Long-time south-west Sydney educator Brother Nicholas Harsas was recognised for his service to education and to the Catholic Church of Australia with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the recent 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Carnes Hill principal is known to go above and beyond for his school community and lately can be found with hand sanitiser in hand welcoming pupils at the front gate. Br Nicholas, who celebrated 25 years as a Patrician Brother last year, has taught at four schools in Fairfield and Liverpool.
The Champion caught up with the former Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School principal to talk about his latest accolade, his highlights and the challenges caused by the coronavirus.
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