St John’s College is delighted to welcome Stuart West as its 16th executive headmaster.
West is a highly experienced teacher and head who joins the school after serving as head at Herschel Girls’ School in Cape Town.
West is excited to take the reins at St John’s and is mindful of the proud legacy, tradition and history that lives in the hearts of Johannians. He described St John’s saying it is ‘an iconic school perfectly suited to drive innovation and change in South African education’. “I am passionate about boys’ school education and love that the college is complemented by the young men and women in Sixth Form.
“Pastoral care and leadership in a school are important to me, to be able to create networks and structures where students feel they are nurtured, valued, acknowledged and belong at St John’s College.
“St John’s College prides itself in an exceptional and experienced academic staff. Together, we will create a syllabus that is modern and relevant and speaks to the needs of our young men and women, in the context of South Africa in 2020 and beyond.”
West brings to his new role decades of experience in the boys’, girls’ and co-education environments, and a proven record of driving transformation, diversity and social justice in the schools he has led.
West spent the first 19 years of his teaching career at Bishops Diocesan School in Cape Town where he taught history, was a boarding housemaster, coaches the First XI hockey team and was deputy principal. He moved to Dainfern College as principal for seven years before heading up Herschel Girls’.
West was educated at Graeme College in Grahamstown, Rhodes University and Unisa.
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