Meet Our Board// Michael Tooler

AISNT Board Chair & Principal Sattler Christian College

Michael Tooler is the current Chair of AISNT. The Council at Sattler ticked all the boxes in appointing Michael as the Principal of Sattler Christian College since 2019, dedicating himself to the school for the past 6 years.


Coming from NSW, Michael relocated with his family of 5 children to take on this role. He is a highly capable and dedicated Christian educator, with diverse experience beneficial to his role as Principal. He studied at the University of New England, gaining a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and Affairs and Asian Societies. He also gained a Bachelor of laws majoring in Advanced Contract law and Human Rights.


Michael also holds a Graduate Diploma in Education, Legal Studies and History. Later he gained a Graduate Certificate in Management (Education), Management and Educational Leadership. Michael is a Justice of the Peace and a formal Mentor of the Australian Christian Mentoring Network.



He has fitted into Darwin and the Sattler community really well and has moved the school forward with gusto and continues to do so. As Chair of AISNT and an active member of his church, his pleasant nature and good sense of humour compliments his dynamic role as a Principal.


Written by Chris Tudor

Principal Thoughts Issue 7: Our World

By Chris Tudor • March 24, 2026
It would be hard not to describe our world as chaotic at the moment, salted with a fair amount of uncertainty and fear. As educators we have the enormous responsibility of helping to prepare young people for their lives in this complicated environment. Most Australians, I would think, would have an appreciation of a be
I had been invited to their joint conference which in Australia’s terms would be ISA and AHISA. I wa

Principal Thoughts Issue 6

By Chris Tudor • March 16, 2026
I had been invited to their joint conference which in Australia’s terms would be ISA and AHISA. I was to be the only Aussie at the conference to which I had to “say a few words”. I was friends with a number of South African Heads through my long association with the International organisation, Round Square.