Andrew Wood Principal Greenfield Community School

Andrew is South African and was Principal of the International School of Hout Bay in Cape Town, South Africa from July 2009 until he joined GCS in August 2014. The International School of Hout Bay is a non-selective all through school offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) at Primary Years Programme and Diploma Programme level. During his tenure, Andrew led the school through the IB authorisation process. The school is currently assessed as outstanding in accordance with the Independent Quality Assurance Authority and the country’s regulator of schools.

Prior to this Principal role, Andrew worked at Hilton College, and at St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls at Kloof, near Durban, and he was the founding Principal at Seaforth College in Ballito.

A committed educational leader, Andrew has presented IB papers at The IB Annual Conference, worked as a consultant with the IB, assisted The British International School in Stavanger with their application for IB authorisation and has co-authored a number of books on Geography and Natural Science for the Oxford University Press.