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Contact a Pukekohe High School Staff Member

Email Teacher eg John Smyth would be JSmyth@pukekohehigh.school.nz or call 237 0117 then extension number.

Leadership Team

Murray Saunders  – Tumuaki Principal
Hester Myburgh – Tumuaki Tuarua Deputy Principal
Suzanne Powar – Tumuaki Tuarua Deputy Principal
David Faitala – Tumuaki Tuarua Deputy Principal
Martin Bennett – Tumuaki Tuarua Deputy Principal
Sofia Kaur – Tumuaki Tuarua Deputy Principal
Kirsty Couper – Tumuaki Tuarua Deputy Principal
Denis Murphy  – Business Manager

 

Kaitiaki Aakonga (Year Level Deans)

Year Level Profile Kaitiaki Aakonga (Year Level Deans)
Year 9 He Kaakano
The Seed
Mr John Cook
Mr Rajal Singh
9Kaitiaki@pukekohehigh.school.nz
Year 10 Kia Tupu
To Grow
Ms Jody Harnor
Mrs Sukjhit Kaur
10Kaitiaki@pukekohehigh.school.nz
Year 11 Kia Hua
To Prosper
Mr Aisea 
Mrs Colleen Jacobs
11Kaitiaki@pukekohehigh.school.nz
Year 12 Kia Puawai
To Sustain
Ms Chantal Krybolder
Mrs Jaclyn (Jackie) Green

12Kaitiaki@pukekohehigh.school.nz
Year 13 Tuu Rangatira
To Stand as Leaders
Ms Jude Webber
13Kaitiaki@pukekohehigh.school.nz

Teaching Staff

Arts Faculty
Vicky Moore-Allen – Kaihautuu Curriculum Leader
Anita Jacobsen
Esther Hansen
Lisa Purda
Logan Moffat
Natasha Taylor – Drama
Nea Brink – Dance
Charlotte Manga
Steve Granshaw – HOD Music
Whitney Channings
Alex KayserItinerant Music Teachers
Jessie Leov
Scott McDowall
Paul Norman
Oliver Leupolu
Tavite Tonga
Ben Frater

English Faculty

Shalini Saxena – Kaihaituu Curriculum Leader
Sophie Bell
Callayne Eru
Kerensa Moloney
Shan Dissanayake
Claire Olson
Sarah Caughley  – on leave until term 3
Katrina Miller
Shruti Kumar
Matthew Brachi
Reshmi Ambika
Rowena Jeet
Danny Balance
Danibelle Anduyan
Hina Tabassum
Nancy Carrapiett
Gamal Ali

ESOL
Athlyn Watt – HOD ESOL

Future Pathways
Gaynor Matthews

Health & Physical Education Faculty
Sarah Hainsworth – Kaihautuu Curriculum Leader
Michael Anderson
Blair Buckland
Tanya Johnson
Ashlee Ross – Assistant Kaihautuu
Rebecca Jefferies
John Slee
Matt Whitby
Petra Batters
Ella Farrell
John Cook

Learning Support
Amelia Bodman – HOD Learning Support
Carolyn Cossey
Piali Dasgupta

Learning Support Coordinators
Esther Williams – Y11 | Te Kura and Teacher Trainee Coordinator
Jude Webber – Y10 & Y13 | Y13 Kaitiaki Aakonga
Chantal Krybolder – Y9 & Y12 | Y12 Kaitiaki Aakonga

 

Languages
Pascale McMillan
Peony Law

Mathematics Faculty
Amy Price-Williams – Kaihautuu Curriculum Leader
Sukhjit Kaur – Y10 Kaitiaki Aakonga
Bharti Pathak
Mark Perrigo
Arvin Lal
Vikash Goorah
Michelle Wallis
Chloe Coull
Moreen Lata
Lileshni Chandra
Adekunle Amira
Faith Armstrong
Catharina Bothma
Jodi-Ann HollingsScience Faculty
Molly Vale – Kaihautuu Curriculum Leader
Meghan Ashford – maternity leave
Michael Simmonds
Odette Jennings
Samantha Hansen
Stephen Langdon 
Jody Harnor – Y10 Kaitiaki Aakonga
Joel McNelly
David Matthews
Nalini Singh
Sarah Tonorio
Dinesh Gosai
Poonam Ram
Jyotsna Bhalla
Shireen Lata
Rajal Singh – Kaihautuu Tuarua Science & Y9 Kaitiaki Aakonga
Jackie Green – Y12 Kaitiaki Aakonga
 

Social Science Faculty
Ben Silk – Kaihautuu Curriculum Leader
Sharon Grass
Greg Hughes
Evvie Lowe
Nameeta Chandra Dutta
Jane Mordecai
Rosanna Woodger
Aisea Taliai – Y11 Kaitiaki Aakonga
Shirley Yeomans
Dipna Kumar
Anita Devi
Joshua Wilson
Isaac Hornburg
Ellie Reynolds
Shivnita Krishna
Micaela Thomson

Technology Faculty
Salman Qureshi – Kaihautuu Curriculum Leader
Craig Knapman
Coburn Hari – HOD Digital Technologies
Brenda Lee
Mel Devaney
Paul Reynolds – HOD Hard Materials Technology
Lisa Mous
Kamal Pratap
Callum Nicholls
Colleen Jacobs – HOD Food Technology & Y11 Kaitiaki
Lesley Fulford
Therese Madelozo
May Ann Bernarte
Herasha Randhir

 

Te Wahanga Whakaako
Jade Chamberlain
Te Ataakura Jones
Tipene Frearson-Kirkwood – Kaihautuu Curriculum Leader
Natasha Haereroa
Chassy Kani

Support Staff

Administration
Meagan McAuley – Executive Assistant to Principal
Cushla Berry – Receptionist
Elly Good – Student Centre/Accounts
Rhonda Daniels – Attendance Administrator
Courtney Kelly – Enrolments
Waiki Taiapa – Truancy Officer
Jayna McKenzie – Print Manager
Lynn Mills – KAMAR Database Manager
Angela Grassick – Relief Co-ordinator
Shellie Turner-Eskdale – Marketing, Publicity & Grants Officer
Morag Gray – Library Assistant
Melanie Harris – Library Assistant
Lynda Sharp – International Director
Lydia Firmin-Cavanagh – Homestay Coordinator
Christine Horton – Food Technology Assistant
Jennifer Stewart – Arts Coordinator Assistant
Harinder Kaur – Science Lab Manager (maternity leave)
Emily Penaflor – Science Lab Manager
Sandra Kinmond – Science TechnicianAccounts & Property
Denis Murphy – Business Manager
Taranjeet Singh – Payroll & Accounts Administrator
Andrew Hargreaves – Head Groundsman
Allan McClunie – Groundsman
Neale Dearlove – Caretaker/Tech Assistant
Matilda Parata – Staffroom Attendant
Renee Nelson – Cleaner
Student Services
Susan Walter – Counsellor
Paumea McKay – Counsellor
Kayla Edmonds – Counsellor
Paul Hartland – Counsellor
Natasha Faulkner – Nurse
Carly Mills – Nurse
Linda Jamieson – Nurse
Jane Jolly – Career Centre Manager
Samantha Kelsall – Gateway Coordinator
Chloe Green – Career/Gateway Administrator
Whaea Rawinia Amstad – Kaimanaaki Guidance Assistant
Jaz Walker – Rising Foundation Youth WorkerLearning Support – Teacher Aides
Meisha Farmer
Lee-Ann Hodgson
Joanne Hooper | ESOL
Marisa Mencarelli-Skilton
Donna Morgan
Maria Ward
Esperance Withers
Julie Smith | ESOL
Nadine Samuels
Anita Mansfield
Suzanne Konelio
Catherine Kempton | ESOL
Krystal Gardiner

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