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Derek Scott

Haileybury Rendall School Council Chair (Acting)
Dip Ed (Mon), BA (Politics) (Auckland), M Ed Mgt (Melb)
Elected 2018

Mr Scott has been CEO/Principal of Haileybury since 2008.

As CEO/Principal Derek has overseen Haileybury’s exceptional growth and strong academic performance. He developed Haileybury City (Melbourne’s first vertical school) and launched Haileybury Pangea, Victoria’s first private online school. In 2017 Derek oversaw the acquisition of Kormilda College by Haileybury Melbourne and the subsequent opening of Haileybury Rendall School.

Derek is the Chair of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority which is responsible for NAPLAN and the national curriculum.

In 2019 he was awarded Australian Principal of the Year at the Australian Education Awards.