Former Westville head boy elected as SGB chairman
As a previous head prefect, Richard Payne said he is a passionate Old Boy of the school, and would like to support the school in moving into the 'future world of education'.
WESTVILLE Boys’ head boy of 1991, Richard Payne has been elected as the chairman of the School Governing Body.
“Payne has come full circle, and with one son currently at Westville Boys’ High School, and another one due to start in Grade 8 in 2022, he certainly has a vested interest in taking the school forward in the years to come,” said headmaster, Graham Steele.
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As a previous head prefect, Payne said he is a passionate Old Boy of the school, and would like to support the school in moving into the ‘future world of education’.
A chartered accountant by profession, Payne qualified locally with Ernest and Young, spent 15 years living and working in the United Kingdom in mergers and acquisitions and business consultancy before moving back to SA in 2013.
“As a chartered accountant I am passionate about making sure that financial integrity, planning and management are robust and are critical for the ongoing success of the school,” he said.
He added that he was also a firm believer in the fact that the only thing that is certain in the future is that ‘things will change’.
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“We as individuals need to be ensuring that our children are capable of coping with this. I am a huge supporter in the development of children’s characters, values and principles,” said Payne.
In his view, Payne said holistic education is the way people can best support the individual, community and ultimately South Africa.
“We have to ensure our education institutions enable our children to see and do things differently,” he said.
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