CaSPA Board Update

The Board met in Melbourne at the start of the month and had our annual combined meeting with the State and Territory Association Chairs and Executive officers and their alternates. A full agenda began with the launch of our next Strategic Plan Strategic Plan - Catholic Secondary Principals Australia (CaSPA) . An update on CaSPA finances was presented along with a detailed look at CaSPA activities over the last 12 months. It became clear that CaSPA is increasingly involved in Advocacy and being invited to more and more peak discussions. The combined group were joined by telephone mid morning with Jacinta Collins for an NCEC briefing and to cover next steps in our efforts to promote Principal Wellbeing.

The 2025 CaSPA Data Project was presented to the group, it covers trends in Schools, numbers and principal tenure. Each State and Territory gave a report concerning their jurisdiction and as always the sharing of these reports gave a rich blend of commonalities as well as the challenges specific to each place.