Community & Business
16 February, 2025
Acting principal stays
THE acting principal of Mareeba State High School, Chris Keating, will continue to lead the school following his extension of the role until the end of the first term.
Mr Keating is a former Mareeba State High School student and even served as the school’s head of junior schooling a number of years ago.
“I’m very excited to be in this role. It’s always been in my world view to give back to the school that provided me with so much and I’m very proud to be able to do that,” he said.
“I’m very passionate about what I do, and I love to see students become the best versions of themselves and succeed, it’s why I get out of bed every morning.”
He was brought into the role of acting principal at the end of last year after the current principal went on leave.
He has now been asked to stay on until the end of the first term, when further discussions will be had determining his leadership at the school.
Before being called into the role at Mareeba High, Mr Keating had been working at Atherton State High School as a deputy principal for three years.
He has worked in education for over 20 years and many of those have been in leadership roles.
