The Director we have never had???

V. Rev. Fr Augustinos Nada rendered his resignation from St Mary and St Mina’s Coptic College after exactly two weeks in the job (from Monday 18th September 2006 till Monday 2nd October 2006)! In his reasoned resignation Fr Augustinos uncovered many flaws that would be questionable by the Australian Government and ASIC. “Any financial or structural misconduct can be punishable by jail terms” ASIC.

Examples of findings by Fr Augustinos in a mere two weeks:

Financial;

• Coptic and Arabic teachers earning in excess of $70,000!! They are paid over main subject teachers, hence teachers community see it as nepotism.
• Possible illegal issues regarding a self paid pay raise of the accountant (22% salary increase in one month, earning in excess of $67,000 a year), which needs to be investigated.
• Assistant to accountant was a volunteer earning in excess of $40,000.
• The Board compensates the outgoing principal with $80,000, of which $30,000 he has declined in writing.
• $200,000 a year are wasted or not used in the right capacity!

Management:

• Some admin staff overpaid 25% above applicable award.
• Some admin staff with very weak English and can not write a letter, yet answers the telephone ($7,000 overpaid above applicable award).
• Two many staff earning big salaries, some are excessively overpaid and are not required in their roles.
• Too many teachers AID earning between $40,000 and $45,000 a year.
• A science teacher with “very weak English, no Australian Experience”.
• Qualified teachers are not attracted.

Nepotism;

• A math part time teacher, brother of a prominent person in the Diocese, described as “problematic”.
• An Arabic teacher, sister of a prominent person in the Diocese, described as “highly paid for her duties”.
• A recent graduate D&T teacher, son of a prominent family in the Diocese, described as “highly paid" (in excess of $65,000 a year).

Health and Safety;

• Serious Health and Safety issues; ie. electrical wires hanging everywhere, no hot water systems, glass windows that can fall on children easily etc.
  

And much more…

Fr Augustinos very frankly named the practices “CORRUPTION”.

The above is very similar to what we can see at SMC, isn't it? Given the size of SMC compare to SMMC, our problem could be five folds.

In fact, we have beaten SMMC in Nepotism as we have some entire families working in the school!!

Two years later and after much deliberation, Fr Augustinos has accepted HG Bishop Daniel’s appointment as a director to our beloved SMC. After few meetings with the board of SMC, Fr Augustinos renders his resignation again this time to the Patriarchate office.

HH Pope Shenouda III issues Decree no. 7/38 on 12th January 2009 accepting the resignation of Fr Augustinos Nada and appointing Fr Antonios Kaldas a director to SMC.

In light of the above impeccable findings of the V. Rev. Fr Augustinos Nada in St Mary and St Mina Coptic College in just two weeks, one might ask very logical question;

Who is the beneficiary who was very quick lobbying in Egypt insuring that he (Fr Augustinos) never gets in SMC?

We have decided to delegate this intelligent exercise to our management guru the very reverend “Mr Amir Hanna”.

Do you think you will be up to the task?!

Mr Amir Hanna;

Has Fr Augustinos resigned volunteerily?!
What were you and the Board afraid of him finding out?!

We hope you do not play the letters game again and run to him to write a letter to clear you out. We are sure you will come up with a different old trick!! We will watch out..

Why don't you be honest for once and front up with the truth? Yes on this blog, we will be kind enough to give you the space.

We have no doubt that our readers are very smart and they would have already figured out the answer!

NB. Mr Amir Hanna, if you think or you are making people that you consult think that one day we will get tired and give up, YOU BETTER THINK AGAIN.