Our School's Leadership
The School Council
The School Council has been the governing body since 1931, with responsibility for the overall management of our school vested in the Principal, Mr Stephen Newton.Mr Newton delegates responsibility for the day-to-day operation of each campus to a Head of Campus.
One of the great benefits of a multi-campus school is the ability to draw on the rich variety of people and resources from each of our six campuses.
Our Principal
Mr Stephen Newton has been the Principal of Caulfield Grammar School since 1993.From 1986 to 1992, he was Principal of Hamilton College, a day and boarding school in the western district of Victoria.
Under Mr Newton's leadership, Caulfield Grammar School has grown to become one of the most well known and innovative independent schools in Australia, with a strong commitment to ensuring that our students are well prepared for their futures living within a global community.
He is a leader fully aware of the issues and opportunities in education today. He is committed to taking full advantage of these for the benefit of our students and teachers and has the experience and authority to present the views of Caulfield Grammar School in the arena of educational debate in our country.
Mr Newton is President of the Incorporated Association of Registered Teachers of Victoria (IARTV) following a term as Vice-President. He is a Past Chairman of the Board of the Independent Schools’ Council of Australia (formerly the National Council of Independent Schools’ Associations), and served as delegate to this Board for the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV). He has previously held the positions of Chairman of the AISV, as well as Deputy Chairman and member of the Executive Committee, and was a member of the Board for many years.
Mr Newton is a member of the International Education Advisory Body (IEAB) established by the Department of Education, Science and Training in 2004 charged with setting strategic directions for international education for Australia. Mr Newton is also a Ministerial appointee to the Council of the Victorian Institute of Teaching contributing to Council, Administration and Finance, Audit, Standards of Professional Learning and Registration sub committees; Chairman of the Board of the St Paul’s Cathedral Education Centre; and a member of the Council of Janet Clarke Hall – one of the residential colleges associated with the University of Melbourne. He is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia having previously served as Secretary and member of the State Executive.
Mr Newton’s past committee positions have included Member, Ministerial Advisory Committee for Languages Other Than English and English as a Second Language; Member of the UNESCO Working Party on Education; Member, Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne; Employee Relations Committee, AISV; Member, Anglican Schools Committee; Member of the Executive and Treasurer, Victorian Association of Teachers in Independent Schools; Secretary, Consortium of Co-educational Schools; and Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Earthwatch Institute, Melbourne.
Mr Newton is a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators, the Australian Institute of Management and the Institute of Company Directors, and is also a member of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders. In 1999, the Australian Council of Educational Leaders named Mr Newton ‘Educator of the Year’.
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