COLLEGE LEADERSHIP

PRINCIPAL

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Geoff Melville BRurScEd, MEd, GCertRE

Geoff Melville has been at St Paul's College since 2021 in the role of Assistant Principal - Mission and Assistant Principal - Learning and Teaching. He has taken up the position of Principal in January 2025. 

Geoff has over 26 years' experience in the education sector across a variety of leadership roles. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Rural Science Education, a Master of Educational Administration and a Graduate Certificate of Catholic Education.

He believes his teaching experience in regional Catholic education has demonstrated the importance of the partnership between staff, students and their families in order to achieve learning and teaching outcomes. Geoff is committed to continued growth in spiritual, learning and pedagogical outcomes for the College.


ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL - MISSION

Lesa.jpgLesa Morrison GradDipRE(ACU), BEd(CCE), MTheol(Newcastle)

Lesa has taken up the position of Assistant Principal - Mission in January 2025. She is engaged in all aspects of Parish life and has a deep sense of mission in all she undertakes.

Lesa has taught in a range of schools over the years and has been a staff member at St Paul's College for an extended period of time, teaching across all year groups within the area of HSIE and Religion and has extensive experience across many leadership roles at the College. She is well connected to the Macleay Valley community, working together with students and families and is invested in the St Paul's College community.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL – LEARNING AND TEACHING

Kate Fullbrook BA/BTeach(UNE), PGCE English(Canterbury), PGCE Special ED(Edge Hill University), GC SiCT(Notre Dame)
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Kate took up the Assistant Principal - Learning and Teaching position at St Paul's College in 2023.

Kate joined us from St Mary’s Cathedral College, Sydney where she held the position of Leader of Diverse Learning. Kate has also worked for Sydney Catholic Schools as an Education Officer and prior to this had a very successful career leading teaching teams in a variety of schools in the United Kingdom. With over twenty years of teaching experience including English, Drama, Religious Education and History, Kate brings a breadth of skills with significant strength in the areas of Inclusion and Vocational Education.

Kate was a Higher School Certificate graduate from St Paul’s in 1998 and has close links to the Kempsey community, with family still living in the region.