Erica Pienaar

Dame Erica Christine Pienaar, DBE (born 20 March 1952) is a South African-born British schoolteacher and eduationist. She served as Executive Head Teacher of the Leathersellers' Federation of Schools until September 2013. She was also a director of James Allen's Girls' School.

She came to the UK at age three in 1955 with her parents and elder sister when her family emigrated from South Africa. She began her teaching career in 1973 and taught for 40 years in South East London. She was Head Teacher of Prendergast Hilly Fields College from 1998 to 2008. As of September 2009, Prendergast School became Prendergast Hilly Fields College, having become part of a Federation with the Crofton School, now known as Prendergast Ladywell Fields College; Prendergast Vale College joined the federation in 2011.