Tommy Dougly Wilson, the current principal, was born and raised in Worcester in a very conservative Christian family. He also spent his school years there before matriculating in 1977 at the Esselenpark Hoërskool.

He thereafter studied for a BA degree at the University Of  The Western Cape, but left in his second year to start teaching at the Langeberg Sekondêre Skool in Robertson.
In 1980 he started studying at the Onderwyserskollege Suid-Kaapland en achieved the POD III diploma.  During this time he was editor of the college newspaper, played for the rugby team, primarius of the hostel and head student in 1982.

He started teaching at Worcester Secondary School in 1983 and was acting principal from 2006 until July 2010, when he came to Gansbaai Academia  as principal.

During his teacher years he remained an active student himself and achieved the following:
•    1992 – BA degree at Unisa
•    1995 – B.Ed in Teaching Management
•    1996 – Started M.Ed in Teaching Management at Unisa and achieved the post-degree Diploma in Teaching Management
•    2008 – Advanced Cerificate In Education at the University Of Cape Town
•    Presently he is studying towards an LLB(Law) at Unisa
There are many highlights in his career, but a few rate as very important:
•    Increased the pass rate of matriculants in 2009 from 64% to 92%. For this he received a certificate on behalf of Worcester Secondary School from premier Helen Zille.
•    A Worcester matric student, Charlotte Le Fleur, won the national debating competition in 2010    when he was the principal.
•    Appointment as principal at Gansbaai Academia in July 2010
•    Keynote speaker at the 2010 awards evening of the Department of Correctional Sevices.

In his busy life he still finds time for other interests and belongs to the following organisations:
•    Birdlife of South Africa
•    Botanical Gardens Of South Africa (Kirstenbosch)
•    Education Management Association Of South Africa (EMASA)

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