Ms Sheryll Ofner, MNZM, of Auckland, for services to education
Sheryll Ofner has been Principal of Selwyn College, Auckland since 2008. She spearheaded a significant transformation of Selwyn College from a position of poor academic performance and a falling roll. She has led development of a Visible Learning approach, called Selwise, putting in place processes around student mentoring, achievement and personal growth. She was appointed as Chief Examiner for the South Pacific Form Seven Certificate History exam. She has chaired the NZQA History Advisory Group, responsible for developing unit standards. She co-authored several history text books in the 1990s. Ms Ofner was a member of the Ministry of Education Social Sciences Expert Panel.