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Waverley College principal Graham Leddie to leave at year’s end
Waverley College principal Graham Leddie will leave at the end of this year to take a job leading St Edward’s College in Gosford.
Waverley College is an Edmund Rice school in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, and Leddie has led it since 2017.
During his tenure, the school grew enrolments and improved academic results, including its best-ever HSC results in 2025.
Dr Michael Carroll will serve as acting principal for the first two terms next year after Leddie leaves.
The school says it will recruit a permanent principal through an open merit-based process next year.
Leddie’s departure is part of a series of leadership changes at Sydney private schools, with principals at Knox, The King’s School and Scots College also set to leave or having departed.
Waverley College principal Graham Leddie plans to leave at the end of 2026.
He will take up a job leading St Edward’s College in Gosford.
Leddie informed parents of his plans on Wednesday morning.
Dr Michael Carroll will serve as acting principal during the first two terms of next year.
Edmund Rice Education Australia will recruit a permanent principal next year.
- Who
- Graham Leddie, principal of Waverley College.
- What
- He plans to leave the role and lead St Edward’s College.
- When
- At the end of 2026.
- Where
- Waverley College in Sydney’s eastern suburbs; his new job is at St Edward’s College in Gosford.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Leddie began leading Waverley College.
The college recorded its best-ever HSC results, according to Leddie.
Leddie informed parents that he planned to leave at the end of the year.
Leddie is due to leave Waverley College and take up a job leading St Edward’s College.
Dr Michael Carroll is due to serve as acting principal.
- Principal
- Graham Leddie
- Departure
- End of 2026
- New role
- Leading St Edward’s College in Gosford
- Acting principal
- Dr Michael Carroll
- Appointment process
- Permanent principal to be recruited next year through an open merit-based process
What people are saying
To have served this community as principal has been one of the great honours of my professional life.
Together, we have achieved so much.
We have grown the college, strengthened our academic outcomes, culminating in our best-ever HSC results in 2025, invested in outstanding facilities and expanded the opportunities available to our boys.