Trevor Beaton, QSM, Christchurch.
For services to education. Mr Trevor Beaton, who retired in 2011, was Principal of Cobham Intermediate School near Christchurch for 15 years. Under his leadership the school was noted for its high-quality teaching and the high standard of curriculum leadership in the school. In 2008, while on sabbatical, he researched structural changes that were made to Australian schools catering to children between the ages of 10 and 13. The results of this work, and how it could be applied to the New Zealand environment, have been widely quoted.