Briony Scott

Dr Briony Scott (BScAgr, MEd, EdD) was appointed Principal of Wenona, a Kindergarten to Year 12 independent girls' school, in July 2011. Prior to Wenona, she was Principal of Roseville College and in senior leadership roles for ten years. Briony has been a Systems Analyst with Olivetti International in Italy and the UK and spent a year volunteering as an Emergency Medical Technician with the Wheaton Rescue Squad in Maryland, USA. Throughout her career, Dr Scott has been committed to providing an environment that allows every opportunity for students to be fully engaged in the decisions they make about life. Her commitment to young people, assists and guides them to make wise choices about who they’ll become, what they’ll do, and where they’ll go. She is equally committed to investing in outstanding aspiring and inspiring educators, particularly women, so that they might rightfully take their place in leadership roles. Founder of the Renaissance Women’s Leadership Network in 2014, she is focused on creating a space for educators to influence and inform best practice. She acknowledges the expertise of those who work in schools and is committed to enhancing a profession marked by a need for wisdom and ethical leadership. Dr Scott has undertaken research focusing on girls’ education, motivational theory, and educational technology. She believes in the empowerment of young people to discover and develop their strengths and talents, to be engaged in egalitarian leadership, to be adventurous, brave and strong, and to be a voice for those who cannot speak. Dr Scott is President of ACEL National (2023), Deputy Chair of the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Chair of the USYD Stem Teacher Enrichment Advisory Board, Director of the School for Life Foundation, and a member of the AISNSW Advisory Committee. In 2022, she was named Australian Principal of the Year (non-government), was listed on the Educator’s 2022 Hot List, and named as one of the Australian Financial Review’s Top 5 Most Powerful People in Education in 2022. She is the recipient of the Phyllis Evans Medal from the Teachers’ Guild of New South Wales for 2023. She is a writer, and speaker, and has been in the media on matters covering adolescence, education, and social discourse.