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Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne

Professor Barry McGaw is a part-time Vice-Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Melbourne and Chair of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.

Prior to returning to Australia at the end of 2005, he was Director for Education at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He had earlier been Executive Director of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and Professor of Education at Murdoch University.

Experience

  • 2009–present
    Chair of Board, Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
  • 2006–present
    Professorial then Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

Education

  • 1972 
    University of Illinois, PhD
  • 1969 
    University of Queensland, BEd
  • 1962 
    University of Queensland, BSc

Honours

AO, FASSA, FAPS, FACE