After 12 dedicated years at Ormiston Senior College, long-standing principal Diana Patience is bidding farewell.
In 2010, Patience, along with other foundation members of the school, started the journey of setting up a new college in Flat Bush. The college was situated in the midst of farmland and it was hard to imagine the changes that would take place in the district over the coming decade.
Opening in 2011 with a roll of 100 students, it now has almost 1,000.
Over more than a decade of service and hard work, Patience told the Times, “it’s a huge sense of pride, what we’ve done as a team.
“Starting with a blank canvas and deciding how we would like a senior college to function. The decisions we made then about teaching and learning have stood us in good stead and twelve years on we are true to our founding philosophy.”
Current Deputy Principal Tim Botting has been appointed as principal and will begin his new role at Ormiston Senior College on May 1.
He’s been with the school since the start, and will be teaching his last drama class on Thursday.
Botting says Ormiston is a growing school.
“I’m really looking forward to working with our strong staff to continue to build the culture of the school, and reconnect with the community after the pandemic. We want to grow in all areas.”
“Tim’s in-depth-knowledge of the school and community means the school will be in good hands,” Patience says.
