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Our Staff


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​For general enquiries, please visit our Contact Us page.
Staff Vacancies

Senior Leadership Team

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Oded Nathan 
Principal
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​Lee Hiestand
Associate Principal
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​Ryan Gilbertson
Deputy Principal
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Melanie Ward
Deputy Principal
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​Craig Morrison
Deputy Principal
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Sarah Hill
Deputy Principal
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James Field-Mitchell 
Assistant Principal
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Andrea ​Wilton-Connell 
Business Manager

Deans

 
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Nick Sinnamon
Arthur House
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Meadow Koslen Ridd
Duncan House 
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Kyle Jackson
Fox House and Lead Dean 
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Nicole Marr
Hay House 
Beth Newmarch
Mackenzie House

Head of Learning Areas (HOLAs)

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Abbey Brown
​HOLA - Arts
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Craig Jack
​HOLA - English
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Lara Cordonni
​HOLA - Mathematics
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​Guillaume Charton
​HOLA - Languages
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Gemma Boel
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HOLA - Learning Support
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​Erin Sefo
HOLA - ​Social Sciences
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Kayleigh Murray
HOLA - Science
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Cara Sibtsen​
​HOLA - Health & PE
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David Harding
HoLA - Technology

Staff

Assistant Heads of Learning Areas are indicated as 'Assistant HoLA'.
ARTS
Abbey Brown - Visual Arts / Head of Learning Area HoLA / Assistant Dean - Fox
Lucy Buckley - Technology and Visual Arts
Julie Hamilton - Visual Arts
Jake Hansen - Performing Arts / Assistant HoLA
Leslie Koehn - Visual Arts
Chris Mason-Battley - Itinerant Music

​Leo McMenamin - Music
Alistair Monteath - Itinerant Music
Katie O'Brien - Arts Coordinator

Alison Price - Director of Arts
Alex Pyle - Itinerant Music
Rosa Scott - Visual Arts / Assistant Dean - Arthur
Melanie Ward - Music
ENGLISH
Cat Bass - English / Assistant HoLA
Geoff Bird - Media Studies, English
Jordan Coats - English
Kimberley Davis - English
Sarah File - Literacy Specialist
Sarah Hill - English
Craig Jack - English / Head of Learning Area HoLA
Kirsty Jamieson-Gough - English
Partibha Khokra - English 

Wendy Kwan - English
Dominique Larouche - English
Chris Mathews - English
Ryan Narvasa - English
Beth Newmarch - English
Owen Roberts-Day - English
Amanda Robinson - English
Steve Temple - English
Katie Tomkins - Student Literacy Support
HEALTH AND PE
Libby Clifton - Health & PE / Outdoor Education
Conner Hamlin - Health & PE
​Hannah Jarmany - Science and Health and PE
Sam King - Health & PE
Stella Lonsdale - Health & PE
David Lowe - Health & PE​ / Assistant HoLA
Ken McIntyre - Health & PE / Outdoor Education
David Moseley - Health & PE / Outdoor Education
Laura Nathan - Health & PE

Andrew Regan - Health & PE / Outdoor Education
Cara Sibtsen - Health & PE​ / Head of Learning Area HoLA 
Emma Smith - Health & PE
​​​LANGUAGES
Guillaume Charton - Languages​ / Head of Learning Area HoLA
Juliette Cooke - Languages / Assistant HoLA
Camila d'Annibale - Languages

Charmaine Denney - Languages
Mariela Mondaca - Languages
Sione Niupalau - Languages / Assistant Dean - Hay
MATHS
Mark Baldwin - Mathematics
Rowan Cane - Mathematics
Lara Cordonni - Head of Learning Area HoLA
Lucas Duarte - Mathematics
Vicki Elliott - Mathematics
Katelyn Gunson - Mathematics and Science
Lee Hiestand - Mathematics 
Kay Holst - Mathematics 
Kyle Jackson - Mathematics
Juliet Jones - Mathematics​ / Assistant HoLA
Meadow Koslen Ridd - Mathematics
Anjana Kumari - Mathematics
Sahar Lin - Mathematics and Technology
Greg Lockhart - Mathematics and Science
Harriet Luxton - Mathematics
Fariba Motlagh - Mathematics
Emma Purdue - Mathematics and Science
Dax Richards - Mathematics
Bailey Soper - Mathematics
Amy Weir - Mathematics
SCIENCE
​Dawn Aspin - Science​ / Assistant HoLA
Tammy Beale - Science
Joe Bruce - Science / Assistant Dean - Duncan
Zach Coats - Science
Nikki Dukes - Science and Social Sciences

Noni Gabb - Science
Katelyn Gunson - Science
Hannah Jarmany - Science and Health and PE
Rose Kidd - Science
Ben Kunath - Science
Brooke Lawry - Social Sciences and Science
Greg Lockhart - Mathematics and Science
Rosemary McCartney - Science Technician
​Fran McLachlan - ​Science Technician
Kayleigh Murray - Science​ / Head of Learning Area HoLA
Toni O'Sullivan - Science

Emma Purdue - Mathematics and Science
Eleanor Quaid - Science
Bron Rankin - Science
Nick Sinnamon - Science
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Nicole Ashby - Social Sciences / Assistant HoLA
Gemma Boel - Social Sciences
Kristin Dobbie - Social Sciences
Nikki Dukes - Science and Social Sciences
James Field-Mitchell - Social Sciences
Chrystal Gardiner - Social Sciences
Ryan Gilbertson - Social Sciences
Lisa Graydon - Social Sciences
Michael LaPierre - Social Sciences
Brooke Lawry - Social Sciences and Science
Megan Mackie - Social Sciences
Sarah Marshall - Social Sciences
Marcus Matamua - Social Sciences / Assistant Dean - Mackenzie
Hugo Molloy - Social Sciences
Craig Morrison - Social Sciences
John Obermeier - Social Sciences
Arthur Reeves - Social Sciences
Erin Sefo - Social Sciences / Head of Learning Area HoLA
​TECHNOLOGY
Nicole Anderson - Technology
Lucy Buckley - Technology and Visual Arts
Ben Cook - Technology

Justine Duncan - Technology​
David Harding - Technology ​/ Head of Learning Area HoLA
Harriet Hone - Technology
​Sahar Lin - Mathematics and Technology
Nicole Marr - Technology
Conleth McLarnon - Technology

Cameron Murphy - Technology / Assistant HoLA
Annaliese Seedall - Technology
Kate Webster - Technology
Jenny Whitehouse - Technology
GUIDANCE
Kat Denniston - Guidance Counsellor
Lucy Ford - Guidance Counsellor​
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Vicki Patton - Head Guidance Counsellor 
Camryn Scott - Guidance Counsellor

CAREERS
Ome Allington - Careers Assistant
Gemma Carter - Careers Counsellor and Gateway Teacher

Lea Lawniczak - Careers Counsellor and LEAP and Transition Facilitator
Linda Richards - Head of Careers
INTERNATIONAL
​Melissa Hutcheson - Director, International Students
Kate Ide - Administration Assistant (International Homestay)
Learning Support - Te Whare Tauwhiro
Iona Baring - ORS Teacher Aide
Ben Bates - Teacher Aide
Dan Bocatios - Health & PE Teaching Assistant
Gemma Boel - Head of Learning Area HoLA
Belinda Brittain - Youth Worker / 
Administrative Assistant (Systems and Data)
Ann-Kathrin Bruce - Teacher Aide
Karen Ellis - Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO)
Beekela Ferreira Smith - Bilingual Support Worker
Caroline Fossey-Smith - Alternative Education Youth Worker
Kirsty Green - Teacher Aide
Penny Hearn - SAC Coordinator and Trades Academy
Keiko (Cakes) Hirokawa - ORS Teacher Aide
Ella Pountney - ORS Lead Teacher
Kirsten Turner - ORS Teacher Aide
Bonny Turton - Teacher Aide
OFFICE STAFF
Savannah Allen - Student Attendance Community Officer
Sue Beale - Receptionist
Paula Bell - Librarian
Lauren Bocatios - Personal Assistant to the Principal

Rosalind Box - Finance Assistant
Belinda Brittain - Youth Worker / 
Administrative Assistant (Systems and Data)​​
Claire Colebatch - Human Resource and ​Admin Assistant
Nicola Brown - Student Records Officer

Robyn Docherty - Finance/Payroll Officer
Rebecca Ferguson - Administration Assistant (Attendance and Technical)
Ang Gibson - Alumni Coordinator
Bronwyn Hartley - Assistant Librarian
Annie Last - STARS Youth Programme Coordinator
Sandra Morrison - Director of Finance
Julia Russ - Attendance Officer
Erin Tapp - Receptionist
Jen Thompson - Admin Support Student Services
Petra Thompson - Communications Officer and Admin Support
Katrina van Beusekom - Administration Assistant (Resources)
Sports Office
Kate Ferguson - Administrative Assistant (Sports and Arts)
Jen Grant - Sports & Physical Activity Coordinator
Bruce Hunter - Director of Sport
Belinda Strano - Sports & Physical Activity Coordinator
CAF​É
​Craig Box - Café Manager/Chef
Kirsty Dowman - Caf
é Assistant/Barista
Fine McLeod - Caf
é Assistant/Barista
Kesaia Togoloa - Caf
é Assistant/Barista

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2026 Term Dates
Term 1: Monday 26 January to Thursday 02 April
Term 2: ​Monday 20 April to Friday 03 July
Term 3: Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September
Term 4: Monday 12 October to
Wednesday 09 December​

2027 Term Dates
Term 1: Thursday 28 January
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