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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
Brad Fleming
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Caroline Fossey-Smith
​Bronwyn Hartley
Nicky Huck​​​​​​
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Gareth Hughes
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Carla Jorquera

Student Records Officer
​Librarian

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

​Learning Assistant
​Sports and Physical
​Activity Coordinator
​Teacher Aide
​Assistant Librarian​​
Communications Officer​
​Alternative Education Youth Worker
​Teacher Aide

​​Olivia Johnson

​​Roberta Lima

Rosemary McCartney
Laura Nathan
​Lara Papi

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Monica Parker

​Tayna Siegl

Divesh Singh
​Gabryela Vitorino
Nathalia Zanelatto
​Mati Layno



International Administration and Homestay Assistant
Cafe Manager and Chef
Science Technician
Director of Sport
​Attendance and Uniform Officer
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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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