Meet Our Governing Council

The Norwood International High School (NIHS) community has a local focus, but a global vision.

This vision is shared between our community stakeholders (parents, caregivers, students, teachers and school management teams, both local and international students, community partners and at government level) and resonates strongly to support the purpose of the school: excellence and opportunity for all.
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Like most other government schools, Norwood International High School has a Governing Council who work in partnership with the staff to ensure effective governance and management of the school. The NIHS Governing Council determines strategic objectives and budgeting priorities.
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The 2026 Norwood International High School Governing Council Members are:

Lou Pyman
Chair
Nowar Shahrouri
Deputy Chair
Katherine Bartsch
Treasurer
Fiona Melillo
Secretary
Kristine Cook
Parent Representative
Sarmad Khan
Parent Representative
Ella Pena
Parent Representative
Shannon Power
Parent Representative
Anna Price
Parent Representative
Kate Read
Parent Representative
Hilary Sweeney
Parent Representative
Damien Vandenberg
Parent Representative
Alice Hu
Community Member
Subbulakshmi Sajeevkumar
Community Member
Abigail
Student Representative
Indurani
Student Representative
Reece Freak
Staff Representative
Jen Dullona
Business Leader
Jenna Cosgrove
Staff Representative
Roy Page
Principal

Governing Council

The Norwood International High School High School Governing Council comprises 16 passionate and committed members:​

  • The Principal (ex-officio)
  • 12 elected Parent Representatives (with a 2-year tenure)
  • 2 Community Representative (appointed by the Council)
  • 2 Student Representatives (with voting rights)
  • 3 Nominated Staff Representatives (including the Business Manager and 2 staff members nominated by their staff colleagues).

The NIHS Governing Council, in collaboration with the NIHS Executive Team, plays a critical role in ensuring our continued success – which naturally translates into our students’ successes.

Meetings &
Contact

The Norwood International High School Governing Council meets twice a term. Members of our school community are welcome to attend meetings and contribute ideas to the future direction and strategic planning of our school. We encourage interested community members to check the school calendar for meeting dates.
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The council welcomes feedback and ideas from other parents and invites comments to be forwarded to dl.0787.info@schools.sa.edu.au.

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Norwood International High School

We are a vibrant, progressive learning community with 1700 students from diverse cultural backgrounds, located in the foothills of eastern Adelaide.