New CEO of Kyalami Schools Group.  Gavin Esterhuizen is an accomplished educationalist who has built an impressive resume both at home in South Africa and in the United Kingdom. Notably, Gavin was Senior Deputy Principal at Jeppe High School for Boys before taking up the Deputy Head (Academics) position at St Andrew’s School for Girls. Since 2015, Gavin has been Executive Head at Nova Pioneer Ormonde where he established the first Junior and High Schools in the Nova Pioneer Group and where he serves as a member of the Nova Pioneer Global Team.

We believe that Gavin’s past performance in a variety of school and educational settings, especially those that
require strategic development, quality assurance and an understanding of educational excellence in a variety of
cultural settings will stand him in good stead in his new role. He holds an MA in Educational Leadership and Management from the University of London Institute of Education, a BEd(Hons) Cum Laude from UJ, and an HDE from the Pretoria College of Education and the Johannesburg College of Education. Gavin is married to Carla who is Head of the Science Department at Roedean School (SA) and they have two school-going children, Jesse-Anne and Dale.

Gavin Esterhuizen