Announcement: Deputy Head: Academics, Mr Eugene Stolk

We take great pleasure in announcing that Mr Eugene Stolk has been appointed as a Deputy Head: Academics at the Boys’ College. He will begin his tenure on 1 January 2024.

Mr Stolk obtained his BCom with Honours from The University of Witwatersrand and his PGCE through UNISA. He began his career in education as Financial Manager at Jeppe High School for Boys before becoming a Mathematics teacher at Jeppe and their Head of Academic Excellence. Mr Stolk was appointed as HoD of Mathematics at the Boys’ College in 2014. In his years at Saints, he has served as convenor of the Professional Development Committee, as an Acting Deputy Head of Academics, as an Acting House Director, and has attended the International Boys’ Schools Coalition Annual Conference where he presented his Action Research paper which looked at Problem Solving in Maths to build resilience. He has been very involved in the IEB and in the world of Mathematics: IEB Subject Specialist, IEB External Moderator for the International Senior Certificate (Paper 1 and 2), IEB Subject Advisor on National Assessment Policy, and as an IeBT Grade 11 examiner. Mr Stolk has varied interests and passions including scuba diving, travel, and good food. He is passionate about boys’ learning and how they develop as young men and is an innovator and long-term strategic thinker who we are excited to appoint as our Deputy Head: Academics.

The search and selection process for the position of Deputy Head was wide-ranging and drew interest from a large number of top-quality candidates who are in leadership positions at prominent schools. The recruitment process for the position of Deputy Head was managed by myself and the HR Director. A strong pool of shortlisted candidates participated in two rounds of interviews with questions, discussions and presentations as well as psychometric assessments. The two interview panels included the Head of the Boys’ College, Head of the Boys’ Prep, the HR Director, Head of the Girls’ College, the Chair of the Boys’ College PTA, the Chair of the Boys’ College Diversity and Transformation reference Group, Boys’ College and Boys’ Prep Deputy Heads and the Rector of the College.

The interview panellists were impressed with Mr Stolk’s outstanding qualities as an educational leader. Throughout the process, he displayed a strong commitment to our mission, culture and values. Mr Stolk is an insightful and creative gentleman, who is passionate about South Africa and the role that a school like St Stithians has to play in the broader education landscape in our country.

He is married to Dr Lyndal Keeton (PhD) who lectures Economics at the University of Witwatersrand.

We wish him all the best in his new position.

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