Who We Are

We are school leaders with a diverse range of expertise and experience in SA Public schools with secondary enrolments who:

Share a mutual commitment to strengthening public secondary education in secondary schools
Build and maintain relationships with key education stakeholders to advocate for policies, programs and systems that provide the highest quality education for all students

SASPA Chief Executive, Jayne Heath

Jayne Heath has been the current SASPA Chief Executive since 2022 and brings to the role some 46 years of experience in South Australian public schools, of which 25 were in senior leadership roles.

Jayne has been a member of the SASPA Board for more than 10 years and, for much of this time, has been the Convenor of SASPA’s Professional Learning Strategic and Conference Planning Groups. She has a Masters of Education (Professional Learning) and has exhibited a dedication and passion for high-quality public education throughout her professional life. Jayne is an advocate for policy initiatives that better address issues of equity in education.

Jayne is always willing to help with member requests for advice and mentoring support, and outside organisations wanting to connect and/or collaborate with SASPA.