Melissa Riley | Deputy Principal
Sacred Heart College Geelong

Melissa is an educator committed to ensuring all learners are understood, valued and given the support they need to thrive. In a career that has spanned a variety of ICT and curriculum leadership roles, Melissa is now Deputy Principal at an all-girls Catholic secondary school in Victoria, Australia. Her latest projects include coaching her teams to embrace a systems-thinking approach to their role in leading and teaching young people; rethinking the nature of the school day and what schooling in a modern context could look like; and the insights that could come from AI-driven systems that support student learning. She remains a learner at heart, open to new ideas and always looking to break down barriers to progress and growth.