By Darcy Milfull
To mark her eleventh year as St Margaret’s Principal, Ms Ros Curtis (pictured) was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia General Division in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours List.
While the beloved principal said she was both humbled and proud to have received the prestigious award, she also highlighted the vital importance of recognising the significance of Australian educators.
“Now more than ever the importance of education and good educators must be uppermost in the minds of society and government,” Ms Curtis said.
“We need dedicated and experienced professionals at the helm of educating our children, and for our graduates to see this as the rewarding career path.”
Having begun her career as a History and Drama teacher and since held a variety of roles from teacher to senior leader in six Brisbane schools, Ms Curtis’ extensive experience as an educator is a testament to her passion for education.
This is not the first time Ms Curtis’ incredible dedication to education and the teaching profession has been recognised.
In 2020, 2021 and 2022, she received an Excellence Award for School Principal of the Year, and in 2023, St Margaret’s received the Queensland Government Reconciliation Award Winner in the Education category for its Reconciliation Action Plan under her leadership.
