Governance of the system
Each Studio School is guided by its local school council, and the system and each school is governed by the Studio Schools of Australia Board.
SSA Board
Jennifer Westacott AC
Chair
The Business Council of Australia is the nation’s premier business organisation, advocating for a stronger and fairer...
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Helen Drennen
CEO
Helen is the former Principal of Wesley College Melbourne for over 15 years and prior to that was the Academic...
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Glenn Kelly OAM
Glen Kelly is a Wadandi Nyungar man and successful Aboriginal executive with a history of achievement across a 30 year career in Aboriginal Affairs...
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Hugo Stephenson
Hugo is a medical doctor, technologist, biotech and healthtech services entrepreneur and founder of many...
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Geoff Masters AO
Geoff Masters is well known to SSA from his former role as CEO of the Australia Council for Educational Research (ACER)...
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Phil Schacht
Phil Schacht joined Hanson Australia (formerly Pioneer International) in 1988. He held severalmanagerial positions throughout Australia in both con...
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George Araj PFIIA, CIA, CRMA, QIAL, CPA, CFE
Georg has 25 years of experience leading governance, risk management and internal audit engagements across 24 countries including the United Arab E...
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SSA Executive Leadership Team
Helen Drennen
CEO
A widely recognised leader in education in Australia and internationally, in 2019, Dr Helen Drennen AM, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Studio Schools of Australia.
Previously, Helen served 15 distinguished years as Principal of Wesley College in Melbourne. She was the first female to be appointed Principal in the College’s 152 years history. Between 2003 and 2018, Helen led the College through an historic period of transformation, innovation and change.
Helen’s career has spanned Victorian State, Australian National, and International Education, and she has taught in both Government and Independent school sectors in Australia and overseas.
Helen is currently the Chair of the International Baccalaureate Board of Governors, with Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, serving in this role since November 2020. In 2010, Helen was made a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators (FACE) and a Fellow of the Australian College of Educational Leaders (FACEL) in 2011. In 2016, she was recognised in the Australia Day Honours list as a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia.
Rita Rose
Business Manager
Bio to come.
Ben Marsland
Yiramalay Pincipal
Bio to come.
Visiya Tabuaucu
Manjali Pincipal
Bio to come.