Guilty! Neil Stuart Lennie, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (convicted Oct 2020) [fraudulent credentials]

Ex-students sing praises of fake teacher

Neil Lennie’s students considered him the best teacher they had. The only problem, he was lying and never actually qualified to teach. The university dropout claimed various degrees he never obtained and used his father’s legitimate teacher registration over a 24-year career between 1976 and 2000. This spanned Victoria’s Mount Scopus Memorial College, Haileybury College and Overnewton Anglican Community College. He also spent six years as principal of Caulfield Grammar School over the 1980s and 1990s. Now 72, Lennie has admitted in Victoria’s County Court to four counts of obtaining a financial advantage by deception in the form of pay ...

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Victorian teacher who faked qualifications for decades was 'outstanding' educator, leading Australian scientist says

One of Australia's pre-eminent scientists who has helped steer the nation through the coronavirus pandemic has told a court that a former teacher was an "outstanding" educator, even though he faked his qualifications for decades. Neil Lennie, 72, has pleaded guilty to four deception charges in the County Court of Victoria after investigators uncovered his scam at some of Melbourne's most prestigious schools, including Mount Scopus Memorial College, Haileybury College and Caulfield Grammar School. Between 1976 and 2000, Mr Lennie swindled the schools into thinking that he was a qualified teacher, before eventually taking the job of headmaster at Caulfield ...

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Victorian teacher who faked qualifications for decades was 'outstanding' educator, leading Australian scientist says

One of Australia's pre-eminent scientists who has helped steer the nation through the coronavirus pandemic has told a court that a former teacher was an "outstanding" educator, even though he faked his qualifications for decades. Neil Lennie, 72, has pleaded guilty to four deception charges in the County Court of Victoria after investigators uncovered his scam at some of Melbourne's most prestigious schools, including Mount Scopus Memorial College, Haileybury College and Caulfield Grammar School. Between 1976 and 2000, Mr Lennie swindled the schools into thinking that he was a qualified teacher, before eventually taking the job of headmaster at Caulfield ...

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Teacher pleads guilty to working unqualified at elite schools

A respected former headmaster has pleaded guilty to working at a number of Victoria's most prestigious schools without a teaching qualification. Neil Lennie is described by his former students and colleagues as an outstanding teacher devoted to his job, but there was one problem. Mr Lennie spent five decades in Victorian classrooms without any qualifications. The 72-year-old has pleaded guilty to four counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception. His offending dates back to 1976 when he used his father's teaching registration to get a job at Mount Scopus Memorial College in Burwood, then Haileybury before he was promoted to ...

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Melbourne teacher who faked CV spared jail

A much-lauded former headmaster who lied about his qualifications and faked his way through a 24-year teaching career has been spared an immediate jail term. Neil Lennie started various degrees and diplomas but never finished them or gained any relevant qualification. Instead he faked his CV and used his father's legitimate teacher registration in Victoria between 1976 and 2000. His once-illustrious career, lauded by former students and colleagues, spanned schools including Mount Scopus Memorial College, Haileybury College and Overnewton Anglican Community College. Lennie was also a headmaster at Caulfield Grammar School for six years over the 1980s and 1990s. The ...

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Melbourne teacher who faked CV spared jail

A much-lauded former headmaster who lied about his qualifications and faked his way through a 24-year teaching career has been spared an immediate jail term. Neil Lennie started various degrees and diplomas but never finished them or gained any relevant qualification. Instead he faked his CV and used his father's legitimate teacher registration in Victoria between 1976 and 2000. His once-illustrious career, lauded by former students and colleagues, spanned schools including Mount Scopus Memorial College, Haileybury College and Overnewton Anglican Community College. Lennie was also a headmaster at Caulfield Grammar School for six years over the 1980s and 1990s. The ...

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Melbourne teacher who faked CV spared jail

A much-lauded former headmaster who lied about his qualifications and faked his way through a 24-year teaching career has been spared an immediate jail term. Neil Lennie started various degrees and diplomas but never finished them or gained any relevant qualification. Instead he faked his CV and used his father's legitimate teacher registration in Victoria between 1976 and 2000. His once-illustrious career, lauded by former students and colleagues, spanned schools including Mount Scopus Memorial College, Haileybury College and Overnewton Anglican Community College. Lennie was also a headmaster at Caulfield Grammar School for six years over the 1980s and 1990s. The ...

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How university dropout who never obtained degree became one of Australia's most respected educators

• Neil Lennie stole his dad's teaching ticket in 1976 and never looked back
• Lennie became the headmaster of one of Melbourne's most renowned schools
• He came undone in 2009 when The Victorian Institute of Teaching audited him
• Police became involved and Lennie was charged with a series of fraud offences
• Lennie received a suspended prison sentence and community order for crimes

Neil Lennie is regarded as one of the most gifted educators in the land. He is also one of the nation's most brazen fraudsters. On Thursday, the now 72-year old narrowly avoided being jailed for a scam that dated back to 1976 when Lennie scored his first teaching job off the back of a lie. Back then, Lennie had dropped out of every tertiary course he had ever began. In reality, he had never completed any studies beyond year 12. He was sentenced in the County Court of Victoria to a suspended jail term and community corrections order after pleading ...

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How university fraud dropout became one of nation's best educators

Neil Lennie is regarded as one of the most gifted educators in the land. He is also one of the nation's most brazen fraudsters. On Thursday, the now 72-year old narrowly avoided being jailed for a scam that dated back to 1976 when Lennie scored his first teaching job off the back of a lie. Back then, Lennie had dropped out of every tertiary course he had ever began. In reality, he had never completed any studies beyond year 12. He was sentenced in the County Court of Victoria to a suspended jail term and community corrections order after pleading ...

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How university fraud dropout became one of nation's best educators

Neil Lennie is regarded as one of the most gifted educators in the land. He is also one of the nation's most brazen fraudsters. On Thursday, the now 72-year old narrowly avoided being jailed for a scam that dated back to 1976 when Lennie scored his first teaching job off the back of a lie. Back then, Lennie had dropped out of every tertiary course he had ever began. In reality, he had never completed any studies beyond year 12. He was sentenced in the County Court of Victoria to a suspended jail term and community corrections order after pleading ...

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Manhunt launched for dodgy headmaster Neil Lennie

• Neil Lennie stole his dad's teaching ticket in 1976 and never looked back
• Lennie became the headmaster of one of Melbourne's most renowned schools
• He came undone in 2009 when The Victorian Institute of Teaching audited him
• Police became involved and Lennie was charged with a series of fraud offences
• Lennie received a suspended prison sentence and community order for crimes
• On Monday, Lennie failed to front a Melbourne court on more fraud charges
• A magistrate immediately granted a warrant for his arrest to bring him to court

Serial school scammer Neil Lennie will appear in court on more allegations of fraud hours after a warrant for his arrest was issued. Lennie had been regarded as one of the most gifted educators in the land before he was exposed as a brazen fraudster. On Monday, a Melbourne magistrate granted a warrant to police to arrest the now 72-year old after he failed to front court on fresh charges. Last month, Lennie was sentenced in the County Court of Victoria to a suspended jail term and community corrections order after pleading guilty to four counts of obtaining a financial ...

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