Bruce Northleigh Carter
AM (born 1939 Sydney) is an Australian
educator
A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching.
''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. whe ...
who was headmaster of
Scotch Oakburn College
(I will find a way to higher things.)
, established = 1886 (MLC)1901 (Scotch)1979 (Amalgamation)
, type = Independent, co-educational, day and boarding
, denomination = in association with the Unit ...
and
Cranbrook before becoming headmaster of the
Emanuel School
Emanuel School is an independent, co-educational day school in Battersea, south-west London. The school was founded in 1594 by Anne Sackville, Lady Dacre and Queen Elizabeth I and occupies a 12-acre (4.9 ha) site close to Clapham Junction ra ...
in 2001. He retired in late 2010 and was replaced by Anne Hastings.
Education
Carter was educated at the
Knox Grammar School
, motto_translation = The Manly Thing Is Being Done
, established =
, founder = John Gilmore, William McIlrath, Robert Gillespie and Andrew Reid
, type = Independent, day & boarding ...
, where he excelled in sports and was awarded with school colours in
Cricket
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and
Rugby Union
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and had been a member of the 1st IV Tennis team. He began teaching as an 18-year-old in his first year of tertiary studies at
Sydney University
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. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and continued to play cricket in Sydney. He was awarded a scholarship to study overseas where he obtained his
Master of Education
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from
Harvard University
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and his Doctorate in Education from the
University of Toronto
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. The area of his Doctorate was the history and philosophy of education.
Outline of career
Whilst studying, Carter had teaching experience at the
Knox Grammar School
, motto_translation = The Manly Thing Is Being Done
, established =
, founder = John Gilmore, William McIlrath, Robert Gillespie and Andrew Reid
, type = Independent, day & boarding ...
,
Newington College
, motto_translation = To Faith Add Knowledge
, location = Inner West and Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales
, country = Australia
, coordinates =
, pushpin_map = A ...
and
the King's School. In 1970 he was invited to return to the Knox Grammar School to oversee the creation and development of a new senior boarding house. In 1971 he was appointed Deputy Headmaster.
In 1978 he became the first principal of the amalgamated coeducational
Scotch Oakburn College
(I will find a way to higher things.)
, established = 1886 (MLC)1901 (Scotch)1979 (Amalgamation)
, type = Independent, co-educational, day and boarding
, denomination = in association with the Unit ...
in
Launceston. In mid 1985 he was appointed Headmaster of
Cranbrook, a position he held for sixteen years. In 2001 Carter was appointed as the principal of the
Emanuel School
Emanuel School is an independent, co-educational day school in Battersea, south-west London. The school was founded in 1594 by Anne Sackville, Lady Dacre and Queen Elizabeth I and occupies a 12-acre (4.9 ha) site close to Clapham Junction ra ...
Retiring from Emanuel School in the end of 2010 he was replaced by Anne Hastings.
Dr Carter is married to Jann Carter, also an educator, specialising in Gifted and Talented pedagogy. They have two sons: Jonathan Carter, the eldest, is corporate counsel for APRA (the Australasian Performing Right Association); Nicholas, the younger, is an English Master at the Shore School in North Sydney.
References
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1939 births
Living people
People educated at Knox Grammar School
Staff of Newington College
University of Toronto alumni
Members of the Order of Australia
Australian headmasters
Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni
University of Sydney alumni