The St Catherine’s School Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Judith Poole as Interim Headmistress of St Catherine’s, commencing January 2023. She will take over from Dr Julie Townsend who has been Headmistress of St Catherine’s since 2010.
Mrs Poole has a distinguished record in school leadership, with a particular passion for the education of girls and young women.
For 12 years, she was the Head of Abbotsleigh, a highly regarded Anglican day and boarding school for girls on Sydney’s North Shore. Mrs
Poole is an exemplary candidate whom the Council has appointed as Interim Headmistress for 2023 and 2024.
You may read the full letter from the Chair of Council, Ms Danusia Cameron to the St Catherine’s School Community here: