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Senior Leadership Team

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

Deans
Nick Sinnamon
Arthur House
Sam King
Duncan House 
Kyle Jackson
Fox House 
Nicole Marr
Hay House 
Jake Hansen
Mackenzie House

Head of Learning Areas (HOLAs)

Abbey Brown
​HOLA - Arts
Craig Jack
​HOLA - English
Lara Cordonni
​HOLA - Mathematics
​Guillaume Charton
​HOLA - Languages
Gemma Boel
​HOLA - Learning Support
​Erin Sefo
HOLA - ​Social Sciences
Kayleigh Murray
HOLA - Science
Cara Sibtsen​
​HOLA - Health & PE
Genevieve Small
​​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 - Visual Arts
Stine Cooper - Arts Coordinator
Belinda Fraser - Music
Julie Hamilton - Visual Arts
Jake Hansen - Performing Arts / Assistant HoLA
Leslie Koehn - Visual Arts
Annie Last - Drama
Harrison Maguire - Itinerant Music
Chris Mason-Battley - Itinerant Music
Natasha Matla - Music
​Leo McMenamin - Music
Alistair Monteath - Itinerant Music
Alison Price - Director of Arts
Alex Pyle - Itinerant Music
ENGLISH
Cat Bass - English / Assistant HoLA
Geoff Bird - Media Studies, English
Nikki Dukes - Science, Social Sciences and English
Sarah File - Literacy Specialist/Teacher
Craig Jack - English / Head of Learning Area HoLA
Kirsty Jamieson-Gough - English
Partibha Khokra - English 
Wendy Kwan - English
Chris Mathews - English
Amy Mead - English
Ryan Narvasa - English
Beth Newmarch - English
Anna Smith - English
Steve Temple - English
Jorgelina Torres - English
HEALTH AND PE
James Field-Mitchell - Health & PE
Conner Hamlin - Health & PE
Gigi Hollyer - Health & PE
Sam King - 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
Ryan Gilbertson - Languages
Amy Pointon - Languages
MATHS
Timothy Aughton - Mathematics
Mark Baldwin - 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​
Meadow Koslen Ridd - Mathematics and Science / Assistant Dean - Duncan
Anjana Kumari - Mathematics
Sahar Lin - Mathematics and Digital Technology
Greg Lockhart - Mathematics and Science / Assistant Dean - Hay
Harriet Luxton - Mathematics
Conleth McLarnon - Mathematics
Fariba Motlagh - Mathematics
Peter Old - Mathematics
Emma Purdue - Mathematics and Science
Victoria Richard - Mathematics / Acting Assistant HoLA
Dax Richards - Mathematics
Bailey Soper - Mathematics
Janet Theelen - Mathematics​ / Head of Learning Area HoLA
Amy Weir - Mathematics
SCIENCE
​Dawn Aspin - Science​ / Assistant HoLA
Tammy Beale - Science
Joe Bruce - Science / Assistant Dean - Mackenzie
Nikki Dukes - Science, Social Sciences and English
Noni Gabb - Science
Rose Kidd - Science
​Meadow Koslen Ridd - Mathematics and Science / Assistant Dean - Duncan
Brooke Lawry - Social Sciences and Science
Greg Lockhart - Mathematics and Science / Assistant Dean - Hay
Rosemary McCartney - Science Technician
​Fran McLachlan - ​Science Technician
Kayleigh Murray - Science​ / Head of Learning Area HoLA
Connor O'Neill - Science
Toni O'Sullivan - Science
Emma Purdue - Mathematics and Science
Eleanor Quaid - Science
Bron Rankin - Science / Assistant Dean - Arthur
Nick Sinnamon - Science
Kamani Suppiah - Science
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Nicole Ashby - Social Sciences / Assistant HoLA
Gemma Boel - Social Sciences
Kristin Dobbie - Social Sciences
Nikki Dukes - Science, Social Sciences and English
Alistair Ford - Social Sciences
Chrystal Gardiner - Social Sciences
Kira Goldsmith - Social Sciences
Michael LaPierre - Social Sciences
Brooke Lawry - Social Sciences and Science
Megan Mackie - Social Sciences
Sarah Marshall - Social Sciences
Marcus Matamua - Social Sciences
Hugo Molloy - Social Sciences
Craig Morrison - Social Sciences
John Obermeier - Social Sciences
Erin Sefo - Social Sciences / Head of Learning Area HoLA
​TECHNOLOGY
Ben Cook - Technology
Justine Duncan - Technology​
David Harding - Technology​ / Assistant HoLA
Harriet Hone - Technology
​Sahar Lin - Mathematics and Technology
Nicole Marr - Technology
Cameron Murphy - Technology
Annaliese Seedall - Technology
Genevieve Small - Technology / Head of Learning Area HoLA
Kate Webster - Technology
Jenny Whitehouse - Technology
GUIDANCE
Kat Denniston - Guidance Counsellor
Lucy Ford - Guidance Counsellor​
​Vicki Patton - Head Guidance Counsellor 
CAREERS
Ome Allington - Careers Assistant
Gemma Carter - Careers Counsellor and Gateway Teacher
Lea Lawniczak - Careers Counsellor and COYEP and Transition Facilitator
Linda Richards - Head of Careers
INTERNATIONAL
​Melissa Hutcheson - Director, International Students
Kate Ide - Administration Assistant (International Homestay)
​​TEACHER AIDES / sls
Ben Bates - Teacher Aide
Dan Bocatios - Health & PE Teaching Assistant
Gemma Boel - Student Learning Support / Head of Learning Area HoLA
Ali Brady - Teacher Aide
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
Toby Freeman - Teacher Aide
Penny Hearn - SAC Coordinator and Trades Academy
Keiko (Cakes) Hirokawa - ORS Teacher Aide
Harriet Muckley - ORS Teacher Aide
Ella Pountney - ORS Lead Teacher
Katie Tomkins - Student Learning Support
Kirsten Turner - ORS Teacher Aide
Bonny Turton - Teacher Aide
OFFICE STAFF
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
Tabbi Collins - Student Records Officer
Paula Denton - STARS Youth Programme Coordinator
Robyn Docherty - Finance/Payroll Officer
Rebecca Ferguson - Administration Assistant (Attendance and Technical)
Ang Gibson - Alumni Coordinator
Bronwyn Hartley - Assistant Librarian
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)
Bruce Hunter - Director of Sport
Belinda Strano - Sports & Physical Activity Coordinator
​Simon Boland - Sports & Physical Activity Coordinator
CAF​É
​Craig Box - Café Manager/Chef
Kirsty Dowman - Café Assistant/Barista
Fine McLeod - Café Assistant/Barista
Kesaia Togoloa - Café Assistant/Barista
 

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