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Business View Oceania - October/November 2017
Principal, Mr David Smith
David Smith is the new Principal of
Calrossy, joining the school in 2017.
Prior to this he had various leadership
roles in Sydney boarding and day
schools including Barker College,
The King’s School and St Andrew’s
Cathedral School. He has worked as
a Chaplain, a Primary teacher and
as a Secondary teacher of English.
Married to Julie with three adult
daughters, David spent his youth in
Tamworth and North-West NSW and is
very familiar with quality schooling in
a regional setting. He is delighted to
be involved in a boarding community
and indicated that this was one of
the attractions when applying for
the Principal position. “Secondary
boarding for both boys and girls is
integral to the fabric of Calrossy
and we are strongly committed to
providing a supportive, flexible and
nurturing ‘home away from home’ for
our resident students. It is very much
part of the DNA of the school. Our
boarding staff go out of their way to
make Calrossy ‘Home’ and the close
connection with the rural community
enriches us all”.
Head of Boarding, Mrs
Courtney Coe
Courtney has been with Calrossy
Anglican School since 1999 and as
Head of Boarding since 2006. She
has had the privilege during the
past 10 years of leading Boarding
as we have had an amalgamation
of schools, been an integral part in
developing our boarding community
to provide boarding opportunities
for both girls and boys, acquired
new facilities and been involved with
planning for the future needs and
requirements for boarding students.
Courtney is married with 2 young
children.