News: Mark McCallum appointed Principal of Dongguan International School

On behalf of the Board of Trustees and Research Committee of the International School of Dongguan (ISD), China, Search Associates is pleased to announce that Mr. Mark McCallum has accepted the offer to assume the position of Director of ISD from the start of the 2023-2024 school year. Mark is a dedicated and committed educator with over 20 years of professional education experience as well as additional leadership courses and degrees earned in the US, Hong Kong, Canada and Australia.

Mark began his professional teaching career working in an outdoor education program in Nova Scotia, followed by his appointment as a secondary school counselor at the International School Singapore (ISS). During his career at the ISS, he also served as Dean of Students and Principal of the high school. Mark then moved to Chatsworth International School, Singapore as Principal of Secondary and Deputy Principal of School at Orchard Campus and Campus Principal at Bukit Timah Campus. Marks’ next appointment was as Principal of the School of Shenzhen Foreign Languages ​​Greater Bay Area Academy in Shenzhen, China.

In announcing his appointment to the ISD community, the ISD Board of Directors said:

The Board of Directors warmly welcomes Mr. Mark McCallum, and we believe that with the concerted and united efforts of all of us, the second decade of ISD will be wonderful and remarkable, and ISD will continue to grow, to grow, and become a premier school in the Bay Area.

The Dongguan International School Board of Trustees, Search Committee and Research Associates would like to thank each of the candidates who expressed interest in the post of Headteacher and all those who helped and supported the research process to completion.