The Independent Public Schools (IPS) Alliance is governed by an Executive group nominated and elected by IPS principals.
President | Mr John Thornberry | Principal
Pimpama State Secondary College |
Vice President | Mr Paul Bancroft | Executive Principal
Cleveland District State High School |
Treasurer | Mr Bradley Clark | Principal
Samford State School |
Vice President | Ms Sue Dalton | Principal
Miami State High School |
Vice President | Mr Darrin Edwards | Executive Principal
Mountain Creek State High School |
Secretary | Mr Wade Haynes, | Executive Principal
Brisbane State High School |
Manager | Ms Melissa McArdle | Manager
IPS Alliance |
Regional representatives
CQ/DDSW | Ms Sandra Wright | Principal
Lake Clarendon State School |
Far North QLD / North QLD | Mr Paul Campbell | Principal
Edge Hill State School |
Metropolitan Primary | Dr Keith Graham OAM, | Principal
Rochedale State School |
Metropolitan Secondary | Ms Lisa Starmer | Executive Principal
Calamvale Community College |
North Coast | Ms Fiona Free | Principal
Caboolture State High School |
South East | Ms Colleen Hope | Principal
Mudgeeraba Special School |
School Council representatives
School Council Member | Mr David Gillespie | Brisbane State High School |
School Council Member | Mr Ken Rogers | Banksia Beach State School |
On behalf of the Alliance, the focus of the Executive is to:
- work across the Alliance and with stakeholders to inform, advocate and maximise the impact of IPS
- facilitate professional collaboration across the Alliance and contribute to school, system and community capacity building focused on the overarching goal of improving learning outcomes
- share evidence of impact and the quality work of IPS schools through strong communication with members, stakeholders and the broader community
- undertake research and development activities to harness the collective capacity of the Alliance
- advocate for and inform the development of options for school autonomy, policy implementation and ongoing system improvement.