The ACARA Board was announced in May 2009 and held its first meeting on 21–22 May 2009. The ACARA Board has a Chair, Deputy Chair and 11 other members, representing the Australian Government and all education streams (independent, government and Catholic) across states and territories.
ACARA Board
Ms Belinda Robinson FAICD
Chair
Ms Robinson has extensive experience as a company director on ASX-listed, not-for-profit and government boards, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Ms Robinson is currently Non-executive Director of OES Ltd, and she chairs the boards of Western Sydney University Enterprises and the Cooperative Research Centres Association in addition to the Board of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. She is also Vice-president, University Relations and Strategy, at the University of Canberra. Ms Robinson spent almost seven years as the chief executive of Universities Australia, the peak body representing Australia’s 39 comprehensive universities, and has 20 years’ experience as a CEO of peak industry representative bodies, prior to which she held executive positions in the departments of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Environment and Heritage. She was also a member of the government's International Education Coordinating Council and has held board and advisory positions with the CSIRO, the Institute for Minerals & Energy Resources and a range of government and community organisations.Appointment term commencement – 3 August 2018 Appointment term ending – 3 August 2021
Mr Hart is former president of the Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA), appointed to APPA in January 2011. He began his teaching career on Palm Island, Queensland, in 1975 and was appointed as a primary school principal in 1978. Over a thirty-year period, Mr Hart led small one-teacher schools through to large schools with over 700 students. He has also held the positions of the president of the Queensland Association of State School Principals and the Australian Government Primary Principals Association. Until his retirement on 31 December 2014 as APPA president, Mr Hart represented principals in government, Catholic and independent primary schools across Australia.
Appointment term commencement – 24 May 2018Appointment term ending – 24 May 2021
| Board member |
Appointment commencement |
Appointment term ending |
Mr Allan Blagaich
Executive Director, School Curriculum and Standards Authority,
Department of Education and Training, Western Australia
|
22 May 2018 |
22 May 2021 |
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Ms Meg Brighton
Deputy Director-General,
Health Directorate, Australian Capital Territory
|
5 March 2020 |
5 March 2023 |
Ms Susan Cameron
Executive Director, Learning Improvement,
Department of Education, South Australia
|
18 June 2017 |
18 June 2020 |
Ms Sharyn Donald
Chief Executive Officer,
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority |
5 August 2020 |
5 August 2023 |
Ms Carolyn Grantskalns
Chief Executive Officer,
Association of Independent Schools of South Australia |
5 August 2020 |
5 August 2023 |
Mr Michael Hewitson AM
retired foundation principal of Trinity College, Gawler,
author and Mayor, The City of Unley, Australian Government
|
7 July 2014 |
30 November 2020 |
Mr Peter Kelly
Deputy Director-General, State Schools,
Department of Education, Queensland
|
10 April 2019 |
10 April 2022 |
Dr Sofia Kesidou
Executive Director, Assessment Standards,
NSW Education Standards Authority, New South Wales
|
24 November 2019 |
24 November 2022 |
Mr Tony Luttrell
Director, Strategic Data Management,
Department of Education, Tasmania
|
31 March 2019 |
31 March 2022 |
Dr Neil McGoran
Director, Catholic Education South Australia,
National Catholic Education Commission |
22 May 2018 |
22 May 2021 |
Ms Leanne Nixon
Deputy Chief Executive,
Department of Education, Northern Territory
|
2 October 2019 |
2 October 2022 |
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Board members may be reappointed.
The maximum period of appointment cannot exceed six years.
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