Charles Sturt University (CSU) will host the annual 2014 Secondary School Principals' Conference in Bathurst from Tuesday 10 to Thursday 12 June. Professor Toni Downes, the Executive Dean of the CSU Faculty of Education, said, "Charles Sturt University is very pleased to host this annual conference for NSW secondary school principals. I look forward to welcoming the principals, and the NSW Minister for Education, The Hon. Mr Adrian Piccoli, who will deliver an address to the conference on Wednesday 11 June. The conference is especially important at this time when significant government policies that will have profound impacts on the future of education in Australia are being debated. In particular, we need to ensure that all education – from early childhood through to Vocational Education and Training (VET) and higher education - are seen as an investment that has a significant return for the productivity and social inclusion of society," Professor Downes said. Between 280 to 300 high school principals are expected to attend the conference.