College Leaders
Meet our Senior Executive Team
Mr Paul Finneran
Principal
Ms Melissa Mackellin
Senior Deputy Principal
Mr Liam McCormack
Deputy Principal Teaching & Learning
Mr Stephen Bellis
Deputy Principal Students
Mr Chris Knaggs
Business Manager
Mr Paul Reed
Director of Faith & Mission
Student Leaders
Student leaders complement this work by modelling respect, service, and integrity, inspiring their peers to embrace the Assumption Way in all aspects of school life.
The Year 12 Student Leadership Team consists of the following positions:
- College Captains
- Boarding Captains
- Mission Captains
- Wellbeing Captains
- House Captains
- Academic & Applied Learning Captains
- Sport Captains
- Cultural Captains
Students in Year 11 engage with a series of Leadership formation sessions that strengthen their understanding of Christian Leadership, leading with a Marist Heart, leading from the front and among the team, and collaborative leadership.
Governance
Assumption College is part of a global Marist network of more than 600 schools in over 80 countries. In Australia, governance is overseen by Marist Schools Australia Limited (MSA Ltd), a public not-for-profit company registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.
MSA Ltd advances education and faith formation in the Marist tradition, ensuring young people receive a high quality Catholic education grounded in the values of St Marcellin Champagnat. A Board of highly experienced Australian educators leads the organisation and has appointed a National Director to manage the operations of the Education Ministry.
Since 1 January 2022, MSA Ltd has governed, managed, and operated twelve Marist schools across Australia, including Assumption College. The organisation is committed to contemporary, best practice governance that upholds Australian legislative requirements and fosters safe, supportive, and spiritually rich learning environments.
MSA Ltd also supports schools through professional learning, staff formation, youth ministry programs, and solidarity initiatives across the Marist community.
