Association: Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP)
School: Mooloolaba State School
Mooloolaba, Queensland -
Gavin Rick
National Advisory Council
Association: Queensland Catholic Primary Principals Association (QCPPA)
School: St Joseph’s School,
Parramatta Park, Queensland
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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
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Tobias O’Connor
National Advisory Council
Association: South Australian Primary Principals Association (SAPPA)
Education Development Centre
Hindmarsh, SA -
Phil Schultz
APPA Board
National Advisory Council
Association: South Australian Catholic Primary Principals Association (SACPPA)
School: St Francis School,
Lockley's, South Australia -
Randall Pearce
National Advisory Council
Association: Independent Primary School Heads of Australia - SA
Head of Junior School
School: Pedare Christian College
Golden Grove, South Australia
Tasmania
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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
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Andrew Dalgleish
APPA Board
National Advisory Council
Association: Victorian Principals Association (VPA)
North Melbourne, Victoria
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Michael Gray
National Advisory Council
Association: Victorian Association of Catholic Primary School Principals Inc (VACPSP)
School: St. Joseph's Primary School,
Warrnambool, Victoria
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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
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Niel Smith
National Advisory Council
Association: Western Australian Primary Principals Association - (WAPPA)
West Leederville, Western Australia
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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
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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