Mr Patrick Walsh, MNZM, of Auckland, for services to education
Patrick Walsh is Principal of John Paul College Rotorua and a Secondary Principals’ Association of New Zealand Executive member.
He has advised the Ministry of Education on several policy issues. He has used his legal training to benefit the community, providing pro bono work for Principals and helping to draft the by-laws for College Sport Auckland.
He is New Zealand’s representative on the Education Advisory Committee of the Australia Scholarship Group, responsible for reporting on the New Zealand education sector.
Mr Walsh was a member of the Disciplinary Tribunal of the New Zealand Teachers Council and chaired the working party on Surrender and Retention Guidelines for schools.