Principal’s Commissioning
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his year’s Easter Service was a wonderful gathering of the whole school community to hear the Easter message of ‘Hope’ from our College Chaplain, Reverend Claire Pickering, and to witness the Commissioning of seventh Penrhos College Principal, Kalea Haran. Joining Junior and Secondary School students and staff, along with many parents, were special guests Uniting Church Moderator Susy Thomas, City of South Perth Mayor Greg Milner, Principals and leaders of other Independent Schools, and members of the Penrhos College Council.
Kalea is passionate about progress in education. Prior to her appointment at Penrhos College, she was Head of Secondary School at the Australian International School in Singapore and has also worked as Assistant Principal at the Harris City Academy Crystal Palace, one of the United Kingdom’s highest-performing specialist academies. Along with a Master of Education from the University of South Australia and an MBA from Deakin University, Kalea brings to Penrhos her extensive experience of large-scale, international school operations and policy development, together with her passion for girls’ education. We look forward to this next chapter in the history of Penrhos College, under the leadership of our new Principal Kalea Haran.
The Principal’s Commissioning was a formal welcome for Kalea Haran into her new role as College Principal. She was presented with five unique gifts, each symbolising an important aspect of the College. A Bible and candle were presented by Maddison Santoro, Junior School Chapel Captain and Hannah Claux, Secondary School Chapel Captain, symbolising the College’s faith and connection to the Uniting Church. Mia Zammit, Junior School Captain presented a handcrafted leather Book of Students that captured the entire 2021 student group. A scarf and artwork were presented by Year 11 student, Chiara Miller-Sabbioni to represent our Aboriginal students and to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land. To symbolise the Junior School and youngest members of our College community, Kalea was presented with a handsewn Penrhos dragon by Pre-Primary students Blair Baumwol and Ayla Grobler. Lastly, the Amanda Young rose, signifying growth and community service, was presented by Peta Sanderson, Chair of College Council.
THE PENRHOSIAN
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