Dr Sylvia Corish is the Executive Director, Student Support and Specialist Programs. In this role, with the support of four Directors, she leads work across the state of a range of diverse areas including Arts, Sports, Community Languages, DE International, Assisted School Travel, and Child Wellbeing and Mental Health Services.

Previously Sylvia has held many challenging leadership roles in the department’s central education support team and in schools including most recently Executive Director, School Performance, Metropolitan South, Director of three diverse Principal Networks as well as Director of the Inner City Strategy, working very closely with School Infrastructure NSW.

Sylvia brings an exceptional understanding of the role of school educator to her state-wide responsibilities. She was a Principal for 14 years serving two very different communities (Lakemba Public School and Bangor Public School in the Sutherland Shire) and for 13 years as direct line manager for principals in three networks in the inner city, eastern suburbs and Sutherland Shire.