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 Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

and

Rugby Union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

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 The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's six ...

. 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 The Master of Education (MEd or M.Ed. or Ed.M.; Latin ''Magister Educationis'' or ''Educationis Magister'') is a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. This degree in education often includes the following majors: curriculum a ...

from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

and his Doctorate in Education from the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

. The area of his Doctorate was the history and philosophy of education.

Outline of career

Whilst studying, Carter had teaching experience at the

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

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

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Bruce Northleigh 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