Stephen Newton (principal)

Stephen Hibbert Newton (born 25 April 1955) AO is an Australian teacher, who served as Principal of Caulfield Grammar School (1993–2011) and Hamilton College (1986–1993) in Victoria.[1]

Stephen Hibbert Newton was born in Melbourne on 25 April 1955 to Hibbert Richard Newton and Judith Mary Newton (née Williams). Consequently, by an extraordinary coincidence, both Newton and Caulfield Grammar School, founded on 25 April 1881, share the same birthday.[2]

Newton attended Scotch College,[3] and was a classroom teacher prior to becoming a principal.

During his term as Principal at Caulfield, the school became coeducational across all campuses,[4] and opened a campus in Nanjing, China to host its internationalism programme.

In 2010, Newton won the Sir James Darling Medal from the Australian College of Educators for his outstanding and sustained contribution to Victorian education,[5] and the Jiangsu Friendship Award, which is the Chinese province's highest award for foreign citizens.[6] He received one of six 2011 John Laing Professional Development Awards from Principals Victoria.[7] He was named as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2012, for "distinguished service to education in the independent schools sector, through executive roles with professional organisations and advisory bodies, and to the development of educational development opportunities with China."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Governor General of Australia (2012). Media Notes AO (final), page 17. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Who’s Who in Australia 2008, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2008.
  3. ↑ Scotch College (2012). What they‘re doing now. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Helen Penrose (2006). Outside the Square: 125 Years of Caulfield Grammar School. Melbourne University Publishing. ISBN 0-522-85319-6. Page 118.
  5. ↑ Australian College of Educators (2012). Sir James Darling Medal. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  6. ↑ Australia China Business Council (2012). Preparing Students for the Australia-China Relationship: An Interview with Stephen Newton. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  7. ↑ Caulfield Glen Eira Leader (2011). Former Caulfield Grammar principal receives award. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
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