School Organisation 2025
Our staff have worked very hard to place every student in the most appropriate class, after considering a broad range of wellbeing, educational, social and emotional factors. We thank you for your support in being positive about your children’s new classes and assisting them with a positive start to the new school year.
Today we have placed students into their classes for 2025. Please understand that class structures depend on the number of students enrolled in the school each year and further changes could be possible, if another teacher can be appointed later in the year. Our classrooms and staff structure are set out below:
Kindergarten - Year 2
Kindergarten Lorikeet – Miss Lexie Szeles
Kindergarten Swan – Mrs Kellie Shields (Assistant Principal)
1 Hawk – Mr Stefan Heinz
1 Barn Owl – Ms Jacqueline Brennan
2 Rhino – Mr Daniel Richardson
Stage 2 and Specialist
3/4 Meerkat – Miss Jade McMillan
3/4 Wallaby – Mr Aaran Wooley
English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EAL/D) - Mrs Agi Towers (Assistant Principal)
Release from Face to Face (RFF) and MiniLit - Ms Maria Greer
RFF and Executive Release - Mrs Liza Attard (Monday-Thursday) and Mrs Amy Healey (Tuesday-Thursday)
Library - Mrs Christine Rigava (Tuesday & Wednesday) and Mrs Sue Leavold (Thursday)
Learning & Support (LaST) - Mrs Nguyen Ngo (Tuesday-Thursday)
School Counsellor - Mr Garry Thomas (Tu and every second Friday)
Aboriginal Education Officer - Mrs Amy Hill (Wednesday fortnightly)
School Wellbeing Support Officer - Mrs Jen Larkin (Tuesday)
Speech Pathologist - Miss Kate Romeo (Thursday)
Stage 3
5 Gecko (OC) - Mr Mark Green
4/5 Cassowary - Mrs Natalie Cooke
5/6 Alpaca - Ms Sermana Atu
5/6 Dingo - Mrs Lauren Davis (Assistant Principal)
Support Class
K/6 Llama – Mrs Nicola Lawson (Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri) and Mr Andrew Dileo (Wed)
K/6 Dugong – Mrs Amy Healey (Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri) and Donna Ryan (Wed)
K/6 Bilby – Miss A.B
Executive
Assistant Principal, K-2 - Mrs Kellie Shields
Assistant Principal, Stage 3 - Mrs Lauren Davis
Relieving Assistant Principal, Support Unit - Mrs Amy Healey
Assistant Principal, Stage 2 & Learning and Support - Mrs Agi Towers
Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction - Mrs Charleen Wilkins
Relieving Principal - Mrs Charleen Wilkins
School Learning Support Officer
Support Unit - Mrs Leisa Hefren, Mrs Tamlyn Mears and Ms Tracey Toohey
K-6 - Mrs Michelle Graham, Mrs Tina Hristopanos, Ms Rosanna Silveria and Ms Monaya Toutounji
Administration
School Administration Manager & Business Manager - Ms Kim Williams (Tuesday-Thursday), Mrs Sarah Catlett (Monday & Friday)
School Administration Officer - Mrs Sarah Catlett (Tuesday - Thursday), Mrs Natalie Galea (Monday & Friday) and Mrs Jodie Robertson (Tuesday - Thursday)
Composite Classes
Some of the classes in our school are composite (or multi-age) classes. The Department of Education applies a mathematical formula to determine the number of teachers allocated to a school. As a result, schools usually need to organise the students in multi-stage classes. This is advantageous for our students and teachers because we have more flexibility to meet the learning, wellbeing and social needs of the students.
All teachers cater for the individual needs of their students regardless of class structure or size. They successfully do that by cooperatively planning and analysing student data with their colleagues. They also use a range of strategies in their classes including flexible groupings to target specific needs, learning adjustments and open-ended rich tasks. Hence, every class (straight or multi-grade), requires teachers to differentiate for their student’s individual needs.