Gura Founder

Dr. Edmond Maher

Ed’s rich and diverse journey has taken him across countries including Australia, the USA, UK, Belgium, the Netherlands and India. His contributions include:

Director: System Performance

Oversight of 75 schools, system wide performance monitoring and performance boosting approaches, school re-positioning and revitalisation projects, leader coaching. Many contributed to SCS achieving remarkable milestones, including its highest matriculation results, highest enrolment growth and the most ambitious capital works program in its history.

Vice Chancellor

Shaping the University’s vision and strategic direction, with the University being renowned for contemporary and capability focussed approaches, industry partnerships and rapid growth since its founding in 2015.

Head of School

Guided the school through significant change and campus expansion. Introduced the IB Diploma Programme, a comprehensive co-curricular programme and global partnerships, achieving the highest enrolment and academic results in the school’s history to that point.

Ed’s rich academic background is also widely varied, including:

Doctor of Education

Focussing on high level educational decision making. Through the research, Ed learned the importance of distilling highly complex matters down to things which can be understand, rallied around and acted upon.

Master of Arts: Theology

These studies gave an excellent grounding for work in faith-based organisations, as well as in international settings and global roles. Notre Dame University exemplifies excellence in all it does.

His Ultimate Goal:

To work with system and institute leaders, harnessing the transformative power of education for every student and for society.