Joanne Gray | Director, High Potential and Gifted Education
NSW Department of Education

Jo Gray is Director of High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) at the NSW Department of Education, leading policy and initiatives that identify and develop high potential students across creative, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional domains. Previously, she was Director, Educational Leadership for the Hunter network of schools and Principal of NSW’s only fully selective performing arts school. She has led both secondary and primary schools, taught music education at Newcastle University, and contributed to HSC curriculum and assessment. A 2020 NEiTA National Principal’s Award recipient, Jo champions equitable, inclusive gifted education, strengthening teacher capacity and expanding student opportunities.