THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS BOARD OF HEADMASTERS AND HEADMISTRESSES OF SA IS FOUNDED

In August 1974, the Independent Schools Board of Headmasters and Headmistresses of South Australia is established; its mission: “to assist Heads of Independent Schools to carry out their common extra-mural responsibilities parallel with the State Education Department and the Catholic Education office.”

The Board is incorporated on 24 July 1975, with Reverend JSC Miller appointed as the first Chair of the Board and Mrs Diana Medlin as his deputy.

The incorporation of the Board occurs in the context of the decision by the Whitlam Government in 1973 to fund government and non-government schools, ensuring both sectors achieved minimum acceptable standards in education. Across the country, similar bodies representing non-government schools were forming – including the National Council of Independent Schools (NCIS), which would later become Independent Schools Australia.

 

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