Susan Pascoe is Executive Director of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria and the Director of Catholic Education in the Archdiocese of Melbourne.

Prior to this role Ms Pascoe was Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, an independent statutory body with responsibility for curriculum, assessment and standards setting for Victoria. Much of her professional involvement has been in state, national and international efforts to improve the quality and equity of school education. She was a member of national taskforces which addressed the education of girls, the education of 15 to 19 year olds, the establishment of literacy and numeracy benchmarks, and the review of civics and citizenship education. She chaired a major review of P–10 curriculum in Victoria in 1998–1999. Ms Pascoe has been a member of several Australian delegations to the OECD and to UNESCO, and led Australia's delegation to the UN World Education Forum in Senegal in 2001.

Ms Pascoe served as President of the Australian College of Education from 1998 to 2000. She is a member of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, the Curriculum Corporation Board and the Senate of the Australian Catholic University. She is the 2001 recipient of the Sir James Darling medal for education.