Ngaa Amokura | Head Students 2023
From left to right Richie Hong | Kaunihera Hauora – Well Being Council Lizzie Tiite | Kaunihera Pacifika – Pacifika Council Yara Smith | Kaunihera…
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 – Tumuaki Principal
Rachel Hamlin – Tumuaki Tuuhono Associate Principal
Renee Neville – Tumuaki Tuarua Deputy Principal
Suzanne Powar – Tumuaki Tuarua Deputy Principal
Donna Tupaea-Petero – Tumuaki Tuarua Deputy Principal
Siosiua Pole – Tumuaki Tuarua Deputy Principal
Denis Murphy – Business Manager
Kaitiaki Aakonga (Year Level Deans)
| Year Level Profile | Kaitiaki Aakonga | |
| Year 9 | He Kaakano The Seed |
Mr Aisea Taiai Ms Sarah Caughley 9Kaitiaki@pukekohehigh.school.nz |
| Year 10 | Kia Tupu To Grow |
Mrs Ashlee Ross Ms Chantal Krybolder 10Kaitiaki@pukekohehigh.school.nz |
| Year 11 | Kia Hua To Prosper |
Ms Jude Webber Mr David Faitala 11Kaitiaki@pukekohehigh.school.nz |
| Year 12 | Kia Puawai To Sustain |
Mrs Kylie Waitai Ms Joa Van Zyl 12Kaitiaki@pukekohehigh.school.nz |
| Year 13 | Tuu Rangatira To Stand as Leaders |
Mrs Hester Myburgh Mr Steven Langdon 13Kaitiaki@pukekohehigh.school.nz |
Teaching Staff
| Arts Faculty Vicky Moore-Allen – Kaihautuu Curriculum Leader Martin Bennett Jessica Bluck Nea Brink – Dance Steve Granshaw – Music Esther Hansen Jay Pressnell Natasha Taylor – Drama Catherine Tamihere Rebecca Jamieson Whitney Channings Karin Kikuno Kylie Waitai – Y11 Kaitiaki AakongaItinerant Music Teachers Michael Bennett Marija Dimirijevic Scott McDowall Adam Ruddell Paul Norman Oliver Leupolu Tavite Tonga Ben Frater Katie Wigmore Joseph AndersonEnglish Faculty Shalini Saxena – Kaihaituu Curriculum Leader Sophie Bell Callayne Eru Chrismari Dickinson Shan Dissanayake Kerensa Moloney Dharshini Chetty Claire Olson Sarah Caughley – Y9 Kaitiaki Aakonga Shana Davidson Julie Grenfell Rebecca Chandler Vannessa Jooste Katrina Miller Samaah Hussain ESOL Future Pathways Health & Physical Education Faculty Learning Support |
Mathematics Faculty Amy Price-Williams – Kaihautuu Curriculum Leader Yu Fang Sukhjit Kaur Cathy Munro Bharti Pathak Mark Perrigo Arvin Lal Ken Shibata Chiara Nitopi Steven White Michelle Wallis Chloe CoullScience Faculty Molly Vale – Kaihautuu Curriculum Leader Meghan Ashford – Maternity Leave Babu Ittyerah Odette Jennings Samantha Hansen Stephen Langdon – Y13 Kaitiaki Aakonga & Kaihautuu Tuarua Jody Lafaele Joel McNelly David Matthews Nalini Singh Sneha Srinivasan Sarah Tonorio Ina Van Der Merwe Sharon Watson Sandy Wild Arnie Cabral Dinesh Gosai Poonam Ram Social Science Faculty Technology Faculty Te Wahanga Whakaako Languages |
Support Staff
| Administration Meagan McAuley – Executive Assistant Cushla Berry – Receptionist Elly Good – Student Centre/Accounts Morag Gray – Library Assistant Melanie Harris – Library Assistant Harinder Kaur – Science Lab Manager Kellie Loader – Attendance Administrator Lynda Sharp – International Director Lydia Firmin-Cavanagh – Homestay Coordinator Jayna McKenzie – Print Manager Lynn Mills – KAMAR Database Manager Renee Nelson – Food Technology Assistant Jennifer Stewart – Arts Coordinator Assistant Waiki Taiapa – Truancy Officer Shellie Turner-Eskdale – Enrolment Manager Shona Wharepapa-Hagen – Enrolments Angela Grassick – Relief Co-ordinator & Administration Sandra Kinmond – Science TechnicianAccounts & Property Denis Murphy – Business Manager Sue Langheim – Payroll & Accounts Administrator Andrew Hargreaves – Head Groundsman Allan McClunie – Groundsman Neale Dearlove – Caretaker/Tech Assistant Matilda Parata – Staffroom Attendant |
Student Services Susan Walter – Counsellor Paumea McKay – Counsellor Rose Daynes – Counsellor (Mon-Wed) Teresa Elder – Counsellor (Wed-Fri) Natasha Faulkner – Nurse Carly Mills – Nurse Linda Jamieson – Nurse Jane Jolly – Career Centre Manager Samantha Kelsall – Gateway Coordinator Whaea Rawinia Amstad – Kaimanaaki Guidance Assistant Jaz Walker – Rising Foundation Youth WorkerLearning Support – Teacher Aides Gael Crimmins Meisha Farmer Lee-Ann Hodgson Joanne Hooper Catherine Kempton Marisa Mencarelli-Skilton Donna Morgan Maria Ward Lizl Van Rensburg Esperance Withers Julie Smith Nadine Samuels |
News & Events
Year 10 Camp
Year 10 camp captured on film and some photos below. Thank you to Year 10 student Rhen Pressnell for his film and editing work.
PHS activities during 2022
Please enjoy a short compilation of PHS activities during 2022. Thank you to Rhen Pressnell for his capturing and editing.
Daily Notices
Gateway Programme
Gateway work experience programme 2023
Senior students are asked to register their interest in Pukekohe High School' Gateway Programme.
We have options from the following career choices, Hospitality, Retail, Security, Scaffolding, Construction, Forklift Licence, Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, Healthcare, Warehousing and many others. (Some courses have age restrictions.)
For more information visit the Careers Department in the Library to collect an application form or email Skelsall@pukekohehigh.school.nz
