Dr Kate Hadwen

(PhD, MEd, MNTCW, BTeach, MAICD)
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Dr Kate Hadwen is an experienced educational leader, having worked across the breadth of schooling from Kindergarten to Year 12 and at tertiary level. She has worked extensively across Australia in a variety of roles from Kindergarten teacher to Head of Boarding, researcher, and lecturer. Kate is currently the Principal of Pymble Ladies’ College, the largest single sex girls’ school in the Southern Hemisphere; she was formerly Head of PLC, Perth.

Kate worked for five years as a Senior Research Fellow at The Child Health Promotion Research Centre and was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research.

She has authored several policies and curriculum resources related to technology, wellbeing and anti-bullying, and holds a Masters in Educational Leadership and Narrative Therapy. Her doctorate was on transitioning challenges faced by boarding students and families, and she has since written a handbook for parents on the topic.

She is an Honorary Fellow of the Telethon Kids’ Institute and the Child Health Promotion Research Centre, a member of the Advisory Council for AISNSW and a member of the Independent Girls’ School Association (IGSA) Sport Standing Committee. Kate is a Director of the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools representing over 550 girls’ schools globally.

Kate has always championed student voice and has worked hard to ensure young people are empowered as co-contributors in all major decisions in the organisations she has led.