Head of International school / Директор Международной школы( Heritage International School )

Описание

RIZKY TIELMAN , MBA , MTeach
Senior International School Leader | Australian -Registered Teacher
Academic Standards | Governance | School Development | Commercial Awareness
Founding and Growth -Stage International School Leadership
Cambridge IGCSE and A Level | Advanced Placement | Australian VCE | Canadian and US Pathways Chengdu, China | +86 131 7313 2165 | tielmanrizky@gmail.com
EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Senior international school leader and Australian -registered teacher with more than 25 years across education, governance, school
growth and earlier regulated finance. Brings academic credibility, commercial awareness and practical school -development exper ience
across senior school, boarding, international division and growth -stage school leadership.
Experienced across Cambridge IGCSE and A Level, Advanced Placement, Australian VCE, Canadian British Columbia and Nova
Scotia, and US Common Core pathways. Leadership is grounded in academic standards, teaching quality, safeguarding, boarding l ife,
parent confidence and credible student pathways. Continues to teach alongside senior leadership because effective school leadership
must stay close to learning, assessment, classroom reality and student progress.
Has contributed to founding and growth -stage school development through Board governance at Jogjakarta International Community
School, founding Saarah Vocational School within a regulated education group, and building international division systems acr oss
enrolment, curriculum, parent confidence, regulatory evidence and financial recovery. Builds confidence through clear expecta tions,
visible student follow -up, parent communication, regulatory evidence and practical systems that support learning, care and
accountability .
SELECTED SCHOOL LEADERSHIP OUTCOMES

• Strengthened programme delivery, pathway clarity and family confidence at Luoyang International Division, growing
enrolment from approximately 330 to 450 students and returning the RMB 66M division to break -even within the first year.
• Established the first approved Advanced Placement programme in Luoyang, coordinating authorisation evidence, curriculum
readiness, staff preparation and systems alignment at Luoyang No.1 High School.
• Improved international faculty stability across a four -campus school, reducing turnover from more than 75% to approximately
20%, while strengthening AP delivery and increasing the proportion of students achieving scores of 3 or higher from 60% to
72%.
• Strengthened safeguarding, boarding supervision evidence, case review routines and staff reporting habits, contributing to
successful Chinese Education Bureau inspection and Malvern College CEMA audit reviews.
• Maintained 100% university placement across directly led senior secondary cohorts, with graduates progressing to institutions
including Tsinghua University, Oxford, UCLA, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, University of
Melbourne and UN SW.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL , BOARDING
Malvern College Chengdu, China (Cambridge IGCSE and A Level ) | August 2025 to Present
Senior leadership role across a 216 -student Senior School in a Cambridge boarding context, including 160 boarders across all houses.
Responsibilities cover safeguarding, boarding supervision, attendance culture, conduct, parent communication, inspection ev idence,
student follow -up and academic intervention, while continuing to teach IGCSE Business and Entrepreneurship .
• Strengthened inspection readiness and safeguarding practice by tightening boarding supervision, duty expectations, daily
reporting, case review routines and staff follow -up.
• Improved consistency across all boarding houses by aligning house systems, student conduct follow -up, staff expectations and
parent communication.
• Built a targeted intervention model for 54 IGCSE students, using learner profiles, exam data, teacher and student feedback,
EAL scaffolding and exam -skills practice to improve internal and mock assessment performance.
• Raised Senior School attendance from 80% to 95% and reduced lateness from approximately 60% to below 3% within one
semester through morning follow -up, boarding -to-school handover and clearer student expectations .

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , INTERNATIONAL DIVISION
Luoyang No.1 High School, Luoyang, China (Canad ian Nova Scotia , Australi an VCE and Advanced Placement ) | August 2023 to July
2025
Senior leadership role overseeing the international division of a government secondary school across Advanced Placement, Cana dian
Nova Scotia and Australian VCE pathways. Responsibilities covered academic standards, staffing, safeguarding, parent communic ation,
programme development, enrolment and financial stewardship of an RMB 66M division. Scope included 27 staff and up to 450 stud ents,
while continuing to teach Global Economics, AP Macroeconomics and English 12 .
• Strengthened programme delivery, pathway clarity and family confidence, growing enrolment from 330 to 450 students and
returning the RMB 66M division to break -even within the first year.
• Established the first approved Advanced Placement programme in Luoyang, coordinating authorisation evidence, curriculum
readiness, staff preparation and systems alignment, with an initial cohort of 60 AP students.
• Raised internal bеnсhmаrk and mock performance by 18% across AP, Canadian Nova Scotia and Australian VCE programmes
by setting shared expectations for teaching, assessment, moderation, reporting and academic follow -up.
• Maintained 100% university placement for 81 graduates, with students progressing to institutions including Tsinghua
University, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia and University of Melbourne.
• Aligned lesson observation, appraisal, reporting and student welfare practice across three curricula, trained all 27 staff in
safeguarding, and worked with host -school leadership and municipal authorities to strengthen regulatory evidence .
EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL AND REGIONAL DEAN
The Barstow School (USA) at Ningbo Hanvos Kent School , China (US Common Core and Advanced Placement ) | August 2021 to July 2023
Executive leadership across a four -campus international and boarding school serving 1,500 students through US Common Core and
Advanced Placement pathways. Responsibilities covered academic consistency, student learning, safeguarding, boarding, staffin g,
pa rent communication, campus accountability and cross -campus leadership within an RMB 225M school setting. Scope included 57
international teachers and 30 local staff, while continuing to teach AP Seminar .
• Standardised curriculum oversight, assessment consistency and AP delivery across four campuses through professional learning
communities, raising average AP scores from 3.6 to 3.75 and increasing the proportion of students achieving scores of 3 or
higher from 60% to 72%.
• Improved international faculty stability by clarifying expectations for teaching, workload, curriculum delivery and professio nal
standards, reducing turnover from more than 75% to approximately 20% while protecting continuity of learning across all four
campuses.
• Clarified reporting lines, campus responsibilities and section leadership, improving decision -making and consistency across
four campuses.
• Introduced a common safeguarding reporting system, achieved full staff training completion and strengthened boarding
supervision across the region .
• Maintained regular communication with the Board and parent representatives, supporting parent confidence, enrolment stability
and cross -campus alignment .
DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC OPERATIONS
Sino Canada International School, Suzhou, China (National, A Level and Canadian British Columbia ) | September 2020 to July 2021
Academic leadership across a 2,700 -student school, with responsibility for curriculum planning, assessment, reporting and teaching
consistency across National, A Level and Canadian British Columbia pathways. Scope included five direct reports and work acro ss 10
departments and more than 120 teachers, while continuing to teach A Level Business, IGCSE Business and English 9 .
• Introduced a shared academic framework, moderation cycles, common marking criteria and cross -department review meetings,
strengthening consistency in curriculum planning, assessment, reporting and review of student progress across three pathways.
• Guided adoption of Understanding by Design, giving department heads a practical structure to align intended learning,
assessment evidence and classroom delivery .
• Redesigned planning and review routines, reducing duplication and fragmentation by 30% while improving the quality and use
of curriculum planning time across the school .
GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Saarah Group International , Indonesia | January 2014 to September 202 0
Led a USD 45M organisation operating in regulated environments, with direct oversight of the group’s education division . Founded
Saarah Vocational School within Saarah Group, connecting vocational education, public -sector engagement, employer confidence,
certification pathways, Board reporting, financial controls and graduate movement into hospitality -related employment .

• Grew enrolment from 60 to 360 students through vocational pathway design, employer relationships and certification -linked
programmes.
• Built public -private -employer pathways that supported learner mobility, with approximately 70% of graduates placed into
hospitality -related industries including hotels, wellness centres and cruise ships.
• Established Board reporting, financial controls and accountability practices while securing USD 600K in external investment
and grаntfunding to support education growth and vocational pathway development .
SENIOR CORPORATE BANKING MANAGER
Commonwealth Bank Group , Australia | January 2003 to December 2013
Earlier regulated finance experience managing an AUD 1.2B corporate lending portfolio, building credit judgement, risk awareness
and restructuring experience later applied to school governance , financial oversight and Board reporting .
• Protected AUD 15M in value during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis through restructuring, credit judgement and portfolio
management .
BOARD AND STRATEGIC ADVISORY

BOARD MEMBER, FOUNDING AND EARLY GROWTH PHASE
Executive Board Member, 2017 to 2020 | Non -Executive Board Member, 2020 to 2022
Jogjakarta International Community School, Indonesia (Cambridge and Pearson) | January 2017 to December 2022
Board appointment during the founding and early growth of an international school as it moved through licensing, accreditatio n
readiness, regulatory alignment and growth to 360 students. Work included governance, financial oversight, decision records, lice nce -
to-operate evidence and public -authority alignment .
• Strengthened founding -stage governance through clearer decision -making, licensing evidence and oversight structures.
• Supported Indonesian SPK licence -to-operate work, regulatory alignment, accreditation readiness and governance discipline .
CURRICULUM, AUTHORISATION, ACCREDITATION AND REGULATORY EXPERIENCE

• Chinese Education Bureau inspections, Malvern College CEMA audit review, Advanced Placement authorisation, Cognia
accreditation preparation, Cambridge programme oversight, Indonesian SPK licence -to-operate work, safeguarding evidence
and boarding supervisi on evidence .
EDUCATION AND TEACHER REGISTRATION

• Master of Education (Educational Leadership ), University of Tasmania, Australia (in progress , expected completion 2026)
• Master of Teaching (Secondary) , Charles Sturt University, Australia
• Master of Business Administration , Murdoch University, Australia
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education, University of Tasmania, Australia
• Postgraduate Certificate in Education, University of Tasmania, Australia
• Bachelor of Educational Studies , Charles Sturt University, Australia
• Registered Teacher , NSW Education Standards Authority, Australia
SELECTED PUBLICATION S AND PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTION

• Contributor, Leading Your International School , Issues 3, 4 and 7, writing on school governance, leadership under constraint,
and long -term school development .
• Contributor, School Governance Workshop Series , covering Board relations, school risk, and the connection between academic
standards and sound governance .
LANGUAGES

• English , native
• Bahasa Indonesia , native
• Mandarin , conversational
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

• Member, Rotary Club of Ningbo, supporting youth outreach and community education .