The School’s Executive Team

Karrie Dietz

Head of School

Summary Ms. Karrie Dietz, originally from the United States, serves Australian International School Singapore with more than 25 years of teaching and school leadership experience in six countries. Teaching Biography Most recently Karrie served as Founding Head of School at Stamford in Hong Kong, where she was committed to building a community focused on respect […]

2023 Head of School | Principal | Managing Director - Operations

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Karrie Dietz

Head of School

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Adam Patterson

Principal

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PJ Roberts

Managing Director - Operations

Early Years Leadership Team

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Eromie Dassanayake

Head of Early Years

James Holmes

James Holmes

Deputy Head of the Early Years

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Anna Ciezczyk

Assistant Head of Early Years

Elementary School Leadership Team

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Emma McAulay

Head of Elementary

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Niral Patel

Deputy Head of Elementary

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David Kainey

Assistant Head of Elementary (Welfare)

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Jennifer Hill

Assistant Head of Elementary (Curriculum)

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Ian Ward

Assistant Head of Elementary (Logistics & Admissions)

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Dr Brady Cline

Assistant Head of Elementary (Curriculum)

Secondary School Leadership Team

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Garth Sadler

Assistant Head (Safeguarding)

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Brad Bird

Head of Secondary

Richard Heazlewood

Richard Heazlewood

Assistant Head of Secondary (Wellbeing)

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Seán Begley

Deputy Head of Secondary (Teaching and Learning)

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Oonagh McGarrity

Assistant Head of Secondary (Operations & Logistics)

AIS Executive Team

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Karrie Dietz

Head of School

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Adam Patterson

Principal

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Brad Bird

Head of Secondary

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Emma McAulay

Head of Elementary

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Eromie Dassanayake

Head of Early Years

PJ Roberts

PJ Roberts

Managing Director - Operations

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Anita Mahesan

Director Of Finance

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Allison Carr

HR Director

Joseph Wee

Joseph Wee

IT Director

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Teck Siong Lim

Director Of Facilities Management & Administration

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Matthew Hall

Head, Marketing & Admissions

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Eric So

Communications & Community Engagement

Our School Management Team

School Directors / Managers

The Australian International School is owned by Australian International School Pte Ltd, a Singapore based company which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cognita Asia Holdings Pte Ltd. The Directors / Managers of the Australian International School Pte Ltd are:

Managers

  • Stuart Millman

The AIS Cognita Advisory Board has appointed the following as members of the Academic and Examination Board as required by the Private Education Act.

The Academic Board

  • Ms Karrie Dietz: Head of School
  • Mr Adam Patterson: Principal
  • Mr Brad Bird: Head of Secondary
  • Ms Emma McAulay: Head of Elementary
  • Ms Eromie Dassanayake: Deputy Head of Early Years

 

Duties Of The Academic Board

The Academic Board looks into the academic quality and rigour of AIS. Its responsibilities include:

  • Developing the policies and procedures to ensure academic quality and rigour such as:
  • Ensuring that the content and duration of the modules or subjects, as well as the school entry and graduation requirements of the course are appropriate; and
  • Approving the deployment of teachers based on the requirements stipulated by the Committee for Private Education
  • Facilitating the implementation and ensuring AIS complies with the policies and procedures developed; and
  • Reviewing, at least once a year, the academic policies and procedures.

The Examination Board

  • Ms Karrie Dietz: Head of School
  • Mr Adam Patterson: Principal
  • Mr Brad Bird: Head of Secondary
  • Ms Emma McAulay: Head of Elementary

 

Duties Of The Examination Board

The Examination Board is in charge of the development of examination and assessment procedures, such as developing and facilitating the implementation of procedures to:

  • Ensure the security of examination scripts and answer scripts;
  • Ensure the proper conduct of examinations and assessments;
  • Define and ensure the proper discharge of duties and responsibilities of invigilators and markers;
  • Conduct moderation of examination and assessment marks; and
  • Handle appeals from students with regard to examination or assessment matters.

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