Old principal is new again

A technical change in status for Umina Public School has led to misleading news reports that the school has a new principal.

In fact, principal Mr John Blair will remain in the job after successfully applying for a promotion to allow him to stay at the school.

Mr Blair was listed as "new" in a press release from the Department of Education because, with the school growing and being reclassified from "PP2" to "PP1", a "new" principal on a higher grade had to be appointed.

The author of the release did not acknowledge that Mr Blair had actually been reappointed to the school.

Mr Blair has been Umina Public School's permanent principal since Term 4, 2000.

Press release, February 4