Australian College of Theology

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The Australian College of Theology, was established in 1891 by the then General Synod of the Church of England in Australia. Its headquarters are located in Sydney, New South Wales

In 1899, there were four awards of the College - the Associate in Theology, the Licentiate in Theology, the Scholar in Theology, and the Fellow of the College of Theology - and about 30 students.

Today the College offers a wide range of accredited higher education awards catering not only for the specialised needs of ministerial and missionary candidates but also for the needs of lay people interested in an understanding of the Christian faith and its implications for contemporary life.

There are currently almost 20 higher education awards on offer. Approximately 2000 students are currently enrolled and studying in the affiliated colleges and with the college itself.

Students study at one of the approved teaching institutions, but only the Australian College of Theology is authorised by the Australian Government to grant degrees. The advantage to the Approved Teaching Institutions is that they don't need to go through the red tape, administration that the Government legislation involves; the Australian College of Theology does this for them.

[edit] Approved Teaching Institutions

[edit] ACT College Staff

Mark Harding, Dean
The Rev Dr Mark Harding is the Dean and Chief Executive Officer of the College. His role is to oversee the administration of our awards and to guide the day to day running of the College. He has a PhD in New Testament from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Anne Bates, Academic Administrator
Anne’s main tasks include maintaining the student information system and preparing reports for the Delegates, Commonwealth Government, and affiliated colleges. She is also the project manager for the Graduate Careers Australia survey of ACT graduates and secretary of the ACT Ethics Committee. She liaises closely with registrars of affiliated colleges, takes minutes for academic boards and committees as well as the Board of Delegates, and ensures the ACT complies with government reporting requirements. She attends meetings convened by DEST and DIMA.

Diana Tadjudin, Office Administrator
Diana’s main tasks include organising the day to day running of the office including stationery supplies and building maintenance, create and format the annual college handbooks and bi-annual college newsletter including organising, printing and distribution, and assisting academic administrator.

Brendan McPherson, Finance Officer
Brendan's main tasks are to manage the financial matters of the college such as FEE-HELP payments and reconciliations for all Affiliated Colleges, accounts payable, accounts receivable, Bank reconciliations, payroll and the payment of examiners, moderators and honoraria. Brendan is also the Convenor and secretary of the IT Committee and Secretary of the Finance Committee. Brendan also handles DGR (Deductible gift recipient) matters and is the ACT's webmaster.

Elizabeth Kohn, Student Administrator
Elizabeth's responsibilities include maintaining the student information system, assisting with the collation of data from the Graduate Careers Australia surveys, dealing with student enquiries, organising examiners for thesis, maintaining student records for postgraduate candidates, and assisting with correspondence arising out of academic boards and committee meetings as well as the Board of Delegates.

Ken Wade, Quality Manager
In respect of academic and student administration in the ACT, Ken assists the Dean of the ACT (1) to apply and improve the ACT’s quality management system and (2) to comply with the quality assurance reporting requirements of the State and Territory Accreditation Agencies. Ken has a BSc from UNSW, a GradDipEd and a PhD in psychology from U of Sydney and a Master of Educational Administration from UNE which focused on administration in higher education. Ken has taught in a high school, and lectured, researched and administered at a senior level in tertiary institutions.

The Board of Delegates
The College is governed by the Board of Delegates. The Board of Delegates is the governing body of the College, and exercises day-to-day management and academic oversight of its academic enterprise. The Board is the final arbiter in matters concerning the eligibility of candidates, approval of new and review of existing courses, and the examination procedures and results.

The current members of the Board are:
The Most Reverend Philip Freier, Archbishop of the Melbourne, Chair; Rev Canon Dr Peter Adam, Principal of Ridley Theological College; Dr David Barr, Former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Sydney, Macarthur; Rev Dr James McPherson, Rector of St Mark's Granville; Rev Dr John Davies, Principal of PTC Sydney; Mr Richard Cardew; Dr Diane Speed, Senior Lecturer Sydney University; and the Dean.

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