Our Staff
Senior Leadership Team
Daniel Wilson (DWN)
Principal
Hannah Banks (HBS)
Acting Principal
Jane Townsend (JTD)
Deputy Principal, PEHO
Rowan Taigel (RTL)
Deputy Principal, English
Trevor Olley (TOY)
Deputy Principal
Gavin Millar (GMR)
Acting Deputy Principal, International Student Director
Heads of Learning Areas
Ben Crawford (BCD)
Head of Mathematics
Brennan Geddes (BGS)
Head of PEHO
Damian Roughan (DRN)
Head of Technology
Glenn Cheyne (GCE)
Head of Social Sciences
Hamish McLellan (HMN)
Head of Science
Leisa McCauley (LMY)
Head of English
Rob Ikink (RIK)
Head of Te Huarahi
Verity Davidson (VDN)
Head of Arts
deans
Dixie McDonald (DXM)
Cygnus Dean, English
Rachael Purdie (RPE)
Aquila Dean, Mathematics
Sam Maitland (SMD)
Phoenix Dean, Technology
Stacey Gundry (SGY)
Draco Dean, Technology, Arts
Trudy Harvey (THY)
Pegasus Dean, English
Guidance and Support
Alana Wall (AWL)
Careers Advisor
Alice Scott (AST)
Careers Advisor
Alison Westerby (AWY)
Learning Support
Emillie MacRitchie (EME)
Counsellor
Julie Raharuhi (JRI)
Learning Support
Kathy Sherwood (KSD)
Transition Manager, Special Assessment Conditions
Linda McDougall (LML)
Head of Counselling
Lou White-Pawson (LPN)
Counsellor
Sue Ford (SFD)
Head of Learning Support
Teaching Staff
Abbe West (AWT)
PEHO, Te Huarahi
Adam Crichton (ACN)
Science
Alana Wall (AWL)
Te Huarahi, Gateway
Alice Scott (AST)
Te Huarahi
Amanda Kirkham (AKM)
Social Sciences
Amanda Walker (AWA)
Social Sciences
Amanda Wharton (AWN)
English
Amelia Bright (ABT)
Social Sciences
Andrew Ricciardi (ARI)
Mathematics
Andy Walker (AWK)
Arts (Music)
Anna King (AKG)
Social Sciences
Anna Playford (APD)
Mathematics
Ashley Whitehead (AWD)
Head of Subject (OED)
Beth Cuizon (BCN)
Social Sciences, Te Huarahi
Bruno Watkins (BWA)
Carl Sheehan (CSN)
Science
Catharine Wood (CWD)
Te Huarahi
Chanel Ngaruhe (CNE)
Te Huarahi
Colin Gravett (CGT)
Technology, PEHO
Corrin Vedder (CVR)
English
Courtney Gravett (CGR)
Mathematics
Cristina Armstrong (CAG)
Science, Te Huarahi
Cushla Laufkotter (CLR)
Technology (Textiles)
David Munro (DMO)
Mathematics
Dayarnn Nowell (DNL)
Te Huarahi
Dayna Whiting (DWG)
Dennis Kale (DKE)
Diana Maskill (DML)
Head of Subject (Visual Art)
Duncan McKinlay
Eddie Pattillo (EPO)
Technology (Digital)
Emma White (EWE)
English
Esther Hancock (EHK)
Science
Gaye Bloomfield (GBD)
Gerd Banke (GBE)
Science
Geri Sheppard (GSD)
Technology, Arts
Glenis Paul (GPL)
Science
Graeme Bloomfield (GBL)
Heidrun Berl (HBL)
Te Huarahi, English
Henry Jones (HJS)
Technology (Hard Materials)
Jacqueline de Jong (JDG)
Mathematics
Jana Polglase (JPE)
Arts (Dance)
Jason Innes (JIS)
Technology (Hospitality)
John Cubanski (JCI)
Science
Jolene Cotton (JCN)
Josephine Savage (JSE)
Julia Brown (JBW)
Science
Julia Hodgson (JHN)
Karl Nicholls (KNS)
English, Arts
Katherine Ferguson (KFN)
Kay Mackenzie (KME)
Arts (Music)
Kristel Leijten
Lauren Mekalick (LMK)
Lauren Prestidge (LPE)
English, Social Sciences
Lisa Ganassin (LGN)
Lucy Buckley (LBY)
Mark Lewers (MLS)
Science
Matt Robinson (MRN)
Technology (Hospitality)
Matthew Penney (MPY)
Science
Michaela Nicholas
Head of Subject (Hospitality)
Michelle Ainley (MAY)
Mathematics
Missy Seymour (MSR)
Mathematics
Murray King (MKG)
Te Huarahi
Natasha Cardwell (NCL)
Technology (Hard Materials)
Nathan Gargiulo (NGO)
Social Sciences
Nicole Hecht (NHT)
English
Nigel Lineham (NLM)
Te Huarahi
Paula Garnham (PGM)
English
Rachael Queree (RQE)
Social Sciences
Russell Maxwell (RML)
Technology (Hard Materials)
Ruth Dixon (RDN)
English
Sally Josenhans (SJS)
Shannen Banks (SBS)
Social Sciences
Shellee Hall (SHH)
Head of Subject (ESOL)
Shirree Hodgkinson (SHN)
Mathematics
Simon Patel (SPL)
Science
Stacey Holbrook (SHK)
Stephen Teece (STE)
Sterling Cathman (SCN)
Steve Malthus (SMS)
Mathematics
Tania Radman (TRN)
Arts (Visual Art)
Tristan Wharton (TWN)
Mathematics
Whaearua Ross-Hotene (WRE)
Te Huarahi
Zoe Walker (ZWR)
Support Staff
Ana Brito De Stanley
Bilingual Learning Assistant
Andrea Hawkes
Accounts Administrator
Andy Hewison
Learning Assistant
Ben Fenselau
Pathways/Learning Assistant
Ben Wright
Learning Assistant
Beth Brockie
Learning Assistant
Brendan Crichton
Director of Sport
Carrie Wilson
Attendance Officer
Chloe Burns-Candy
Learning Assistant
Brendan Crichton
Director of Sport
Carrie Wilson
Attendance Officer
Chloe Burns-Candy
Learning Assistant
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