Dr Briony Scott

BSc Agr, MEd, EdD

Dr Briony Scott was appointed Principal of Wenona, a Kindergarten to Year 12 independent girls' school, in July 2011. Outside of education, Briony was a Systems Analyst with Olivetti International in Italy and the UK and spent a year volunteering as an Emergency Medical Technician with the Wheaton Rescue Squad in Maryland, USA. Dr Scott has undertaken research on school choice, girls’ education, motivational theory, and educational technology. She believes in the empowerment of young women to discover and develop their strengths and talents, and in training both young men and women to be engaged in egalitarian leadership, to be adventurous, brave, strong, and 'a voice for those who cannot speak'. Dr Scott is on the Association of Independent Schools (AIS) Advisory Committee, and a Board Director with The Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, and the School for Life Foundation.