Members of the Board of Studies NSW
The membership of the Board includes a full-time President and three ex-officio members, with the remaining 19 members being appointed by the Minister for Education and Training as nominees of particular organisations or persons with identified knowledge or expertise.
In relation to the Higher School Certificate, the Board is responsible for:
- developing and endorsing courses of study;
- making arrangements for conducting examinations and student assessments;
- regulating the conduct of examinations and assessments, and the recording of students' achievements in them;
- granting the Higher School Certificate;
- providing the Preliminary and HSC Records of Achievement and/or Result Notices;
- providing advice and assistance to students, employers and the public regarding the nature and content of secondary courses, assessment and examination procedures, and the reporting of students' achievements in them.
The Board has a number of standing committees that make recommendations to the Board concerning syllabus and examination requirements.
The President of the Board
Mr Tom Alegounarias
Ex officio members
- Nominee of the Managing Director of TAFE NSW Director-General of Education and Training
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- Ms Leslie Loble
- Mr Trevor Fletcher
- Ms Marie Persson
Appointed Members
- One nominee of the New South Wales Vice Chancellors’ Committee
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- Professor Anne Cusick
- Two nominees of the Council of the Federation of Parents and Citizens’ Associations of New South Wales
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- Ms Dianne Butland (representing parents of primary school children)
- Ms Deborah Lloyd (representing parents of secondary school children)
- One nominee of the Catholic Education Commission of New South Wales
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- Dr Brian Croke
- One nominee of the Association of Independent Schools, the Headmasters’ Conference and the Association of Heads of Independent Girls’ Schools
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- Dr Timothy Wright
- One non-government school teacher (other than a principal) being a nominee of the Independent Education Union
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- Mr Larry Grumley
- One parent of a child attending a non-government school, being a nominee of the Council of Catholic School Parents and the New South Wales Parents’ Council
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- Mrs Rose Cantali
- Two principals of government schools, one being a nominee of the New South Wales Primary Principals’ Association and the other being a nominee of the New South Wales Council of Secondary School Principals
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- Ms Janet Chan – Principal (representing Primary Schools)
- Ms Suzette Young – Principal (representing Secondary Schools)
- Two nominees of the New South Wales Teachers’ Federation, one being a primary government schoolteacher (other than a principal) and the other being a secondary government school teacher (other than a Principal)
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- Mr Garry Grant (Primary school Teacher)
- Dr Mary Fogarty (Secondary school Teacher)
- One person with knowledge and expertise in early childhood education
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- Prof Sue Dockett
- An Aboriginal person with knowledge and expertise in the education of Aboriginal people
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- Ms Cindy Berwick
- Six other persons having, in the Minister’s opinion, qualifications or experience that enables them to make a valuable contribution to primary or secondary education in New South Wales
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- Br Kelvin Canavan AM
- Dr Jacqueline Manuel
- Dr Meredith Martin
- Ms Jenni Neary