Governance & Leadership
About Us
The Anglican Schools Corporation (ABN 63 544 529 806) was originally established as an unincorporated body by the Synod of the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney in 1947. The Corporation was incorporated as a body corporate pursuant to the Anglican Church of Australia (Bodies Corporate) Act 1938 on 2 April 1965.
The governing constitution of the Corporation is an ordinance of the Synod of the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney or the Synod’s Standing Committee.
Chief executive
The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation is Mr Peter Fowler. The Chief Executive Officer is responsible to the Board for driving the implementation of the Corporation’s Strategic Plan, for the implementation of the policies and decisions of the Board and for the general administration and daily operation of the Corporation. Under the direct responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer is the Corporation’s Group Office located in Hurstville, NSW.
School councils
The Board establishes School Councils to govern the operation of one or more Corporation schools. A School Council consists of a Chair and at least four and up to nine additional persons all appointed by the Board. The primary role and responsibility of a School Council is to promote the Objects of the Corporation by ensuring that each school for which it has governance responsibility operates in a manner that:
- Upholds the Corporation’s Objects,
- Supports the Corporation’s Philosophy of Education, and
- Implements the School’s strategic plan and policies that are consistent with the Corporation’s Strategic Plan and Policies; and the consequential but equally important role and responsibility of a School Council is to develop the individual character of the school in the context of its local environment and in a relationship of interdependence with the Corporation. Both of the above should contribute to the development of each school’s reputation.
School principals
Each school is led by a Principal who is responsible to the Board through the School Council for the implementation of the School’s strategic plan, the implementation of the Board’s and the School Council’s policies and decisions, and the general administration and daily operation of the School.
The Board
The Corporation is governed by a Board of up to 14 people, nine of whom are elected by the Synod of the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney, two are appointed by the Archbishop of Sydney and three appointed by the Board itself.
Mr Philip Bell OAM | Chairman
Company Director. Appointed as Board Member January 2018.
Appointed as Corporation Chairman July 2018
Rt Rev Chris Edwards | Deputy Chairman
BTh(Hons), DipMin
Appointed as Board Member October 2017
Dr Martin Dudley | Deputy Chairman | Chair of the Governance and Risk Committee
PhD, BSc(Hons), DipAppAML/CTFMgmt
Appointed as Board Member April 2021
Mr Martyn Mitchell | Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee
BSc (Chem Eng), DipTh, FCA
Appointed as Board Member October 2014
Mrs Elaine Collin | Chair of the Education and Mission Committee
BA, DipEd, MSc, GAICD
Appointed as Board Member February 2019
Mr Tony Pieris | Chair of the Property and Asset Management Committee
BEng(Civil) MEngSc MAICD
Appointed as Board Member September 2021
Mrs Maryanne Davis | Member of the Education and Mission Committee
BA, DipEd, MA, MLMEd
Appointed as Board Member April 2020
Mr Niall Henderson | Member of the Finance and Audit Committee
CA ACA GAICD
Appointed as Board Member May 2021
Dr Jennifer George | Member of the Governance and Risk Committee
PhD, MEnvPl BLArch PTC MPIA HonFellowMACQ
Appointed as Board Member September 2021
Rev Dr David Doran | Member of the Education and Mission Committee
BSc(Hons), PhD BDiv(Hons) MA(Theol)
Appointed as Board Member September 2021
Mrs Helen Burgess | Member of the Governance & Risk Committee
BA LLB (Hons) FAICD FGIA FCG
Appointed as Board Member September 2023