Experienced educational leader Paul Begg has
been named as the Foundation Principal of the new St Joseph’s College at
Coomera, which will open at the start of 2019.
Currently head of the secondary campus at
Southern Cross Catholic College at Scarborough – one of the largest schools in
Queensland – Mr Begg will take up his new job in April, to oversee preparations
for the new college’s opening, and to enrol students and select staff.
Mr Begg said he was excited and honoured to
have been selected to serve St Mary's Parish and the
broader community of the northern Gold Coast as Foundation Principal of St
Joseph's College.
“My vision and energy will be
focused on the establishment and growth of a school and community centred
on academic and personal excellence where justice, inclusion and service
are visible,” he said.
“I intend to embrace the
challenge of leadership in a way that will see the college staff shape a
community of strength and gentleness, respectful of the dignity of all, where
knowledge, service and the formation of strong character in our young
people is central to each child’s and family’s journey.
“It’s my
hope that St Joseph’s College will flourish into a learning community where
young people are encouraged to deliver their best in all things and where
their Josephite character – embodied by St Mary of the Cross MacKillop – is witnessed
in the ways they interact with each other and the society they will lead,” Mr
Begg said.
The
incoming Principal said parents can expect a school of vibrant and challenging
learning environments, designed to shape young people and respond
dynamically to a world in constant change.
“We will
develop a vision and formation plan for our students that sees them graduate as
resilient, flexible and ready to lead; young people who know and can apply the
values of their faith to the interactions and relationships of their
life.
“I am
excited to bring my leadership experience in complex and challenging
settings – ranging from multi campus P-12 schools to large boarding schools –
to the Coomera community and play my role in creating new traditions.
“St
Joseph's students will be challenged to become creative, critical and independent
thinkers, who answer the call of Christ through loving, compassionate,
challenging action and have a strong educational foundation to allow them to be
the difference they want to see in the world,” he said.