Chris Capra is principal of Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School, a secondary school on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Chris has been a school leader for more than 25 years, a journey that has taken him from one of Queensland’s smallest primary schools to his current role at a secondary school with an enrolment of more than 2,700 students, one of the state’s largest. Chris represents the Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU) on the joint QTU/Department of Education Board of Review, has extensive experience representing the QTU on principal selection panels, and is one of the QTU’s longest standing Principal Union Representatives.