Staff List

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

Richard Barnett – Principal
Carolyn Cornu – Deputy Principal
Renee Neville – Deputy Principal
Gerard Tindling – Deputy Principal
Sharon Grass – Acting Assistant Principal
Suzanne Williams – Acting Assistant Principal

Kaitiaki Aakonga (Year Level Deans)

Year Level Profile		Kaitiaki Aakonga (Year Level Deans)
Year 9	He Kaakano The Seed	Mrs Kylie Waitai Mr John Cook 9Kaitiaki@pukekohehigh.school.nz
Year 10	Kia Tupu To Grow	Mrs Hester Myburg Mr Steven Langdon 10Kaitiaki@pukekohehigh.school.nz
Year 11	Kia Hua To Prosper	Ms Hine Smith Mr Robert Cooper 11Kaitiaki@pukekohehigh.school.nz
Year 12	Kia Puawai To Sustain	Ms Laura Abbott Mr Steven Granshaw 12Kaitiaki@pukekohehigh.school.nz
Year 13	Tuu Rangatira To Stand as Leaders	Mrs Marilyn Masemann Whaea Nga Rangi Kahiwa Moeau 13Kaitiaki@pukekohehigh.school.nz

Teaching Staff

Arts Faculty

Vicky Moore-Allen – Faculty leader
Martin Bennett (on leave)
Michael Bennett – Itinerant Music Teacher
Jessica Bluck – Teacher
Steve Granshaw – Teacher, Y12 Kaitiaki Aakonga
Esther Hansen – Kahui Ako
Mikaela Haysham – Teacher
Morgan Hogg – Teacher
Albert Lee – Itinerant Music Teacher
Cole Majoor – Teacher
Scott McDowall – Itinerant Music Teacher
Renee Neville – Teacher, SLT
Deirdre Nielsen – Itinerant Music Teacher
Jay Pressnell – HOD Design
Adam Ruddell – Itinerant Music Teacher
Simon Schofield – HOD Music
Rhiannon Swift – Teacher
Natasha Taylor – HOD Drama
Matthew Verrill – Itinerant Music Teacher
Kylie Waitai – Teacher
Sharon Kearney – Teacher

English Faculty

Shalini Saxena – Faculty Leader
Laura Abbott – Teacher, Y12 Kaitiaki Aakonga
Chhaya Acharya – Teacher
Mary Allen – Teacher (on leave)
Sarah Babu – Teacher
Callayne Eru – Teacher
Chrismari Dickinson – Teacher
Shan Dissanayake – Teacher
Elise James – Teacher
Stephanie Low – Teacher
Marilyn Masemann – Teacher, Y13 Kaitiaki Aakonga
Carol Mulcahy – TIC Junior English
Laura Sayer – Teacher
Taryn Slee – Teacher
Thomas North – Teacher

ESOL

Athlyn Watt – HOD ESOL
Kaori Smith – Teacher
Catherine Kempton – Teacher Assistant

Health & Physical Education Faculty

John Slee – Faculty Leader
Sarah Hainsworth – Assistant Faculty Leader, HOD Health
Michael Anderson – Teacher
Martin Braunton – Teacher
Blair Buckland – Teacher
John Cook – Teacher, Y9 Kaitiaki Aakonga
Warren Edwards – Teacher
Paul Meads – Teacher, Sports Coordinator
Peter Orton – Teacher
Tara Remington – HOD Outdoor Education
Taryn Slee – Teacher
Suzanne Williams – SLT
Matt Whitby – Teacher

Languages

Ann-Maree Bremner – HOD Languages, Japanese
Maria Kim – Teacher of French

Learning Support

Amelia Bodman – HOD Learning Support
Lynne Green – Learning Support Coordinator
Esther Williams – Learning Support Coordinator
Jude Webber – Learning Support Coordinator
Pauline Armstrong – Learning Support Teacher and Mathematics

Mathematics Faculty

Peter McGregor – Faculty Leader
Carl Rushton – Assistant Faculty Leader
Mark Perrigo – Teacher
Yana Cox – Teacher
Ying Carver – Teacher
Rebecca Howard – Teacher
Sukhjit Kaur – Teacher
Adam Kemp – Teacher
Sonamarie Meyer-Pum – Teacher
Cathy Munro – Teacher
Murray Trenberth – Teacher
Steven White – Teacher
Amy Price-Williams – Teacher

Science Faculty

Megan Ashford – Faculty Leader
Sharon Watson – Assistant Faculty Leader
Nalini Singh – HOD Chemistry
Andrea Baxter – HOD Biology
Dony Chennoth – Teacher
Jackie Green (on leave)
Samantha Hansen – Teacher
Stephen Langdon – Teacher, Y10 Kaitiaki Aakonga
David Matthews – HOD Agriculture
Sandy Wild – Teacher
Joel McNelly – Teacher
Taryn Slee – Teacher
Sneha Srinivasan – HOD Physics
Sarah Tonorio – Teacher
Molly Vale – Teacher, Kahui Ako
Ina Van Der Merwe – Teacher
Jody Lafaele – Teacher

Social Science Faculty

Sharon Grass – SLT
Rose Karauria – Acting Faculty Leader
Carolyn Bach – HOD Business Studies
Martin Braunton – Teacher
Grant Jarvis – HOD Commerce
Greg Hughes – Teacher
Grace Love – Teacher
Evvie Lowe – Teacher
Stewart McEwing – Teacher
Shirley Yeomans – HOD Geography
Bob Cooper – Teacher, Y11 Kaitiaki Aakonga
Hester Myburgh – Teacher, Y10 Kaitiaki Aakonga
Hine Smith – Teacher, Y11 Kaitiaki Aakonga
Rosanna Walton – Teacher
Gerard Tindling – Teacher, SLT

Technology Faculty

David Cantley – Faculty Leader
Paul Reynolds – Assistant Faculty Leader
Rodger Barlow – Teacher
Martine Harding – Teacher
Coburn Hari – DIT Teacher, Kahui Ako
Colleen Jacobs – HOD Food Technology
Jim Matchett – Teacher
Lhara McCown – Teacher Food Technology
Raewyn McLeod – HOD DIT
Brendan O’Brien – Teacher
Jean Potter – Teacher
Janni Zwarts – Teacher

Te Wahanga Whakaako

Tipene Frearson-Kirkwood – Faculty Leader
Nga Rangi Kahiwa Moeau – Teacher of Maaori
Tuākau Whiu – Teacher of Maaori
Carolyn Cornu – Teacher, SLT

Support Staff

Administration

Jessica Finlay – Executive Assistant
Cushla Berry – Receptionist
Tracey Caskie – Student Database
Elly Good – Student Centre/Accounts
Polly Lee – Payroll Administrator
Kellie Loader – Attendance Administrator
Jayna McKenzie – Print Manager

Lynn Mills – KAMAR Database Manager

Denis Murphy – Business Manager
Dianne Stringer – Accounts Payable
Shellie Turner-Eskdale – Enrolment Manager
Maria Ward – NZQA, Learning Assistant Coordinator
Shona Wharepapa-Hagen – Enrolments

Careers

Shelly Boyes – HOD Future Pathways
Mobile: 021 105 5152
Jillian Stone – Pathway Co-ordinator
Mobile: 027 883 4523
Jane Jolly – Career Centre Manager
09 237 0117 extn 232

Department Assistants

Harinder Kaur – Science Technician
Shey Eva – Rugby Administrator
Rhonda Mehrtens – Assistant Science Lab
Lisa Mous – Technology
Gary Neels – Technology
Renee Nelson – Food Technology
Rawinia Paewai – Kaimanaaki
Jennifer Stewart – Arts Coordinator
Maree Wallace – Sports Administrator

International

Vivienne Kingsbury – Director

Learning Support – Teacher Aides

Maria Ward – SENCO
Gael Crimmins
Meisha Farmer
Lee-Ann Hodgson
Catherine Kempton
Marisa Mencarelli-Skilton
Donna Morgan
Fiona Murray
Shaynon Pearson

Library

Sarah Tilley – Manager
Morag Gray – Assistant

Nurses

Susan Fryer – Nurse in Charge
Natasha Faulkner
Molly Tilyard (on leave)

Property

Andrew Hargreaves – Head Groundsman
Gary Neels – Property
Allan McClunie
Corey Proffitt – Groundsman

Student Services

Sita Bakker – HOD Guidance
Eleanor Purchase – Counsellor
Susan Walter – Counsellor

News & Events

Parent Teacher Subject Meetings

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Update: Sunday 22 March

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Daily Notices

Meetings

2021 MIT Trades Academy Enrolments

Calling all 2021 Future Pathways Programme Level 2 and Level 3 students intending to study a trade at Manukau Institute of Technology Trades Academy (MITTA) in 2021. Enrolments are now open and intending students are urgently required to complete their 15 minute enrolment procedure with Ms. Boyes at the Careers Centre any time between 7:30AM and 5:00PM week days. Students that do not have New Zealand residency will need to contact Ms. Boyes for further information about their next enrolment steps. Bring with you a blue or black biro pen. Check your email and personal Teams Chat for any further information from Ms. Boyes. Last day for 2021 MITTA enrolments is Friday, 18 December 2020. Queries? Contact Ms. Shelly Boyes at sboyes@pukekohehigh.school.nz or mob. 021-105-5152.

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