- Djarragun College Board – Non-Executive Director
Dr Dirk Wellham was the Principal of Caloundra City Private School (CCPS) from 2013 to 2019. The School’s establishment as a leading academic school with high-performing students in NAPLAN and university entrance achievements are noteworthy.
Dirk was the Deputy Headmaster (Academic) at Churchie for seven years. Prior to this role, he was Dean of Studies of The Southport School for four years. He was the Head of English and Languages at Blue Mountains Grammar School, Wentworth Falls, NSW and he had three years teaching at The Hutchins School, Hobart.
He established research projects with Swinburne University in Emotional Intelligence; University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Education in Learning Space and eLearning Design; QUT in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning; and with University of Queensland in Positive Psychology and Motivating Boys.
Dirk was awarded a PhD in 2009 for his thesis titled, The Relationship Between Academic Achievement and Co-curricular Involvement. He has a Master of Arts and a Master of Educational Administration from Deakin University. He presented to the International Boys’ Schools Coalition on, “The Importance of Sport in Boys’ Schools,” in Sydney in 2014.
From 1980 to 1994 he played cricket for Australia, NSW, Tasmania and Queensland.
He is teaching at St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School in Brisbane, whilst joining the Board of Djarragun College in 2025.