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02 6331 3911
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Junior School Campus
70 Eglinton Rd,
Bathurst NSW 2795
02 6331 3911
connect@scotsallsaints.nsw.edu.au
70 Eglinton Rd,
Bathurst NSW 2795
CRICOS provider code: 02277K — course code: Yrs 7-10 041315G | Yrs 11-12 041314J.
Appointed Head of College in 2022, Mr Richard Ford brings a wealth of education experience with over 20 years leading independent schools across Australia, including Launceston Grammar School and St Andrew’s Cathedral School, Sydney.
Mr Justin Adams began his teaching career with a PDHPE placement in June in 1999. After 5 years he spent a year on a working holiday in the UK and Canada. Justin returned to the homeland, the Central West of NSW in 2004 and took on the Sportsmaster and Head of PDHPE position at The Scots School. Whilst being a passionate physical education teacher, Justin also loves playing, coaching and watching sport. In 2019 he took on the Director of
Co-Curricular position at Scots All Saints and continues to lead the PDHPE Department.
Mr Dan Odell began his career in education as an English teacher in Sydney 2003, before later completing a Masters in Divinity and moving into school ministry and chaplaincy roles in Sydney and the Illawarra. He most recently held the position of Chaplain to Shellharbour Anglican College from 2015-2023. Dan is passionate about walking alongside all members of the school community through life’s joys and challenges, as they seek answers to life’s biggest questions. He is passionate about helping students to understand the relevance of the Bible for today. He’s also a keen musician and loves sport.
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Ms Helen Jones joined Scots All Saints College, 2019 in the newly created fulltime role as Career Development Officer. Helen is an experienced educator having previously taught at St Stanislaus College, Santa Sabina and St Patrick’s College Strathfield. Her depth of experience within Careers Counselling has drawn on her own career pathway and further tertiary study in Careers Education.
An individual’s career journey is rarely what they expect it to be, and this can be said for Helen. Helen’s varied career path has included roles in sales and marketing; HR and recruitment and politics.
Mrs Ellery commenced as Registrar at All Saints’ College in 2014. With degrees in both business and education she previously held management positions in the tertiary and not for profit sectors in the areas of IT, facilities and project management.  She looks forward to talking with you about a Scots All Saints College opportunity for your child.
Ms Em Shanahan was appointed Deputy Head of College in Term 4, 2023. She has breadth of experience, leading schools in curriculum, co-curricular activities, risk management and wellbeing in schools such as Loreto College, Northern Beaches Christian School and Roseville College.
Mr Chris Jackman has been the Head of Campus, Eglinton Road since the amalgamation of The Scots School and All Saints’ College at the start of 2019.  Before that he was Head of Junior School at All Saints’ College from 2008-2018. He has worked at Radford College in the ACT and Canberra Grammar Junior School where he held leadership roles. Chris’s experience of 29 years in highly regarded independent schools includes being responsible for Preparatory (Pre-Kindergarten) through to Year 8 in both Junior and Middle School settings.
Mrs Jo Nicholls has been the Coordinator of Pastoral Care and Wellbeing for the Junior School over the past 12 months and has worked in wellbeing at Scots All Saints College since the schools merged. With a Master of Education (Primary), Jo is also a classroom teacher and enjoys the opportunity to build leadership skills with the Year 6 students. Her role in wellbeing allows her to implement initiatives and programs at the College to create an environment where students are happy, engaged and successful.
Shannon Rendall has been the Head of Mathematics at Scots All Saints College since the merger and newly appointed Head of Compliance.
Mrs Angela Davis began her teaching career at
St Stanislaus College in 2004 after completing tertiary studies in Sydney. She was keen to return to the Central West having been raised on a farm near Wellington. She took up a permanent position at The Scots School in 2008 as part of the English Department and continued her work as an English teacher at Scots All Saints College. In 2023 she is excited to begin her new role as the Head of Library Services. Angela is an avid reader and is passionate about the ways in which libraries can connect communities.
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Mr Matt Banning joined Scots All Saints in 2020 as Chief Operating Officer following his 3 year tenure as CEO of Westfund Health Insurance. Matt has also held various accounting roles in the manufacturing, mining and education industries, along with holding a Bachelor of Business (Acc/Fin), CPA, MBA and GAICD. The Chief Operating Officer portfolio of responsibility includes Finance, Marketing, Catering, Facilities and Transport.
For the past eight years Mr Josh Williams has been the Deputy Head of Boarding at Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, WA.
With a Masters of Educational Leadership, Mr Anthony Roohan previously worked at The Scots School, Bathurst for four years. He has been the Assistant Principal at St Joseph’s Oberon and Head of Sport at Kinross Preparatory School. Anthony works collaboratively with the teaching staff to embed quality teaching and learning practices and innovative learning programs that inspire our students to love learning and attain their personal best.Â
Mrs Catherine McDonnell has worked at the college for 8 years which includes her time working for The Scots School. Before working at Scots, she and her young family lived in her home town of Narromine. She was the Manager of the Narromine Shire Council Children’s Services and the creator of a not-for-profit organisation that ran community projects for children with a particular focus on children from less privileged families. Catherine brings to the College passion and drive for continual improvement in the educational sector.