Jim Ross (educationalist)

James Alexander Ross QSO (10 June 1930 – 28 June 2020) was a New Zealand educationalist and public servant.

Jim Ross

QSO
Born
James Alexander Ross

(1930-06-10)10 June 1930
Died28 June 2020(2020-06-28) (aged 90)
EducationNew Plymouth Boys' High School
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Canterbury University College
OccupationSchool teacher
Public servant

Biography

Born in 1930,[1] Ross was educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School from 1944 to 1948, where he was head boy and vice-captain of the 1st XV rugby union team in his final year.[2] He went on to study geography at the University of Otago and Canterbury University College, graduating Master of Arts with second-class honours in 1955.[3]

Ross also earned a Diploma of Teaching, and became a secondary school teacher.[2] He was senior master at Upper Hutt College for four years until he was appointed as an inspector of secondary schools in 1965.[2] He also co-authored three secondary school textbooks on geography with George Jobberns between 1960 and 1966.[2] In the early 1970s, Ross moved to the Department of Education in Wellington as a public servant.[2] He was the first superintendent of curriculum development, spent nine years as assistant Director General of Education from 1979, and served on the education committee of the OECD.[1][2] He retired as acting Director General of Education in 1990.[2]

In the 1990 New Year Honours, Ross was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[4] He died on 28 June 2020.[5]

Books
  • Jobberns, George; Ross, James (1960). Social studies in geography 1: the Pacific world. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs.
  • Jobberns, George; Ross, James (1960). Social studies in geography 2: the Atlantic world. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs.
  • Jobberns, George; Ross, James (1966). World geography. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs.
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References
  1. "Interview with James (Jim) Ross". National Library of New Zealand. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. "Old boy reflects: Jim Ross" (PDF). Through the Gates. 24. November 2010. p. 11. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Q–R". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. "No. 51982". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 30 December 1989. p. 31.
  5. "James Ross death notice". Dominion Post. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.


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