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Our Staff


Click on any staff member's name to email that person.
​For general enquiries, please visit our Contact Us page.
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Senior Leadership Team

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Steve Hall
Principal
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Oded Nathan 
Associate Principal
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James Rasmussen 
Deputy Principal
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Sonia Panapa 
​Deputy Principal
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​Lee Hiestand
Assistant Principal
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Andrea
​Wilton-Connell
 
Executive Officer

Deans

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​Ryan Gilbertson
Dean of Fox House & Social Sciences
​Teacher
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Katie Tomkins
Dean of Duncan House & HOLA - Learning Support
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Kayleigh Murray
Dean of Arthur House & Science ​Teacher

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​Jake Hansen
Dean of Mackenzie House (acting) & Performing Arts Teacher
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Gemma Boel
Dean of Hay House &  Assistant HoLA Social Sciences (acting)

Guidance, Careers and Management

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Vicki Patton
Guidance Counsellor
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Christopher Tweddell
Guidance Counsellor & Social Sciences Teacher
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​Tanya Glanfield
Careers Assistant
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Linda Richards
Head of Careers

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Dax Richards
Principals Nominee & Maths Teacher

Head of Learning Areas (HOLAs)

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Alison Price  
​HOLA - Arts
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Jennifer Smart
HOLA - English
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Cara Sibtsen   ​
​HOLA - Health & PE













​Guillaume Charton
​HOLA - Languages
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Janet Theelen
​HOLA - Mathematics
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Jim Gilbert
HOLA - Science
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​Nicola Proffit
HOLA - Social Sciences (acting)
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Justine Duncan 
​HOLA - Technology

Teaching Staff

Assistant Heads of Learning Areas are indicated  as  'Assistant HOLA'.
Jane Adolph
Dawn Aspin
Mark Baldwin
Katherine Beaumont​

Glenn Brickell
​​Abbey Brown
Rowan Cane
Jenny Daly
​Heather Dixon

Michael Eden
Karen Ellis

Christine Fitzpatrick​

​​Lucy Ford
Noni Gabb
Hannah Gold
Adrienne Green
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David Harding
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Lee Hart 
​John Henderson

​Penny Hearn
​Rebecca Hembrow
K
ate Jackson
​Kyle Jackson

Bridget Janse
Helen Jermy
Juliet Jones
Yvonne Kemp
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Josh Kendall
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​Rose Kidd
Careers
Assistant HoLA - Science
​Mathematics
​English
​Technology
​Arts
​Mathematics
​English
Mathematics and Science
Itinerant Music
​Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENCO)​
Languages
​​​​​Assistant HOLA - English
Science
Assistant HoLA - Health & PE
Social Sciences
​​​​​Assistant HOLA - Technology
Health & PE
​Languages
Assistant HoLA - Languages
​​Technology
Science and Mathematics
​Mathematics and Statistics
OREC and Health & PE
Mathematics
Mathematics
​Technology
​​Social Sciences
​Science
​Sam King
​​Leslie Koehn
Natasha Kumar​
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Anjana Kumari
Lea Lawniczak
​Vince Leahy
​Lucy Leber

​Greg Lockhart
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David Lowe
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Ken McIntyre
Rory McNamara

Ruby Mills
Alistair Monteath
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​Ruth Needham
Julia Pettan

​Eleanor Quaid
​Pat Quaid
Karlene Rainham
Leanne Ray
Monique Riddell

Jackie Rodgers
Erin Sefo

Rosa Scott​
Anna Smith
Steve Temple
Kate Webster
Ned Webster

Amy Weir
Heidi Wood
​Health & PE​
Assistant HOLA - Arts

Music
​Mathematics
​Careers
Itinerant Music​
Social Sciences 

​​Mathematics and Science
​Health & PE

​Health & PE
Social Sciences

English
Itinerant Music
English
Mathematics

Science
​Science
English

Social Sciences
English

English
Social Sciences

​Arts
​​​English
​English
Technology

Itinerant Music
Mathematics
​Social Sciences

Administration Staff

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​​Erin Tapp
Receptionist
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​Michelle Loggenberg
Finance Manager
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Claire Colebatch
Human Resource and
​Admin Assistant
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Meaz Nathan ​
Admin Support - 
Student Services

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Karla Dawson  ​​
​Principal's PA


Support Staff

​Sofia Barthet​
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Paula Bell
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Jason Boel

Rosalind Box
​​Bev Bradford
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​Marcelo Carneiro
William Daughtrey
​Sue Dennis
Emily Ellice
Brad Fleming
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Caroline Fossey-Smith
​Bronwyn Hartley​​​​​
Student Records Officer
​Librarian

Teacher Aide
Finance Assistant
​Science Technician
​Director, International Students

​Learning Assistant
​Teacher Aide
​Attendance and Uniform Officer
​Sports and Physical
​Activity Coordinator
​Teacher Aide
​Assistant Librarian​​

Gareth Hughes
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​Olivia Johnson


​​Roberta Lima

Rosemary McCartney
Laura Nathan
​Monica Parker

​Tayna Siegl

Divesh Singh
​Gabryela Vitorino
Nathalia Zanelatto
​Mati Layno



Alternative Education Youth Worker
International Administration and Homestay Assistant
Cafe Manager and Chef
Science Technician
Director of Sport
Arts Coordinator and Teacher of Arts
Teacher Aide
Stars Programme Coordinator
Cafe Assistant/Barista 
Teacher Aide
Network Technician (DTSL)
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Find out about pastoral and careers
support for WHS Students below

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Address
47-49 Red Oaks Drive

Frankton
Queenstown
9300
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2021 Term Dates
Term 1
Thursday 28 January to Friday 16 April
Term 2
Monday 3 May to Friday 9 July 
Term 3
Monday 26 July to Friday 1 October
Term 4
Monday 18 October to Tuesday 14 December
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See our calendar and key dates page for more.
Report an absence
Please call the school office at
03 442 7370 or e-mail
attendance@wakatipu.school.nz

Staff Contacts
See our staff page.

Vacancies
See our current list of vacancies
here.
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