CaSPA Principal Spotlight

At the 2024 July Conference Principals generously agreed to be filmed to give us a snapshot of profiles across the nation. In the coming newsletters we will share links to these.

The next profile is of Iris Nastasi.

https://vimeo.com/1055077130/85ade26f10?share=copy

Iris Nastasi (BA, DipHE, MEd) is the Principal of Rosebank College, a Good Samaritan coeducational secondary school in Sydney with 33 years of Catholic Education experience.

She was previously the Principal at Clancy Catholic College, West Hoxton, and has served as the Executive Principal of Leadership and Succession at Sydney Catholic Schools, followed by the Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning role.

Iris was awarded the ACEL NSW Leadership Award, the ACEL NSW Fellowship, and most recently, the Honorary Fellowship of the Teacher's Guild Award of NSW.

Her commitment to educational governance is evident in her past roles on the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Board and The Gonski Institute Advisory Board.

Iris has served on the NSW Association of Catholic School Principals (ACSP) for the past three years and is a member of the Advisory Council for the Association of Independent Schools NSW (AISNSW).  

Emphasising lifelong learning, innovation, and critical thinking, Iris' leadership is characterised by her ardent belief in the power of student voice and a positive community culture.

Iris Nastasi is also President of ACSP NSW.