Tracey Kift

Tracey Kift currently serves as Principal at Penola Catholic College since January 2024. Prior to this role, Kift was Deputy Principal at Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale Lakes from January 2020 to December 2023, and held the position of Deputy Principal Learning & Teaching P-12 at Marymede Catholic College from November 2015 to December 2019. Kift's early career includes significant roles at Assumption College as Director of Teaching & Learning, Curriculum Coordinator, and House Coordinator from January 2009 to November 2015, and Head of English at Loyola College, Watsonia from January 2005 to December 2008. A former journalist at The Age Newspaper, Kift has a diverse educational background, with degrees including a Masters of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of Wollongong, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne, a Bachelor of Journalism from RMIT University, a Diploma of Secondary Education from LaTrobe University, and a Graduate Certificate in Catholic Studies from Australian Catholic University, along with a Graduate Certificate of Education Business Leadership from Deakin University.